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m1

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Movie alpha not working and GUI Depth function questions
« on: September 27, 2011, 05:30:23 PM »
Perhaps I'm doing something wrong here...I am using a movie as a GUI element, an animated button.  

#1  The movie I'm using is an animation compressed with alpha.  Its' been tested and definitely works as an overlay type element in other apps. But I can get it to work as a GUI layer and maintain the alpha, even with 'alpha blend' checked.  It just has a black background.  I've tried applying the texture using 'Draw Texture' then 'Play Movie Texture' and by using set GUI Texture, neither options work.  I really can't understand the difference between these two methods, both seem to do the same thing.

#2  I also can't get GUI Depth to work for my GUI elements.  Depth 0 is supposed to make that particular element be in front of others, but it does nothing.  Is there a proper method for usage of that?  

Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I need to use this same animated button numerous times.
Thank you.
« Last Edit: September 28, 2011, 11:42:33 AM by m1 »