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3ds max: file formats with embedded alpha channel?




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Kris Posted: July 10, 2006   Post subject: 3ds max: file formats with embedded alpha channel?
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What image format, other than targa, allows for embedded alphas?

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Psd
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I need to render to it

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Kris, PNG?
...assuming you arent using photoshop

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Hooray for png
Photoshop doesn't do so bad

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If you are using photoshop the PNG support is abysmal

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It manages to pick a reasonably good combination of filters and flags
No complaints
Gimp's support is good too

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It wont save out an alpha channel, it assumes that you are using it for transparency so you have to "make" your alpha with the eraser

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I was a huge anti-canvas-transparency person back when they introduced that
But then it really grew on me

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Not everybody is using the alpha channel for transparency

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Oh, you mean it only uses the alpha channel?
Never noticed that

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DDS also supports alpha channels obviously
Bitmap does also if I recall correctly
If you like several meg images

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Heh
Bmp does in some strange variant

Kris Posted: July 12, 2006   Post subject:
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Hm
Thx a lot!

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