On the tutorial @ http://www.gamedev.net/reference/programming/graphics/article320.asp, on the alpha blending part, it shows a value called "alpha". I''m not sure how to get this, or even if its for 16 bit modes. I am very confused. HELP!!!

Alpha in most cases is just the amount of transparency of a pixel.... As for getting alpha, it depends on the API. But you could do it software-rendered (I think they do it in this example).. It''s usually there in 16-bit color..

--SR

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Look at the sourcecodes. It helped me very much, coding my own Alpha routines. And yes: From what i know, alpha is a param that represents the amount of transp.

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