Request: Change default transparency color

[cfullerNY]

Please could you add the ability in preferences to set the default transparent color when making an active object? (on a global basis, not per object basis)
OR
Please make the default transparent color magenta, not black

I am working on a project with many active objects and animations and every single frame I import I have to paste the frame, which fusion auto makes all black pixels transparent, so then I have to fill the entire window with a black box and then paste again

It is a small request that would help me so much i cannot even explain, and I think will help a lot of other people too

[marbenx]

When you're importing the animation, there's an option to change which colour you want to be the transparent on

here


As far as I can tell once you've set the new transparent colour, any new imported images will keep the setting if you import by either
- Creating an active object and pressing the import button
- Creating an active and dragging the image into the animation editor

It still sticks with the default black #000000 if you just drag the image into the frame editor

[cfullerNY]

Thanks for the advice but I already knew this and it does not solve my problem.

I need a global default transparency setting in preferences for every time an active object is created. Not for the frames within an active object.

Why? Well, one reason is I have totally normal .bmp files and half the time they throw up an error when I try and use the import frames option.

[Yves]

one reason is I have totally normal .bmp files and half the time they throw up an error when I try and use the import frames option

Could you post BMP files that cause this issue please? PS: if it's 16-color files, then it's normal, Fusion cannot import 16-color BMP files.

[Volnaiskra]

I agree this would be a good little QoL tweak. I make a habit of not using pure black so that my graphics don't get unwanted transparent patches (or else so I don't have to manually change the transparent color each time I import a new graphic). But it's a bit annoying that I've had to make this habit. Pure black is one of the most commonly used colors - possibly the most commonly used one. It's not a good choice as a default transparent color.

[cfullerNY]

Yes it is a 16 color BMP which is the format my assets in - so in the case of those assets I cannot use import function.
There are also times where I am drawing in a pixel program and just want to copy and paste directly into the active frame editor, I encounter this same issue with black transparency.

"Pure black is one of the most commonly used colors - possibly the most commonly used one. It's not a good choice as a default transparent color." - I am glad someone agrees, please either let us change in global preferences, or change it to something less common! I cannot tell you how much time this would save!