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Alpha channel is the 4'th channel of a image, red green blue '''alpha'''.
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In source it is used for either transparency, self-illumanosity or masking textures.
 
The '''alpha channel''' is the fourth channel of an image, where the first three channels are red, green, and blue. Generally, a [[TGA]] file can be saved with just the [[RGB]] channels (24bit), or with all four channels (32bit). In Source, it is used to define either transparency or self-illumination.
 
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[[Alpha]]

Revision as of 12:05, 15 July 2005


The alpha channel is the fourth channel of an image, where the first three channels are red, green, and blue. Generally, a TGA file can be saved with just the RGB channels (24bit), or with all four channels (32bit). In Source, it is used to define either transparency or self-illumination.

See also

Alpha

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