"Copy" alpha channel from a memory image to another

General JUCE discussion
1

but i got wrong result.

my target is draw an image with some specified shap masked.

my steps:

1, create a pie shape:

Path arc;
static const float FROMARC = 270.0f * RADIAN;
arc.addPieSegment(0, 0, width, height + 5.0f, FROMARC, FROMARC + m_fCurArcAngle, 0.0f);

2, update the “canvas”:

m_pathCache->clear(m_pathCache->getBounds());    //clear then now it's transparent
juce::Graphics ig(*m_pathCache);
ig.setColour(Colour(0xff000000));    /draw the pie with black to the memory image
ig.fillPath(arc);

3, final step to apply the memory ‘shape’ image to the display image:

FillType ft(*m_pathCache, AffineTransform::identity);
g.setFillType(ft);
g.drawImageAt(m_imgMaskBg, 0, 0, true);     //final display

but… on my screen, the result is a black pie!
something wrong??
i need help!! guys~

2

Maybe you should use Graphics::reduceClipRegion to clip to your image alpha?

3

the region has same size and coords with the display image, 

so i think no need to call this API?

i just made a picture to explain what i want, and my code at above as you see what:

arc -> the black pie path

m_pathCache -> the bitmpa cache to draw the pie path

m_imgMaskBg -> the original display image (and sould be the correct result to display)

thanks for your so amazing framework jules!

4

Right, so clip to the path you want with reduceClipRegion, then just draw the entire image.

(I don't recommend using images though - this kind of thing is better done with vector graphics)

5

this really impressed me!!

i thought that clip region only could apply square shape....

now it works very well, the memory bitmp is unnecessary.

many many thanks jules.