SDL and Win 2000 and Win XP
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Has anyone had any problems with SDL and these systems?
I found that the alpha blending doesnt work on Win 2000
with NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64 32 MB. Thats when its set to hardware mode. When its set to software mode it works.
quote:Original post by Davaris
Has anyone had any problems with SDL and these systems?
I haven''t. I''m sure someone has.
quote:Original post by Davaris
I found that the alpha blending doesnt work on Win 2000
with NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64 32 MB. Thats when its set to hardware mode. When its set to software mode it works.
1. I don''t have that video card anymore (I used to though
).2. I don''t use the video parts of SDL (I use OpenGL and SDL as a wrapper for everything else), so your complaint may be valid
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quote:Original post by Null and VoidOriginal post by Davaris
Has anyone had any problems with SDL and these systems?
I haven''t. I''m sure someone has.
quote:Original post by Davaris
I found that the alpha blending doesnt work on Win 2000
with NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64 32 MB. Thats when its set to hardware mode. When its set to software mode it works.
1. I don''t have that video card anymore (I used to though
).2. I don''t use the video parts of SDL (I use OpenGL and SDL as a wrapper for everything else), so your complaint may be valid
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Hey NULL, what video card you using now?
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quote:Original post by Davaris
I found that the alpha blending doesnt work on Win 2000
with NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64 32 MB. Thats when its set to hardware mode. When its set to software mode it works.
Well I have the same video card but I don''t have Win2000, but I have had no problems with SDL on Linux.
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>Are you sure you are using the alpha blending code correctly?
Dunno. I''ll have to post what I''m using. I have heard people say they use OpenGL for alpha blending.
Dunno. I''ll have to post what I''m using. I have heard people say they use OpenGL for alpha blending.
*assuming that by alpha blending, you mean getting rid of the colors around the important part of the bitmap, or making them transparent:*
Well, here is how I use alpha-blending is SDL:
in InitImages(), add the line SDL_SetColorKey(bitmapToLoad, SDL_SRCCOLORKEY, SDL_MapRGB(bitmapToLoad->format, r, g, b));
At the top of your program, add these globals:
int r = 255, g = 0, b = 255;
Where RGB is set to the red, green, and blue value of the pixel you want to make transparent. I was told that white is not a very good color to make transparent; that pink was better. That person was correct. I'll give the same advice to you.
Edited by - Drizzt DoUrden on December 12, 2001 4:22:53 PM
Well, here is how I use alpha-blending is SDL:
in InitImages(), add the line SDL_SetColorKey(bitmapToLoad, SDL_SRCCOLORKEY, SDL_MapRGB(bitmapToLoad->format, r, g, b));
At the top of your program, add these globals:
int r = 255, g = 0, b = 255;
Where RGB is set to the red, green, and blue value of the pixel you want to make transparent. I was told that white is not a very good color to make transparent; that pink was better. That person was correct. I'll give the same advice to you.
Edited by - Drizzt DoUrden on December 12, 2001 4:22:53 PM
Drizzt, that''s not alpha blending, that''s color keying. Alpha blending can be used to do that, but it''s normally used for translucency effects.
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quote:Original post by Cyberdrek
Hey NULL, what video card you using now?
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Still getting my game-talk down.
Alpha blending is when you make the whole bitmap at a certain alpha value (sort of like transparent is 0, opaque is 100, and 50 is somewhere in between)?
I am probably just confusing myself. Like I told my teacher when taking my GEPA in 8th grade:
"But.. I know the definitions. I just don''t know the words."
Alpha blending is when you make the whole bitmap at a certain alpha value (sort of like transparent is 0, opaque is 100, and 50 is somewhere in between)?
I am probably just confusing myself. Like I told my teacher when taking my GEPA in 8th grade:
"But.. I know the definitions. I just don''t know the words."
dont know if this help but my entire 3d engine with opengl is based with SDL and it works #1 with 2k and xp and i have a TNT1 viper 550 16 megs.
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