Display sprites with transparent background

[yabune]

Is it possible to display a png file with a transparent background?

I tried the DisplayTransparentSprite but it doesn't work with a 'transparent color'.

Do I have to paint the background of the png with a solid color?

thanks!

[mskuma]

Do I have to paint the background of the png with a solid color

Yes, or you can do it using 3d sprites using a 32-bit PNG (with alpha) using something like:

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spriteNumber = LoadSprite(#PB_Any, PNGFilename, #PB_Sprite_Texture | #PB_Sprite_AlphaBlending)
sprite3DNumber = CreateSprite3D(#PB_Any, spriteNumber)

which maps the PNG as a texture to a 3D sprite, which I think is always facing the user, so in this way it will appear as a regular 2D image.

[dracflamloc]

Or you can set the transparent color of that sprite to RGB(0,0,0) which is what PB translates the transparent color in png to.