How do you overlay a transparent PNG images over a jit.grab camera jit.pwindow?

Ian Ash's icon

I am trying to figure out how to overlay a transparent PNG image into a jit.pwindow that is connected to the jit.grab camera object. Any suggestions?

Gregory Taylor's icon

Personally, I'd start by familiarizing myself with the use of the alpha channel.

Jitter Tutorial 29: Using the Alpha Channel would be a good place to start and to learn the bits you'll be working with.

Rob Ramirez's icon

it's quite simple to create layered compositions using transparency with the jit.gl.layer object:

Max Patch
Copy patch and select New From Clipboard in Max.