RE: [GD-Windows] Image formats (was [Algorithms] Scrolling starfield)

[Matt N. <mat...@ni...>]

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> From: brian hook [mailto:bri...@py...]=20
> Sent: 31 July 2002 16:11
> To: gam...@li...
> Subject: Re: [GD-Windows] Image formats (was [Algorithms]=20
> Scrolling starfield)
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> > What formats are people using for images these days? We're currently
> using
> > TGA which "suffices" but isn't great due to Adobe less than=20
> embracing
> the
> > concept of alpha channels.
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> Photoshop 7 completely and utterly broke TGA support, but you can=20
> supposedly go back and get the TGA exporter from PS6 and copy=20
> up to PS7=20
> and it starts working again.
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> This is OT, but damn, Adobe has the most piss poor attitude I've ever=20
> seen.  When this TGA screwup was brought to their attention, their=20
> response was three fold:
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> - testers should have pointed it out to them, hence it's not=20
> their fault
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> - no one mentioned that alpha was being used "that way" (for games)
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> - using alpha channel "that way" is clearly against the spec,=20
> and game=20
> developers are relying on "broken" behaviour (i.e. TGA=20
> support in PS up=20
> through PS6), so it's really their fault
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Isn't the way the alpha channel is used for games also the way alpha =
channels in PNGs work on the web? Now that Mozilla supports PNGs with =
alpha correctly I'd have thought that it would be quite an important =
thing for Photoshop to support properly. Perhaps pointing this out to =
them might give them more incentive to fix things?

Matt.

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