use GD; # Create a new transparent image my $image = GD::Image->newTrueColor(1, 1); $image->alphaBlending(0); $image->saveAlpha(1); my $transparent = $image->colorAllocateAlpha(0, 0, 0, 127); $image->transparent($transparent); # Output the image print "Content-Type: image/png\n\n"; print $image->png;