Rendering background image issue in Render Editor

JET2003

Hello.

I have a question about DAZStudio regarding the rendering background image.

The attachment A is the rendering result in the window pops up when it's done.
When it's saved as PNG file, the image comes with the transparent background.
(I left "Environment" tab as "None" to leave the background as transparent)

However.

The attachment B is the image I can see in Render Editor.
There's no alpha channel. It's on the solid black background.
Even if I saved the image as PNG or TIFF, no alpha channel is included.

I would like to have/edit the rendering image A (the image with the transparent background) in the Editor.
Not the one with the black background.
Is it possible? Or Render Editor can't handle transparent background?

If possible, how could I make it work?

 

 

P.S. Since I couldn't get any response, I moved this topic from "New Users" to "Technical Help".
Though I've been using Poser and DAZ Store for more than 10 years, I've just started using DAZ Studio 3 months ago.
OR maybe simply it's because my English is so bad and my question dosen't make sense at all (I'm not a native English speaker).

john_antkowiak

Hi, JET. I think I understand your question, but I'm not 100% sure. Partly because I'm not sure what you mean by "Render Editor." Is that a Poser term? I recognize all the effects you describe, but I have trouble with the bottom line, which is: "I would like to have/edit the rendering image A (the image with the transparent background) in the Editor." Please try explaining this again?

(And don't worry about not being a native speaker - even we don't always phrase things clearly the first time. I'd say your command of English is excellent!)

JET2003

Hello, John.
Thank you very much for your kind reply.
Oh good! To be honest, I was bit nervous LOL.
Yes, it seems my explanation was not enough at the first place.

It's about DAZStudio.
There is the function called "Render Editor" (Render>Render Editor) in DAZStudio.
It's the simple and easy function to edit color, brightness, filter(Blur, Emboss and such) and orientation of the rendering results.
With that function, I can modify the image without opening Photoshop or other external image editors.

When I render an image with the alpha channel background in DAZStudio,  it comes with the transparent background. 
However, if I open the same result in Render Editor, the image doesn't contain the alpha channel. 

I'm wondering if Render Editor could handle the image with the transparent background by changing some file settings in DAZStudio.
 

TomDowd

Have you tried making a change in the Render Editor and then saving out as a format that supports the alpha channel to see if it's still there? It may very well be that the alpha is still in the image but the Editor doesn't display it's presence. (Many basic image programs that don't allow you to create or modify alphas display them as solid black.)

CGI3DM

I think it's a bug, which has always been.

http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/artzone/pub/software/renderalbum/reference/rae_imageblending

"Alpha - when selected, uses the alpha channel in the Secondary image to blend it over the Primary image. Adjust the Strength slider to vary the amount of blending."

JET2003

Yes, Tom. I saved the image as PNG and TIFF, but the alpha channel info was not included.

As Armando said, it seems a bug. I guess Render Editor would be a stranded function in the application and doesn't have the priority to update.