Hi, I want to render a Red primitive on a white background and manually check whether each Pixel Blended Properly. Since we cant get the BackBuffer data, - I called CreateRenderTarget - then setting my Render Target using SetRenderTarget, - I drew the primitive on the RenderTarget. 1. I already have the render Target. Do I need a GetRendetTargetData? 2. How can I calculate the value of an alpha blended Pixel for the different BackBuffer Formats ? 3. I had to stretch Rect the RenderTarget on the BackBuffer and call Present. Is there a way to present the RenderTarget, ignoring the Backbuffer altogether? Thanks. Code: HRESULT MyClass::DrawAndCheck() { hr = m_lpD3DDevice->BeginScene(); hr = m_lpD3DDevice->Clear( 0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_TARGET, D3DCOLOR_COLORVALUE( 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0 ),1.0f,1); hr = RenderPrimitive(m_RenderTarget); hr = m_lpD3DDevice->StretchRect(m_RenderTarget, NULL, m_lpDDSBackBuffer, NULL, D3DTEXF_NONE); hr = m_lpD3DDevice->EndScene(); hr = m_lpD3DDevice->Present( NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL); AnalyzeSurface(m_RenderTarget); return hr; } HRESULT MyClass::RenderPrimitive(void) { hr = m_lpD3DDevice->ColorFill(m_lpD3DRenderTarget, NULL, 0xffffffff); // Color it white. hr = m_lpD3DDevice->SetRenderTarget(0, m_lpD3DRenderTarget); // DrawPrimitive on RenderTarget. hr = RenderPrimitive(m_lpDDSBackBuffer, &DstRect, m_lpD3DSTexture, &SrcRect, m_Alpha); hr = m_lpD3DDevice->SetRenderTarget(0, m_lpDDSBackBuffer); return hr; } HRESULT MyClass::AnalyzeSurface( int *pDiff, RECT * rBox, LPDIRECT3DSURFACE9 pDDS, LPRECT prSrc ) { // Get RenderTarget Format hr = pDDS->GetDesc(&d3dsd); // BackBuffer __try { D3DLOCKED_RECT LockedRect; hr = pDDS->LockRect(&LockedRect, NULL , 0 ); DWORD BytesPerPixel = 0; // Parameter used by compare Rectangle. switch( d3dsd.Format) { case D3DFMT_R5G6B5:// 565 BytesPerPixel = 2; // 16 bit format // AnalyzePixels (ARGB565 *) LockedRect.pBits, break; case D3DFMT_A1R5G5B5: // 555 BytesPerPixel = 2; // 16 bit format // AnalyzePixels (ARGB1555 *) LockedRect.pBits, break; case D3DFMT_A8R8G8B8: case D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8: BytesPerPixel = 4; // 32 bit format // AnalyzePixels (ARG8888 *) LockedRect.pBits, break; default: // Unsupported BackBuffer Format break; } } __finally { pDDS->UnlockRect(); } return hr; } Heres My device Creation. HRESULT MyClass::CreateDevice() { if( NULL == ( m_lpD3D = Direct3DCreate9(D3D_SDK_VERSION) ) ) { Err Handling } D3DDISPLAYMODE d3ddm; if( FAILED( m_lpD3D->GetAdapterDisplayMode( D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, &d3ddm ) ) ) { Err Handling } ZeroMemory( &m_d3dpp, sizeof(m_d3dpp) ); m_d3dpp.BackBufferFormat = d3ddm.Format; m_d3dpp.SwapEffect = D3DSWAPEFFECT_COPY; // leave Back buffer intact after PRESENT. m_d3dpp.Windowed = TRUE ; m_d3dpp.AutoDepthStencilFormat = D3DFMT_D16; // For creating application lockable Surfaces m_d3dpp.PresentationInterval = D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE; m_d3dpp.Flags = D3DPRESENTFLAG_LOCKABLE_BACKBUFFER; if( FAILED((hr = m_lpD3D->CreateDevice( D3DADAPTER_DEFAULT, D3DDEVTYPE_HAL, m_hwnd, D3DCREATE_SOFTWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING, &m_d3dpp, &m_lpD3DDevice ) ) ) ) { Err Handling ; } }

Hi, Thanks a ton!

What I meant by the blended alpha value for individual Pixels was:

The back Buffer can have these formats:
A2R10G10B10
A8R8G8B8
X8R8G8B8
A1R5G5B5
X1R5G5B5
R5G6B5

So in A8R8G8B8 format
a 50% Transparent Red pixel is 0x80ff0000
When this is blended with a white Pixel 0xffffffff
What Value should the Blended Pixel have ?

Assuming:
m_pD3DDevice->SetRenderState(D3DRS_ALPHABLENDENABLE, TRUE);
m_pD3DDevice->SetRenderState(D3DRS_SRCBLEND, D3DBLEND_SRCALPHA);
m_pD3DDevice->SetRenderState(D3DRS_DESTBLEND, D3DBLEND_INVSRCALPHA);

I want to do the same for other formats such as R5G6B5 or
X1R5G5B5. Is there a reference I can study for the Pixel formats.

Thanks again and thanks in advance.

Im writing a Driver test. I tried the formula on RGB565 and its behaving perfectly.