Thank you! Completely stupid on my part, although I tried that once before and it blacked out my entire patch (yes, the clear was the bottom layer!). Must have done something wrong there.
Anyways, it works now, which is the important thing :) On 06 Sep 2010, at 23:22, Steve Mokris <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm trying to bring patches into Arkaos, which is not an issue. I am however >> getting the checkered transparency background in the preview window in >> Arkaos, as opposed to the black background I get in QC. > > QC's "Clear" patch, by default, fills the canvas with **alpha-transparent** > blackness. > > > Exhibit 1: > <Screen shot 2010-09-06 at 17.09.37.png> > > > Three Quartz Compositions loaded in Arkaos GrandVJ. From left to right: > > 1. No "Clear" Patch --- The video framebuffer is left as-is, from whatever > last used it. The Z-Buffer retains whatever garbage was previously in it, so > renderers relying on depth testing (such as the "Sphere") will glitch. > > 2. Default "Clear" Patch, Transparent Black --- The alpha channel of the > background is forcibly set to transparent. Arkaos GrandVJ represents > alpha-transparent as checkerboard, in the preview window. > > 3. "Clear" Patch, Black with 100% Opacity --- The alpha channel of the > background is forcibly set to fully-opaque black. > > > Sounds like you're looking for #3. > > Steve > > -- > Steve Mokris [ [email protected] ] > http://kineme.net/ > _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to [email protected]
