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5 Sep 2024 18:21:33 EDT (-0400)
  Re: image_map for png, tga, bmp  
From: Josh English
Date: 7 Dec 1999 15:04:46
Message: <384D685D.502FA219@spiritone.com>
.png files can use an alpha channel as well, so you can control the
transparency with a graphic editor that doesn't relate to the main image.

Jerome Waters wrote:

> For the "gif" format, the image_map feature "transmit/filter all 1.0"
> seems to work as expected.  But for "png", "tga", and "bmp" formats such
> is not the case.  Is there a bug in the "transmit/filter" feature for
> "png", "tga", and "bmp" or is there something I'm missing.
>
> I'd really prefer to use a format other than "gif" that supports a
> greater number of colors.
>
> - Jerome

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