Set OpenGL color key??

[Zer0XoL]

I know this is more than 3+ months old.. but I have some code that can benefit anyone who comes by. Converting BMP (RGB/BGR) into (RGBA/BGRA) using SDL_SetColorKey and the standard OpenGL stuff. (TIP: if you use photoshop or anything else.. make sure to turn off the tools' anti-aliasing!!! fill/magic wand/et&)

first make sure to have the blend on and set in your initialization for GL

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    glEnable (GL_BLEND);
    glBlendFunc (GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);

next i have my image header (change header #includes to fit your OS/compiler)

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#ifndef IMAGE_H
#define IMAGE_H

#include <GLUT/glut.h>
#include <SDL/SDL.h>
#include <iostream>
using std::string;


class GLImage
{
private:
public:
    GLImage(void);
    ~GLImage(void);
    GLuint texture;
    GLuint width,height;
    string file;
};

bool GL_LoadImage(const char* file, GLImage& img, bool alpha=false);

#endif

and the cpp

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#include "Image.h"


GLImage::GLImage(void)
:texture(0),
width(0),
height(0)
{}

GLImage::~GLImage(void)
{
    glDeleteTextures( 1, &texture );
}

bool GL_LoadImage(const char* file, GLImage& img, bool alpha)
{
    SDL_Surface *tmp = NULL, *newImage = NULL;
    GLenum texture_format=0;
    tmp = SDL_LoadBMP(file);
    img.width = tmp->w;
    img.height = tmp->h;
    img.file = file;
    
    if (!tmp) {
	fprintf(stderr, "Error: '%s' could not be opened: %s\n", file, SDL_GetError());
	return false;
    }
    
    //get number of channels in the SDL surface, needed for OpenGL
    int nofcolors=tmp->format->BytesPerPixel;
    
    //contains an alpha channel
    /*if(nofcolors==4)
    {
	if(tmp->format->Rmask==0x000000ff)
	    texture_format=GL_RGBA;
	else
	    texture_format=GL_BGRA;
    }
    else*/ if(nofcolors==3) //no alpha channel
    {
	if(tmp->format->Rmask==0x000000ff)
	{
	    texture_format=GL_RGB;
	}
	else
	{
	    texture_format=GL_BGR;
	}
    }
    else
    {
	fprintf(stderr,"Error: '%s' could not be opened %d\n", file,nofcolors);
	SDL_FreeSurface(tmp);
	return false;
    }
    
    if (alpha)
    {
	// set the color key, works on BGR or RGB
	if(SDL_SetColorKey(tmp, SDL_SRCCOLORKEY | SDL_RLEACCEL, SDL_MapRGB(tmp->format, 255, 0, 255)) == -1)
	    fprintf(stderr, "Warning: colorkey will not be used, reason: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
    
	// create new image with alpha
	newImage = SDL_DisplayFormatAlpha(tmp);
    
	// make sure it was loaded correctly
	if(!newImage) 
	{	
	    fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Couldn't add alpha layer to %s, reason: %s\n", file, SDL_GetError());
	}
    }
    
    // Have OpenGL generate a texture object handle for us
    glGenTextures( 1, &img.texture );
    
    // Bind the texture
    glBindTexture( GL_TEXTURE_2D, img.texture );
    
    // Set the texture's stretching properties
    glTexParameteri( GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR );
    glTexParameteri( GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR );
    
    
    // if not alpha or previous attempt at alpha failed
    if(!alpha || !newImage)
    {
	// load 24 bit image data
	glTexImage2D( GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, 3, tmp->w, tmp->h, 0,
		 texture_format, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, tmp->pixels );
    }
    else 
    {
	// load 32 bit image data
	glTexImage2D( GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, 4, newImage->w, newImage->h, 0,
		     ++texture_format, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, newImage->pixels );
    }
    
    SDL_FreeSurface(newImage);
    SDL_FreeSurface(tmp);
    
    return true;
}

WIth this you can put in your main...

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    GLImage img;
    GL_LoadImage("Image.bmp",img,true);

I have tested this code, though if you have any improvements go ahead and tell me. I'm using this code to load 2D sprite maps and other images in my game.

OpenGL: 1.2
SDL: 1.2.14

Thanks a lot!! I was really searching for this, i actually came here from google, even thought i am a member of the forum and check it often :D