GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 344200
Lanczos scaling fails on layers with alpha channels
Last modified: 2008-01-15 14:06:55 UTC
Please describe the problem: Scaling an image that contains layers with alpha channels doesn't work properly. The alpha channel is preserved, but the R, G and B channels are cleared, i.e. set to black/zero. This happens with PNG, JPG and XCF files and attempting to work around it via layers masks produces the same results. Steps to reproduce: 1. Load or Make a new image. 2. Insure that at least one layer has an alpha channel. 3. Scale the image with Lanczos scaling (bigger or smaller). Actual results: Those layers that had alpha channels have the RGB channels set to black loosing all color information. Expected results: It'd be nice if the color information was preserved, :-). Does this happen every time? Yep Other information: This bug showed up in either 2.3.8 or shortly after it I believe. I first noticed the problem in a post 2.3.8 CVS build (early to mid-May). I didn't use 2.3.8 very much so I'm unsure if the bug was in 2.3.8.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 343804 ***