![]() While it’s not absolutely necessary that you know how this works, a pixel actually stores three numbers, one each for the amount of red, green and blue light required to display the pixel in its correct color. In a conventional graphic – such as a digital camera image – each pixel knows what color it is. The examples in this posting were created with the 3D Effects #1 plugins. Note that for the purpose of this posting, you’ll need PNG MNG Construction Set 2.0a patch 37 or better and the 3D Effects #1 animation plugin set patch 17 or better, the Buttons #2 animation plugin patch 2 or better, the Electronic Signs #2 animation plugin patch 4 or better or the Text Effects #4 animation plugin patch 5 or better to access alpha channels. ![]() ![]() ![]() While its sounds like a fragment of dialog from a 1980s science fiction flick shot on a budget in an unnamed eastern European country, alpha channels are actually a profoundly useful feature of graphics… as long as you know what they’re really up to. ![]()
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