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MPSAlphaType

Premultiplication description for the color channels of an image.

Declaration

enum MPSAlphaType

Overview

Some image data is premultiplied. That is to say that the color channels are stored instead as color*alpha. This is an optimization for image compositing (alpha blending), but it can get in the way of most other image filters, especially those that apply non-linear effects like the color conversion filters and functions like convolution or resampling filters that look at adjacent pixels, where the alpha may not be the same. The following are some basic conversion cases:

Source

Destination

Operation

NonPremultiplied

NonPremultiplied

None.

NonPremultiplied

AlphaIsOne

Composite with opaque background color.

NonPremultiplied

Premultiplied

Multiply color channels by alpha.

AlphaIsOne

NonPremultiplied

Set alpha to 1.

AlphaIsOne

AlphaIsOne

Set alpha to 1.

AlphaIsOne

Premultiplied

Set alpha to 1.

Premultiplied

NonPremultiplied

Divide color channels by alpha.

Premultiplied

AlphaIsOne

Composite with opaque background color.

Premultiplied

Premultiplied

None.

Most MPSKernel objects require non-premultiplied or completely opaque colors to work correctly. They implictly assume that alpha is equal to 1 and do not provide functions for the user to specify alpha channel types. Currently, the only filters that can handle premultiplied data are the color conversion filters provided by MPSImageConversion kernels and they insert extra operations to ensure a correct conversion. Fully opaque images should use MPSAlphaTypeAlphaIsOne

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