On Tuesday, October 8, 2002, at 03:53 PM, g r i m m w e r k s wrote:
> So I'm trying to make a nice sweet alpha for an image -- I wanted to
> use a
> vector.image for the alpha. But the vector doesn't have an alpha to
> extract.....
No, but you should be able to copy its image into a greyscale bitmap,
right? And then use setAlpha to put that into your bitmap's alpha?
James Newton's _Director Shockwave Studio Developer's Guide_ absolutely
needs to be on your shelf, because after flipping through its first
four chapters you'll be doing it all, I think. One thing he notes is
that setAlpha won't work unless the alpha has the same dimensions as
the target bitmap, and the alpha has to be 8 bits. Little tidbits like
that make the book nice to have on hand.
Warren Ockrassa | http://www.nightwares.com/
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Author | Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio: A Beginner's Guide
Published by Osborne/McGraw-Hill
http://shop.osborne.com/cgi-bin/osborne/0072195622.html
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