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I am trying to make a semi-transparent bitmap that essentially darkens a portion of my gauge. I have used the rectangle and set the opacity, that works, but I need an unusual shape. I have tried applying a mask to the rectangle, and you lose the ability for opacity then. So now I have been trying to figure out the proprietary bmp-with-alpha that FSX uses. I have gotten some results, but whenever I have semi-transparent black in Photoshop, then use imagetool to convert it, I end up with a shade of gray.

I think I am on the correct path, just missing a crucial step. Are there any tutorials on this subject, I can only seem to find tutorials on repaints and scenery, nothing for gauge artwork.
 
The best I can offer at this time is a 'sticky post' I made quite awhile ago that was based on a blog entry by Susan Ashlock, Lead Gauge Programmer at ACES.

Unfortunately, the images she linked to are no longer available, but her description of the process should be enough to get up and running.

It seems the main "secret" is in how to use Imagetool in command mode to convert your .psd file properly...

http://forums.flightsim.com/vbfs/showthread.php?t=152226
 
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