| Microsoft DirectX 8.1 (C++) |
The Key transition performs keying based on RGB value,
The following image shows the key transition:
Class ID (CLSID): {C5B19592-145E-11D3-9F04-006008039E37}
CLSID Variable Name: CLSID_DxtKey
Properties
| Property | Type | Valid range | Description | Applies To |
| Hue | int | 0–360 | The hue value on which to key. | Hue |
| Invert | BOOL | FALSE or TRUE | Boolean value indicating whether to invert the default operation of the key. If FALSE, pixels in the overlying image are made transparent in the default manner. If TRUE, the operation inverts. | Chroma, Hue, Luminance, Nonred |
| KeyType | int | See Remarks | Specifies the type of key. For more information, see Remarks. | All |
| Luminance | int | 0–100 | The luminance value on which to key. | Luminance |
| RGB | DWORD | 0x0 – 0xFFFFFF | The color on which to key. The value is a hexadecimal number with the format 0xRRGGBB, where RR is the red value, GG is the green value, and BB is the blue value. (Pure red, green, and blue are 0xFF0000, 0x00FF00, and 0x0000FF, respectively.) | Chroma, Hue |
| Similarity | int | 0–100 | The range of color data that becomes transparent. At higher values, a wider range of similar colors is transparent. | Chroma, Nonred |
Remarks
The type of key that is performed depends on the value of the KeyType property, which must be one of the following:
| Value | Enumeration | Description |
| 0 | DXTKEY_RGB | Chroma key (key by RGB value). |
| 1 | DXTKEY_NONRED | Nonred key. (Makes blue and green areas transparent.) |
| 2 | DXTKEY_LUMINANCE | Luminance key. |
| 3 | DXTKEY_ALPHA | Key by alpha value. |
| 4 | DXTKEY_HUE | Key by hue. |
The key type defaults to DXTKEY_ALPHA.