Convert Color In Image To Be Transparent (DriveWorks Documentation)

Convert Color In Image To Be Transparent

This Specification Macro Task will let you choose a specific color to convert to transparency. The color to convert can be defined by its color name or its corresponding RGB or HEX values.

Properties

Property Name	Description
Title	Changes the Title (not the name) of the Task.
Source	The Full File Path and Name of the Source image file to transform, including its extension
Destination	The Full File Path and Name of the image file to create, including its extension.
Constant Name	The name of the Constant used to report on the success of the Task. If it is a success this will be used to store the Path of the generated image.
Overwrite	TRUE to overwrite an existing image, FALSE to keep the existing image.
Color	Used to designated which color to convert to transparency. Can be the name of the color or its RGB or HEX corresponding value.

Example

When this Task is added the properties are static. To be able to build rules on a static properties see How To: Change A Static Property To A Dynamic Property.

Property Name	Example Rule	Example Result	Meaning
Source	"C:\MyDocuments\Content\Images\WorldGraphic.png"	C:\MyDocuments\Content\Images\WorldGraphic.png	This is the Full File Path and Name including extension to the source file to use.
Destination	FsGetFullPath("<Specification>\ConvertedWorldGraphic.png")	C:\MyDocuments\Projects\Specifications\Spec 9999\ConvertedWorldGraphic.png	This is the location where the new file will be created.
Constant Name	"DWConstantReport"	DWConstantReport	This is the name of the Constant that the Task will report to.
Overwrite	TRUE	TRUE	TRUE will overwrite the file if it exists FALSE will not.
Color	"Gray"	Gray	This is the name of the color to swap in the image. Can also use Hex and RGB values.

Source Image

This is the source image that will be used.

This image has a gray background that we would like to convert to transparent.

Gray can be considered as different values:

Type	Value
Color Name	Gray
RGB	128,128,128
HEX	#808080

Result

This is visual representation of the Gray background being swapped for a transparent background.

DriveWorks Pro 22 Convert Color In Image To Be Transparent

Convert Color In Image To Be Transparent

Properties

Example

Source Image

Result

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Convert Color In Image To Be Transparent