AVS Alpha Blending

xeridea · 9th July 2005, 19:59

The alpha blending option in AVS is greyed out, though I am running XP, I can get it to go transparent by setting alpha blending in the winamp options, but AVS wont do it itself. Anyone else having this trouble?

TomyLobo · 10th July 2005, 02:30

detach avs

jdb264c · 5th December 2006, 08:30

Detach?

TomyLobo · 5th December 2006, 10:14

yes, click the "detach visualization" button

DrO · 5th December 2006, 12:20

that assumes that you're using the modern skin or any of the freeform skins which allow you to embed the vis windows (like avs) into them. is a limitation of the skinning engine as for why the alpha blending is disabled in that case.

-daz

jdb264c · 9th December 2006, 10:17

Ah, so if I'm using a modern skin (Valkyrie_beta 2) that doesn't seem to have this option, I'm forever doomed to go without alpha?

Warrior of the Light · 9th December 2006, 12:26

no, if your skin doesnt have a detach button then detach the AVS window in the default modern skin, switch back and you're fine

jdb264c · 9th December 2006, 19:08

Strange, no matter what skin I use, and after pressing the now obvious Detach-button, it's still greyed in AVS?

HeadRush420 · 2nd May 2009, 03:04

bump - I don't think this thread is dead, since jdb264c's problem wasn't resolved.

I have had this problem with every computer I've had since the gray checkbox first appeared in AVS.
It doesn't say (experimental) anymore, but it still doesn't do anything.

I set cfg_trans=1 in the [AVS] section of winamp.ini, but all that did was add a gray checkmark to the gray checkbox, and it still doesn't do anything. I can't think of anything else to try.

I have had this problem with:
Windows 2000
Windows XP Home SP2
Windows XP Pro SP2,SP3
Windows XP MCE SP2

Warrior of the Light · 3rd May 2009, 16:45

As far as I know, AVS checks to see if your graphics card supports alphablending. Did you check with different cards? Did you perform a clean [link] install?

HeadRush420 · 4th May 2009, 03:17

Yes to both questions.
Winamp skins with alpha blending work fine.
I have a lot of other programs that use alpha blending, and AVS is the only one that refuses to do it.

Warrior of the Light · 4th May 2009, 09:13

strange.. it works for me, that's all I can say.
I really have no idea, then

9th July 2005, 19:59	#1
xeridea Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1	AVS Alpha Blending The alpha blending option in AVS is greyed out, though I am running XP, I can get it to go transparent by setting alpha blending in the winamp options, but AVS wont do it itself. Anyone else having this trouble?

10th July 2005, 02:30	#2
TomyLobo Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 578	detach avs If you can't say something nice, say something surrealistic.

5th December 2006, 10:14	#4
TomyLobo Major Dude Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 578	yes, click the "detach visualization" button If you can't say something nice, say something surrealistic.

9th December 2006, 12:26	#7
Warrior of the Light Fοrum King (AVS Reviewer) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,782	no, if your skin doesnt have a detach button then detach the AVS window in the default modern skin, switch back and you're fine Jesus loves you [yes, you] so much, he even died for you so that you will not need to die, but live forever

3rd May 2009, 16:45	#10
Warrior of the Light Fοrum King (AVS Reviewer) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,782	As far as I know, AVS checks to see if your graphics card supports alphablending. Did you check with different cards? Did you perform a clean [link] install? Jesus loves you [yes, you] so much, he even died for you so that you will not need to die, but live forever

5th December 2006, 08:30	#3
jdb264c Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 21	Detach?

5th December 2006, 12:20	#5
DrO - Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 22,236	that assumes that you're using the modern skin or any of the freeform skins which allow you to embed the vis windows (like avs) into them. is a limitation of the skinning engine as for why the alpha blending is disabled in that case. -daz

9th December 2006, 10:17	#6
jdb264c Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 21	Ah, so if I'm using a modern skin (Valkyrie_beta 2) that doesn't seem to have this option, I'm forever doomed to go without alpha?

9th December 2006, 19:08	#8
jdb264c Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 21	Strange, no matter what skin I use, and after pressing the now obvious Detach-button, it's still greyed in AVS?

2nd May 2009, 03:04	#9
HeadRush420 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: nowhere Posts: 2	bump - I don't think this thread is dead, since jdb264c's problem wasn't resolved. I have had this problem with every computer I've had since the gray checkbox first appeared in AVS. It doesn't say (experimental) anymore, but it still doesn't do anything. I set cfg_trans=1 in the [AVS] section of winamp.ini, but all that did was add a gray checkmark to the gray checkbox, and it still doesn't do anything. I can't think of anything else to try. I have had this problem with: Windows 2000 Windows XP Home SP2 Windows XP Pro SP2,SP3 Windows XP MCE SP2

4th May 2009, 03:17	#11
HeadRush420 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: nowhere Posts: 2	Yes to both questions. Winamp skins with alpha blending work fine. I have a lot of other programs that use alpha blending, and AVS is the only one that refuses to do it.

4th May 2009, 09:13	#12
Warrior of the Light Fοrum King (AVS Reviewer) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,782	strange.. it works for me, that's all I can say. I really have no idea, then Jesus loves you [yes, you] so much, he even died for you so that you will not need to die, but live forever

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