[Paraview] Transparent background in python scripts

[Utkarsh Ayachit]

Currently, it's not exposed to Python. It's on the TODO list to get
that fixed for 5.2.

On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 12:03 PM, Armin Wehrfritz <dkxls23 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> How can I save screenshots with a transparent (alpha channel based)
> background from a python script?
>
> Currently, I'm using this command to save screenshots:
>>
>> SaveScreenshot('image.png', magnification=3, view=renderView)
>
> But this does not write the alpha channel information.
>
>
> Using "File/ Save Screenshot" in the Paraview GUI, the screenshots
> have the alpha channel information saved correctly when I setting "Edit/
> Settings/ General/ Transparent Background".
>
> I'm using ParaView 5.0.1 on a 64bit Linux workstation with the latest
> Nvidia driver (367.27).
>
>
> -Armin
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