diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
index b1f318ef21..ece2cd3a0d 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/MainForm.cs
@@ -3263,6 +3263,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 								bbin = new BitmapBuffer(Global.Emulator.VideoProvider().BufferWidth, Global.Emulator.VideoProvider().BufferHeight, Global.Emulator.VideoProvider().GetVideoBuffer());
 							}
 
+							bbin.DiscardAlpha();
 
 							bmpout = new Bitmap(_avwriterResizew, _avwriterResizeh, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
 							bmpin = bbin.ToSysdrawingBitmap();