// The texture is loaded into this Register as Texture1Sampler
sampler2D Texture1Sampler : register(S0);

float4 main(float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : COLOR
{
//Double the screen Width
float2 currentPixelPosition = uv;

//Grab the current pixel value for the current Pixel Position, referencing the texture
float4 currentPixel = tex2D( Texture1Sampler, currentPixelPosition );

//check to make sure we don’t try and grab the alpha value beyond the screen
float value = 0;
if (uv.x <= 0.5)
{
//Get alpha values from the second half of the screen
float2 alphaPixelPosition = uv;

alphaPixelPosition.x = currentPixelPosition.x + 0.5;
float4 alphaValue = tex2D( Texture1Sampler, alphaPixelPosition );

//Get the red channel to convert to Alpha value, could change to blue/
value = alphaValue.r;
}

//Assign the value to the alpha channel
currentPixel.a = value;

//Assign that value as a multiplier to the RGB channels
currentPixel.r = currentPixel.r * value;
currentPixel.g = currentPixel.g * value;
currentPixel.b = currentPixel.b * value;

return currentPixel;
}

For instance, I have a calculator that determines the space between cameras to create 3D for films and photography. The first version has basic functionality where the user must know all the settings for their camera. The second version talks to Azure to pull down a list of cameras and their settings. The third interacts with the cloud and allows for integration with Post production software.

Thus, the software still does what it is supposed to do from version 1 but just gets better and better.

If I built this to the full functionality, I would be frustrated and possibly be up for a complete rebuild by not learning about the submission process incrementally.

I agree that the testers need to fully test the app, because they’re making extra work for themselves by having to test the app over and over. Not to mention the time taken for the developer to wait for testing to be completed.

Also, given the major confusion and fustration with the marketplace submission process and sometimes vauge testing “results” – it be far more constructive for the m/p testers to provide all bugs/issues to the dev’s instead of just returning the app on the first problem they find.