Masking colors with Active picture during runtime

I am working on a picture editor.
When I import pictures during runtime with a black background, it comes up clear (transparent in the background like it should)

When I take a picture of that object and save it, then insert the picture I just saved, the background is not masked on the new picture I inserted, even though it is the same content as the original picture. The background is still black, but it is no longer transparent.

I am using the screen capture object.
Is there a reason it does this?
If so, is there a way to make the background clear during runtime?

Sorry, I don't understand. Do you mean that the screenshot you take is different than what is visible on screen?

The screen capture object takes .bmp images. You can import your screenshot into the alpha object and re-export it as a .png, and then it will be transparent.

thx
I'll try that

That works perfect,

Is there a way to make a selector during runtime like most of the other objects that save?

With the color selector object? ;)

When I go to save the alpha file, it requires a set path.

If I go to save an active picture file, I can prompt the user to put the file where he/she wants it and call it what he/she wants.

The alpha ocject does not let you do this from what I can see.
It also seems to not like pulling text from an editbox for a file name.

It's very important to be able to save files where the user wants and what filename the user wants, because it's a graphics software I'm working on.

I'm making a software that makes it a lot easier to get the objects in tilesets a lot easier and MMF friendly. ;)

Use the File object's File Selector, and in the alpha channel object, when the browser comes up asking you for a file path, choose "Expression" in the bottom right.

Yeah, but that's not working.

Like if I have it grab the text from a take editor, it does not save. Just discovered another problem as well. When I scroll down passed the original screen frame, it does not capture the image, even if the image is visable.

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Originally Posted by dascribe

Like if I have it grab the text from a take editor, it does not save.

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What? It works for me :\

How do you attach a file?
I'll just put it up.

Attach files to posts in the File Archive (The one with the File icon on the forums) or at http://mfa.aquadasoft.com/