arkdog

5th June 2003 05:30 UTC

Overlay mode with alpha blending
I hope this isn't a stupid question (probably is) but should i be able to alpha blend my overlay mode?

I want my avs running in overlay mode and alpha blended, so that i can still see my wallpaper under the running avs.

I have the cpu and video capabilities to do this, just wondering why it won't work.

I'm running windows XP and winamp 3. I run the avs in overlay mode but with the alpha blending enabled it doesn't seem to do anything?

I can alpha blend my skins/winamp etc plus adjust the opacity on my windowed avs's. it just doesn't want to do it in overlay mode.

am i doing something or have i missed something?

arkdog

5th June 2003 05:32 UTC

i'm adjusting/enabling the alpha blending in display settings. Do i need a plug in or something on top of this?

dirkdeftly

5th June 2003 08:00 UTC

first off, use the edit button instead of double-posting.
i'm pretty sure avs's alpha settings don't work this way...but i use 98se and alpha blending isn't available to me so i wouldn't know. stick it in the ever growing wishlist, hope someone will update it someday....

UnConeD

5th June 2003 12:25 UTC

Alpha blending only works in windowed mode, because overlay is a hardware 'hack'. In overlay mode, a certain color (a key) is used for your desktop color, which is then replaced by the overlayed image by your videocard before the signal is sent to your monitor.

To see how it works, take screenshot with overlay mode on, and look at it with overlay mode off. You will only see a solid desktop.

arkdog

5th June 2003 13:14 UTC

cool cheers.

Any ideas on how i might achieve what i want to achieve.
i was thinking maybe using wildtangent and scripting to java/vb net/jscript and then display via active desktop?

shreyas_potnis

5th June 2003 16:48 UTC

Whatever colour I select, the whole desktop is filled with the AVS screen. I use windows 98.

dirkdeftly

5th June 2003 17:57 UTC

like i said, put it in the wishlist. i'm pretty sure it ain't gonna happen any other way, sorry :/

Rovastar

5th June 2003 18:26 UTC

Originally posted by arkdog

wildtangent

dirkdeftly

5th June 2003 19:58 UTC

eww, wildtangent.

/me wishes he could just have the titties without the spyware

WHCode RED

21st July 2003 22:32 UTC

you can.. the screen shots.. and shreyas.. thats because the checkbox under it...

if i understand what you are saying.. (dont count on it) couldnt you dither? not the same effect but its the closet i could think of

mikm

21st July 2003 23:35 UTC

for god's sake, this is almost two months old!
DON'T REVIVE DEAD POSTS!

(c'mon, Atero. Flame him! You know you want to.)

Magic.X

22nd July 2003 06:53 UTC

K, old thead y know but i will do post anyway, as i got the solution for him!

Grab a IDE, and code just an empty form with a slider (for the alpha value) and a color selector.

Than set the color of the form to a desired one, do the same with the overlay color. Activate overlay, but no setdesktoptocolor!

Should work. (i think i got that by playing around long ago)

If not, you need step by step frame grabbing and resizing but building an application is definately the way to go.

dirkdeftly

22nd July 2003 07:57 UTC

Somewhere over the rainbow there is a sticky about just letting threads die. That means you, Magic.

(And m2k: How on earth will I get modded and be able to ban n00bs if I start up flaming again? :D ;))

uNDefineD

26th July 2003 03:09 UTC

Originally posted by Atero
How on earth will I get modded and be able to ban n00bs

dirkdeftly

26th July 2003 18:45 UTC

>:-D muahahahahaa-- i mean, kekekekeke ^_^

<edit> goddammit, why did i just do that. i feel so dirty now :(

Zevensoft

27th July 2003 11:51 UTC

Eeey, check this out

YEEHAW =]:D