Step 3 - Setting Key Color and Style

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As previously noted, a "key color" is a (red, green, blue) color value that the driver treats specially. Logo pixels in that color will not be displayed; instead the underlying video will appear. This dialog sheet lets you choose one of four fixed key colors, or no key color. If you select None for the key color, all pixels from the logo will be displayed including all pixels in any of the key colors.

A key color must be a precise (red, green, blue) value. For example, if cyan is selected as a key color the pixel values must be exactly (0, 128, 128). A pixel of value (0, 127, 127) will be not be transparent – it will display as cyan.

All four key colors are standard stock colors in Windows Paint.

If the Embossed box is checked, each pixel color value displayed will be the average of the pixel value of the logo and the pixel value of the underlying video. If Embossed is not checked, the pixel color value will simply be the value from the logo.

The key color setting takes precedence over the Embossed setting – that is, logo pixels in the key color will be transparent, not averaged, even in Embossed style.

Step 4 - Positioning the Logo

Additional links:

The Logo Page

Capabilities

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