Newbie with CS2 here and an Alpha for web graphics question....

Hello all!

I have used an alpha channel to create some quite impressive weathering/scratches on a scratch drawn metallic background. My issue is that this image has been created for use on the internet and I cannot for the life of me find a way to save the image in a web friendly format and retain the scratches. Is there a particular way to merge this image as if I were merging layers to retain the scratches on the final JPEG? It may be something simple as can be but for the life of me it is STUMPING me. *sigh*

Thanks in advance!
JD

Someone please help me :( It's frustrating the crap out of me and really holding me back from completing the layout for my band's webpage!