Color issue

[Lasca]

So, it feels like I should know this, but I guess I don't. I've also tried finding answer on the forum, but without any luck.

Why does, regardless of color depth of image or game, my bg look like this in photshop:

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/z3oeVaa.png[/imgzoom]

But like this in AGS:

[imgzoom]http://i.imgur.com/5ry6NlQ.png[/imgzoom]

Is there a way to solve this or do I have to redo the bg with fewer colors?

[Snarky]

It's a bug in the AGS Direct3D 9 driver (and one of the reasons why I think it's not fit for purpose). Try running it with DirectDraw 5 instead.

What version of AGS are you running? I seem to remember this was fixed in the Draconian build, but maybe it never got applied back into the main branch.

Edit: Earlier threads, for reference
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=44365.0
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=44465.msg593744#msg593744

[Lasca]

It actually happens with both direct draw 5 and direct3d 9.
I'm running 3.2.1.

edit:
actually the colors are off even in the editor.

[Snarky]

Hmmm, well, that's stranger, then. When you say "regardless of the color depth of my game", does that mean you've been changing the color depth on your project? When setting to 32-bit, did you reimport the background?

[Lasca]

Ok, this was bit akward. I actually didn't try the 32-bit setting in AGS since I figured it should be enough as long as the bg and the game had the same depth. Setting the ags depth to 32-bit and reimporting the bg fixed it. Thanks for the help and taking your time!

[Monsieur OUXX]

Rule of thumb : AGS games often start as 16-bits or 24-bits. Change them immediately to 32-bits and reimport all the graphics (cursors, gui buttons, etc.). You'll save yourself a lot of trouble later. Trust me.

[monkey0506]

This actually makes me wonder if the default shouldn't just be set to 32-bit anyway. Modern versions of Windows actually have difficulty running applications that aren't 32-bit, so I'd say that the stigma of performance is beginning to lean in favor of 32-bit rather than away from it.