--- filter/source/graphicfilter/itiff/itiff.cxx	2010-10-06 11:12:42.000000000 +0100
+++ filter/source/graphicfilter/itiff/itiff.cxx	2010-10-06 13:21:08.000000000 +0100
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
     SvStream*			pTIFF;						// Die einzulesende TIFF-Datei
     Bitmap				aBitmap;
     BitmapWriteAccess*	pAcc;
+    AlphaMask*          pAlphaMask;
+    BitmapWriteAccess*  pMaskAcc;
     USHORT				nDstBitsPerPixel;
 
     ULONG				nOrigPos;					// Anfaengliche Position in pTIFF
@@ -129,10 +131,14 @@
     BOOL	ConvertScanline( ULONG nY );
         // Konvertiert eine Scanline in das Windows-BMP-Format
 
+    bool HasAlphaChannel() const;
 public:
 
-    TIFFReader() {}
-    ~TIFFReader() {}
+    TIFFReader() : pAlphaMask(0), pMaskAcc(0) {}
+    ~TIFFReader()
+    {
+        delete pAlphaMask;
+    }
 
     BOOL ReadTIFF( SvStream & rTIFF, Graphic & rGraphic );
 };
@@ -744,12 +750,18 @@
                 BYTE  nLRed = 0;
                 BYTE  nLGreen = 0;
                 BYTE  nLBlue = 0;
+                BYTE  nLAlpha = 0;
                 for ( nx = 0; nx < nImageWidth; nx++, pt += nSamplesPerPixel )
                 {
                     nLRed = nLRed + pt[ 0 ];
                     nLGreen = nLGreen + pt[ 1 ];
                     nLBlue = nLBlue + pt[ 2 ];
                     pAcc->SetPixel( nY, nx, Color( nLRed, nLGreen, nLBlue ) );
+                    if (nSamplesPerPixel >= 4 && pMaskAcc)
+                    {
+                        nLAlpha = nLAlpha + pt[ 3 ];
+                        pMaskAcc->SetPixel( nY, nx, ~nLAlpha );
+                    }
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -757,6 +769,11 @@
                 for ( nx = 0; nx < nImageWidth; nx++, pt += nSamplesPerPixel )
                 {
                     pAcc->SetPixel( nY, nx, Color( pt[0], pt[1], pt[2] ) );
+                    if (nSamplesPerPixel >= 4 && pMaskAcc)
+                    {
+                        BYTE nAlpha = pt[3];
+                        pMaskAcc->SetPixel( nY, nx, ~nAlpha );
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1077,6 +1094,18 @@
         bStatus = FALSE;
 }
 
+bool TIFFReader::HasAlphaChannel() const
+{
+    /*There are undoubtedly more variants we could support, but keep it simple for now*/
+    return (
+             nDstBitsPerPixel == 24 &&
+             nBitsPerSample == 8 &&
+             nSamplesPerPixel >= 4 &&
+             nPlanes == 1 &&
+             nPhotometricInterpretation == 2
+           );
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 BOOL TIFFReader::ReadTIFF(SvStream & rTIFF, Graphic & rGraphic )
@@ -1219,7 +1248,8 @@
                 else
                     nDstBitsPerPixel = 8;
 
-                aBitmap = Bitmap( Size( nImageWidth, nImageLength ), nDstBitsPerPixel );
+                Size aTargetSize( nImageWidth, nImageLength );
+                aBitmap = Bitmap( aTargetSize, nDstBitsPerPixel );
                 pAcc = aBitmap.AcquireWriteAccess();
                 if ( pAcc )
                 {
@@ -1240,7 +1270,7 @@
                         {
                             pMap[ j ] = new BYTE[ nBytesPerRow ];
                         }
-                            catch (std::bad_alloc)
+                        catch (std::bad_alloc)
                         {
                             pMap[ j ] = NULL;
                             bStatus = FALSE;
@@ -1248,6 +1278,12 @@
                         }
                     }
 
+                    if (HasAlphaChannel())
+                    {
+                        pAlphaMask = new AlphaMask( aTargetSize );
+                        pMaskAcc = pAlphaMask->AcquireWriteAccess();
+                    }
+
                     if ( bStatus && ReadMap( 10, 60 ) )
                     {
                         nMaxPos = Max( pTIFF->Tell(), nMaxPos );
@@ -1260,9 +1296,24 @@
                     if( pAcc )
                     {
                         aBitmap.ReleaseAccess( pAcc );
+
+                        if ( pMaskAcc )
+                        {
+                            if ( pAlphaMask )
+                                pAlphaMask->ReleaseAccess( pMaskAcc );
+                            pMaskAcc = NULL;
+                        }
+
                         if ( bStatus )
                         {
-                            AnimationBitmap	aAnimationBitmap( aBitmap, Point( 0, 0 ), aBitmap.GetSizePixel(),
+                            BitmapEx aImage;
+
+                            if (pAlphaMask)
+                                aImage = BitmapEx( aBitmap, *pAlphaMask );
+                            else
+                                aImage = aBitmap;
+
+                            AnimationBitmap	aAnimationBitmap( aImage, Point( 0, 0 ), aBitmap.GetSizePixel(),
                                                               ANIMATION_TIMEOUT_ON_CLICK, DISPOSE_BACK );
 
                             aAnimation.Insert( aAnimationBitmap );