I'm having problems with algif (using a5 5.2.2). For some reason it always tries to render gifs with transparency. I need it to work without transparency.

I played with the source a bit but no results - i just don't get it what it does from the technical point of view.

This is what i should have:

View Good GIF

This is what i get with allegro:

{"name":"progress30.gif","src":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/c\/d\/cd0452b2c437904a094d5ddb6f35722f.gif","w":312,"h":240,"tn":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/c\/d\/cd0452b2c437904a094d5ddb6f35722f"}
View Bad GIF

PS: Why is the first gif i've attached to this message resized to itzy-bitzy version?

Not mine but his.

Code is pretty straightforward...

al_clear_to_color(al_map_rgb_f(0, 0, 0));
al_draw_bitmap(algif_get_bitmap(gif,al_get_time()), 16.f, 16.f, 0);
al_flip_display();

I have to note that it actually plays transparent animations good and some with same background color. It feels like it always tries to make transparency out of bitmaps.

Oh, you're the author!

I've checked and... it WORKED! Damn, i was playing with rendering function and thing wasn't there.

Thank you, Elias, for the help and for the addon. You're my hero!

al_clear_to_color(al_map_rgb_f(0, 0, 0));
al_draw_bitmap(algif_get_bitmap(gif,al_get_time()), 16.f, 16.f, 0);
al_flip_display();

I know you fixed it but did you tried to not to clear the screen? Your GIF is using a "combination" mode for animating. I mean, each frame is actually a diff with the previous one.

Diff? Was that it?
Oh, now I get how it worked.

It's not just about a single gif that needs to be drawn, there are other objects and visual stuff going on and that stuff relies on screen clear.

GIF feature is required in my game for one particular reason - for tutorial messages. GIF acts as little movie that visually aids explanation. Small and easy to manage. A picture worth thousand words they say.