diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.cpp
index 86fa3af..cd9e418 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Component.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void Component::draw()
                                static_cast<char>(baseViewInfo.BackgroundGreen*255),
                                static_cast<char>(baseViewInfo.BackgroundBlue*255));
 
-        SDL::renderCopy(backgroundTexture_, static_cast<char>(baseViewInfo.BackgroundAlpha*255), NULL, &rect, baseViewInfo.Angle, baseViewInfo.Reflection, baseViewInfo.ReflectionDistance, baseViewInfo.ReflectionScale, static_cast<char>(baseViewInfo.ReflectionAlpha*255));
+        SDL::renderCopy(backgroundTexture_, baseViewInfo.BackgroundAlpha, NULL, &rect, baseViewInfo.Angle, baseViewInfo.Reflection, baseViewInfo.ReflectionDistance, baseViewInfo.ReflectionScale, baseViewInfo.ReflectionAlpha);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.cpp
index b24a480..21c32d0 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Image.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@ void Image::draw()
         rect.h = static_cast<int>(baseViewInfo.ScaledHeight());
         rect.w = static_cast<int>(baseViewInfo.ScaledWidth());
 
-        SDL::renderCopy(texture_, static_cast<char>((baseViewInfo.Alpha * 255)), NULL, &rect, baseViewInfo.Angle, baseViewInfo.Reflection, baseViewInfo.ReflectionDistance, baseViewInfo.ReflectionScale, static_cast<char>(baseViewInfo.ReflectionAlpha*255));
+        SDL::renderCopy(texture_, baseViewInfo.Alpha, NULL, &rect, baseViewInfo.Angle, baseViewInfo.Reflection, baseViewInfo.ReflectionDistance, baseViewInfo.ReflectionScale, baseViewInfo.ReflectionAlpha);
     }
 }
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.cpp
index 90805eb..7613204 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/Text.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void Text::draw()
             }
 
 
-            SDL::renderCopy(t, static_cast<char>(baseViewInfo.Alpha * 255), &charRect, &rect, baseViewInfo.Angle, baseViewInfo.Reflection, baseViewInfo.ReflectionDistance, baseViewInfo.ReflectionScale, static_cast<char>(baseViewInfo.ReflectionAlpha*255));
+            SDL::renderCopy(t, baseViewInfo.Alpha, &charRect, &rect, baseViewInfo.Angle, baseViewInfo.Reflection, baseViewInfo.ReflectionDistance, baseViewInfo.ReflectionScale, baseViewInfo.ReflectionAlpha);
 
             rect.x += static_cast<int>(glyph.advance * scale);
 
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoComponent.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoComponent.cpp
index d5bc960..0a1644a 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoComponent.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/Graphics/Component/VideoComponent.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,6 @@ void VideoComponent::draw()
 
     if(texture)
     {
-        SDL::renderCopy(texture, static_cast<int>(baseViewInfo.Alpha * 255), NULL, &rect, static_cast<int>(baseViewInfo.Angle), baseViewInfo.Reflection, baseViewInfo.ReflectionDistance, baseViewInfo.ReflectionScale, static_cast<char>(baseViewInfo.ReflectionAlpha*255));
+        SDL::renderCopy(texture, baseViewInfo.Alpha, NULL, &rect, static_cast<int>(baseViewInfo.Angle), baseViewInfo.Reflection, baseViewInfo.ReflectionDistance, baseViewInfo.ReflectionScale, baseViewInfo.ReflectionAlpha);
     }
 }
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/SDL.cpp b/RetroFE/Source/SDL.cpp
index 9fbd663..d056992 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/SDL.cpp
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/SDL.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ SDL_Window* SDL::getWindow()
     return window_;
 }
 
-bool SDL::renderCopy(SDL_Texture *texture, unsigned char alpha, SDL_Rect *src, SDL_Rect *dest, double angle, std::string reflection, unsigned int reflectionDistance, double reflectionScale, unsigned char reflectionAlpha)
+bool SDL::renderCopy(SDL_Texture *texture, float alpha, SDL_Rect *src, SDL_Rect *dest, double angle, std::string reflection, unsigned int reflectionDistance, double reflectionScale, float reflectionAlpha)
 {
     SDL_Rect rotateRect;
     rotateRect.w = dest->w;
@@ -272,14 +272,14 @@ bool SDL::renderCopy(SDL_Texture *texture, unsigned char alpha, SDL_Rect *src, S
         rotateRect.y = dest->y;
     }
 
