DataGridView - Transparent images not displaying correctly

[NSH1]

I am attempting to populate a DataGridView cell with an image. The image is a 32bit png with Alpha Transparency.

I can get this image to display properly in a picturebox or a Listview but in the DataGridView the image loses quality.

I have tried setting various parts of the control to transparent but nothing seems to work. I import the image into resource file and then call it directly.

See the attachment for an example. The top image is that from a picturebox and the bottom two are in the DataGridView.

I have a feeling I need to override the onpaint event to resolve the transparency/depth issue but I'm not entirely sure.

I would appreciate any help!

[tlhintoq]

I couldn't dig anything up on the actual color depth limit for a DataGridView cell. What happens if you put a picturebox in the cell, then put the image in the picturebox? Instead of putting the image in the cell directly

[NSH1]

I'll try that, thanks!

Do you know if requires a custom DataGridView control or can I stick the pictureBox object directly in the cell?

[tlhintoq]

I've never worked with DGV's so I don't know. Sorry.
It just seemed to make sense that if 'a' works, and 'b' doesn't... find a way to put 'a' inside 'b'