diff --git a/src/blocks/scratch3_pen.js b/src/blocks/scratch3_pen.js
index 5d652531b..6ef00cf71 100644
--- a/src/blocks/scratch3_pen.js
+++ b/src/blocks/scratch3_pen.js
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ Scratch3PenBlocks.prototype.setPenColorToColor = function (args, util) {
     penState.penAttributes.color4f[0] = rgb.r / 255.0;
     penState.penAttributes.color4f[1] = rgb.g / 255.0;
     penState.penAttributes.color4f[2] = rgb.b / 255.0;
+    if (rgb.hasOwnProperty('a')) {  // Will there always be an 'a'?
+        penState.penAttributes.color4f[3] = rgb.a / 255.0;
+    }
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/import/sb2import.js b/src/import/sb2import.js
index 92600ed65..96009abb8 100644
--- a/src/import/sb2import.js
+++ b/src/import/sb2import.js
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ var parseScripts = function (scripts, blocks) {
             // Adjust script coordinates to account for
             // larger block size in scratch-blocks.
             // @todo: Determine more precisely the right formulas here.
-            parsedBlockList[0].x = scriptX * 1.1;
-            parsedBlockList[0].y = scriptY * 1.1;
+            parsedBlockList[0].x = scriptX * 1.5;
+            parsedBlockList[0].y = scriptY * 2.2;
             parsedBlockList[0].topLevel = true;
             parsedBlockList[0].parent = null;
         }
diff --git a/src/sprites/rendered-target.js b/src/sprites/rendered-target.js
index 36affd7b1..9eb8956b2 100644
--- a/src/sprites/rendered-target.js
+++ b/src/sprites/rendered-target.js
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ RenderedTarget.prototype.updateAllDrawableProperties = function () {
     if (this.renderer) {
         var renderedDirectionScale = this._getRenderedDirectionAndScale();
         var costume = this.sprite.costumes[this.currentCostume];
-        this.renderer.updateDrawableProperties(this.drawableID, {
+        var props = {
             position: [this.x, this.y],
             direction: renderedDirectionScale.direction,
             scale: renderedDirectionScale.scale,
@@ -448,7 +448,11 @@ RenderedTarget.prototype.updateAllDrawableProperties = function () {
                 costume.rotationCenterX / costume.bitmapResolution,
                 costume.rotationCenterY / costume.bitmapResolution
             ]
-        });
+        };
+        for (var effectID in this.effects) {
+            props[effectID] = this.effects[effectID];
+        }
+        this.renderer.updateDrawableProperties(this.drawableID, props);
         if (this.visible) {
             this.runtime.requestRedraw();
         }
diff --git a/src/util/color.js b/src/util/color.js
index 951cb270a..11082d660 100644
--- a/src/util/color.js
+++ b/src/util/color.js
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ Color.decimalToHex = function (decimal) {
  * @return {RGBObject} rgb - {r: red [0,255], g: green [0,255], b: blue [0,255]}.
  */
 Color.decimalToRgb = function (decimal) {
+    var a = (decimal >> 24) & 0xFF;
     var r = (decimal >> 16) & 0xFF;
     var g = (decimal >> 8) & 0xFF;
     var b = decimal & 0xFF;
-    return {r: r, g: g, b: b};
+    return {r: r, g: g, b: b, a: a > 0 ? a : 255};
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/unit/util_cast.js b/test/unit/util_cast.js
index 4f15d16bb..861373bb2 100644
--- a/test/unit/util_cast.js
+++ b/test/unit/util_cast.js
@@ -99,13 +99,14 @@ test('toRbgColorObject', function (t) {
     t.deepEqual(cast.toRgbColorObject('#ffffff'), {r: 255, g: 255, b: 255});
 
     // Decimal (minimal, see "color" util tests)
-    t.deepEqual(cast.toRgbColorObject(0), {r: 0, g: 0, b: 0});
-    t.deepEqual(cast.toRgbColorObject(1), {r: 0, g: 0, b: 1});
-    t.deepEqual(cast.toRgbColorObject(16777215), {r: 255, g: 255, b: 255});
+    t.deepEqual(cast.toRgbColorObject(0), {a: 255, r: 0, g: 0, b: 0});
+    t.deepEqual(cast.toRgbColorObject(1), {a: 255, r: 0, g: 0, b: 1});
+    t.deepEqual(cast.toRgbColorObject(16777215), {a: 255, r: 255, g: 255, b: 255});
+    t.deepEqual(cast.toRgbColorObject('0x80010203'), {a: 128, r: 1, g: 2, b: 3});
 
     // Malformed
-    t.deepEqual(cast.toRgbColorObject('ffffff'), {r: 0, g: 0, b: 0});
-    t.deepEqual(cast.toRgbColorObject('foobar'), {r: 0, g: 0, b: 0});
+    t.deepEqual(cast.toRgbColorObject('ffffff'), {a: 255, r: 0, g: 0, b: 0});
+    t.deepEqual(cast.toRgbColorObject('foobar'), {a: 255, r: 0, g: 0, b: 0});
     t.end();
 });
 
diff --git a/test/unit/util_color.js b/test/unit/util_color.js
index 1ffb737eb..ea68b786d 100644
--- a/test/unit/util_color.js
+++ b/test/unit/util_color.js
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ test('decimalToHex', function (t) {
 });
 
 test('decimalToRgb', function (t) {
-    t.deepEqual(color.decimalToRgb(0), {r: 0, g: 0, b: 0});
-    t.deepEqual(color.decimalToRgb(1), {r: 0, g: 0, b: 1});
-    t.deepEqual(color.decimalToRgb(16777215), {r: 255, g: 255, b: 255});
-    t.deepEqual(color.decimalToRgb(-16777215), {r: 0, g: 0, b: 1});
-    t.deepEqual(color.decimalToRgb(99999999), {r: 245, g: 224, b: 255});
+    t.deepEqual(color.decimalToRgb(0), {a: 255, r: 0, g: 0, b: 0});
+    t.deepEqual(color.decimalToRgb(1), {a: 255, r: 0, g: 0, b: 1});
+    t.deepEqual(color.decimalToRgb(16777215), {a: 255, r: 255, g: 255, b: 255});
+    t.deepEqual(color.decimalToRgb(-16777215), {a: 255, r: 0, g: 0, b: 1});
+    t.deepEqual(color.decimalToRgb(99999999), {a: 5, r: 245, g: 224, b: 255});
     t.end();
 });