-    SDL_SetTextureAlphaMod(texture, alpha);
+    SDL_SetTextureAlphaMod(texture, static_cast<char>(alpha * 255));
     SDL_RenderCopyEx(getRenderer(), texture, src, &rotateRect, angle, NULL, SDL_FLIP_NONE);
 
     if (reflection == "top")
     {
         rotateRect.h = static_cast<unsigned int>(static_cast<float>(rotateRect.h) * reflectionScale);
         rotateRect.y = rotateRect.y - rotateRect.h - reflectionDistance;
-        SDL_SetTextureAlphaMod(texture, reflectionAlpha * alpha);
+        SDL_SetTextureAlphaMod(texture, static_cast<char>(reflectionAlpha * alpha * 255));
         SDL_RenderCopyEx(getRenderer(), texture, src, &rotateRect, angle, NULL, SDL_FLIP_VERTICAL);
     }
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ bool SDL::renderCopy(SDL_Texture *texture, unsigned char alpha, SDL_Rect *src, S
     {
         rotateRect.y = rotateRect.y + rotateRect.h + reflectionDistance;
         rotateRect.h = static_cast<unsigned int>(static_cast<float>(rotateRect.h) * reflectionScale);
-        SDL_SetTextureAlphaMod(texture, reflectionAlpha * alpha);
+        SDL_SetTextureAlphaMod(texture, static_cast<char>(reflectionAlpha * alpha * 255));
         SDL_RenderCopyEx(getRenderer(), texture, src, &rotateRect, angle, NULL, SDL_FLIP_VERTICAL);
     }
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ bool SDL::renderCopy(SDL_Texture *texture, unsigned char alpha, SDL_Rect *src, S
     {
         rotateRect.w = static_cast<unsigned int>(static_cast<float>(rotateRect.w) * reflectionScale);
         rotateRect.x = rotateRect.x - rotateRect.w - reflectionDistance;
-        SDL_SetTextureAlphaMod(texture, reflectionAlpha * alpha);
+        SDL_SetTextureAlphaMod(texture, static_cast<char>(reflectionAlpha * alpha * 255));
         SDL_RenderCopyEx(getRenderer(), texture, src, &rotateRect, angle, NULL, SDL_FLIP_HORIZONTAL);
     }
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ bool SDL::renderCopy(SDL_Texture *texture, unsigned char alpha, SDL_Rect *src, S
     {
         rotateRect.x = rotateRect.x + rotateRect.w + reflectionDistance;
         rotateRect.w = static_cast<unsigned int>(static_cast<float>(rotateRect.w) * reflectionScale);
-        SDL_SetTextureAlphaMod(texture, reflectionAlpha * alpha);
+        SDL_SetTextureAlphaMod(texture, static_cast<char>(reflectionAlpha * alpha * 255));
         SDL_RenderCopyEx(getRenderer(), texture, src, &rotateRect, angle, NULL, SDL_FLIP_HORIZONTAL);
     }
 
diff --git a/RetroFE/Source/SDL.h b/RetroFE/Source/SDL.h
index 6bf4645..92449cc 100644
--- a/RetroFE/Source/SDL.h
+++ b/RetroFE/Source/SDL.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public:
     static SDL_Renderer *getRenderer();
     static SDL_mutex *getMutex();
     static SDL_Window *getWindow();
-    static bool renderCopy(SDL_Texture *texture, unsigned char alpha, SDL_Rect *src, SDL_Rect *dest, double angle, std::string reflection = "", unsigned int reflectionDistance = 0, double reflectionScale = 0.25, unsigned char reflectionAlpha = '0');
+    static bool renderCopy(SDL_Texture *texture, float alpha, SDL_Rect *src, SDL_Rect *dest, double angle, std::string reflection = "", unsigned int reflectionDistance = 0, double reflectionScale = 0.25, float reflectionAlpha = 0.0f);
     static int getWindowWidth()
     {
         return windowWidth_;