Alpha blending algorithm...
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What is the algo, and in what time does it run? I need to know whether or not it''s worth the time to do it in software, since I''d rather not use Direct3D just for the one feature.
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It is a per pixel operation so as a general rule it is slow. The equation is simple, dp=sp*a+dp*(1-a) or dp=(sp-dp)*a+dp assuming 1 is opaque and 0 is transparent. dp is your destination pixel, sp is the source pixel and a is the alpha. Your alpha may be 0 to 255 instead though and you have to do each color individually. Simple routines are difficult to optimize. They are simple to get working though so try it, measure it and decide if you need optimization.
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Thanks. Yeah, I''d be working with an 8 bit alpha instead of a single bit one, as far as I''m concerned with a single bit for alpha, you get either the source or the destination, on or off.
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coldacid:if you want a really simple implementation of software blitting and software alpha-blending you can check out my tutorial (unfortunetly for you it''s written in polish language, hopefully you will understand something from source)
go get it at:
http://warsztat.pac.pl/mirekcz/mczart/mczddraw1.shtml
you will find the link to source in point 7 of this tutorial.
PS.software is good as long as you don''t want hi-resolutions. a nice optimized 640x480x16bpp(on more modern computers like durons or p3 you can easily go for higher res) engine will work like a charm on most computers, while a d3d implementation needs a v2 or tnt card at least.
go get it at:
http://warsztat.pac.pl/mirekcz/mczart/mczddraw1.shtml
you will find the link to source in point 7 of this tutorial.
PS.software is good as long as you don''t want hi-resolutions. a nice optimized 640x480x16bpp(on more modern computers like durons or p3 you can easily go for higher res) engine will work like a charm on most computers, while a d3d implementation needs a v2 or tnt card at least.
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Mirek: Thanks. If the source isn''t enough, and I need to read the tutorial, then I''ll get my grandparents to translate for me. Shame I don''t know my family tounges, but then again, there''s about four different languages used by my relatives. More than any one insane person could keep track of... 
Regarding your postscript, I was thinking 640x480x32bpp... Too much for a P2/350 with a generic ATI card?
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Regarding your postscript, I was thinking 640x480x32bpp... Too much for a P2/350 with a generic ATI card?
Chris ''coldacid'' Charabaruk <ccharabaruk@meldstar.com> <http://www.meldstar.com/~ccharabaruk/>
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Well, perhaps 0.0 to 1.0 would make it clearer. The alpha is a percentage. Some value is 100% transparent and some value is 100% opaque.
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