Visual Engineering script - Shadow v3.34
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This script adds different kind of dropshadows for logos/pictures.
REQUIREMENTS
Image Engineer v3.41 (Wision release 2)
GaussianEdge.rexx (VE-gausedge.lha)
Sys:Rexxc/RX
INSTALLATION
Archive where this file came from should be extracted to a
directory where you installed Image Engineer.
This script must be in IE:Arexx/
USAGE
Short explanation of different methods:
Normal
- Use this to black & white shapes
Grey Antialias
- Use this to allready smooth edged grey shapes
Color Antialias
- Use this to allready smooth edged colored shapes
Outline
- This one adds a shadow &
some pixels wide outline around shape
Rectangle
- This one takes the whole image window as shape
Lowpass & Transparency
- These add a blurtype effect to image and mixes it
together with the original.
You can add some empty work space around picture, but then you
need AddSpace.rexx
Background must be totally white (R255 G255 B255).
ARGUMENTS
address command "rexx:rx ie:arexx/Shadow.rexx" <pic> <shadow> <color> <lowp> <threshval> <xplace> <yplace> <arguments>
- <pic> is name of the picture
- <shadow> is number or name of the shadow-effect without spaces (e.q. 0 or colorantialias)
- <color> if "yes" or "1", then PrimaryColors.rexx is used for color of shadow
- <lowp> lowpassvalue
- <threshvalue> thresholdvalue
- <xplace> horizontal offset of shadow
- <yplace> vertical offset of shadow
- <arguments> name of color in PrimaryColor.rexx or "random".
After either one can be "1" with space, which
means Contrast Stretch.
Where asked for name of shadow, it can also be given as number
of item in pop-up-menu. First item number 0. When given as name
remove spaces from name.
AmigaDOS
Sys:Rexxc/RX Shadow.rexx <arguments>
Sys:Rexxc/RX 000_testpic.iff 0 YES 15 250 -5 -5 RED
Sys:Rexxc/RX 000_testpic.iff lowantialias no 9 255 -5 -5
Other scripts:
ADDRESS COMMAND "Sys:Rexxc/RX IE:Arexx/Shadow.rexx <arguments>"
Next lines return you the name of this new picture.
PROJECT_LIST
xyz=result
pic=subword(xyz,1,1)
HISTORY
3.34
When using build in AddSpace, most of effecttypes would fail.
This problem is fixed now. Personally I use IE's build in
feature to set up hotkeys. A for AddSpace, S for Shadow...
Added short explanations of effects to .notes.
3.32
Outline-typee was calling "rexx:rx", when it should have called
"sys:rexxc/rx". Fixed.
3.31
Now there's only 2 kinds of shadows for allready antialiased
shapes. One for black or grey images. And one for colorful
images. VE-Extras v1.72+ needed.
New effect: Outline, can be used to grey or color images.
White outline will be added around original shape.
3.23
Calls to external scripts had a minor bug.
3.22
Added possibility to adjust threshold of picture for shadow.
OBS! Argument parsing changed.
DELETE ie:Prefs/veshadow.cfg!!!
3.20
Call to external script, AddSpace.rexx was buggy. Fixed.
3.19
New argument parser and better handling of arguments. Read
Notes/Shadow.notes, if you want to call this script from your
own scripts. It's now much easier to do some patch processing.
No more effects' subeffects. Every effect has it's own menu item.
If an error occurs, delete all the files from IE:Prefs/ with
filename "veshadow#?.cfg"
2.95
Call to external script PrimaryColors.rexx (v1.72+) uses
different method now.
2.94
Now you can call this script from other scripts too or in other
words do some batch processing.
2.88
New effect available! Regtangle-effect is made just for regtangle
pictures. It's not very useful for other shapes. Better shading
than with Normal-effect. You'll see the difference.
PS. Maybe I someday join effects together, so all the different
effects could be affected to same picture on one run. Show some
support and I'll do it. Just by saying "Hi there!" is almost
enough.
2.78
Normal is now abnormal! You can now use rastered shadows. For
example when mixed with vertical lines gives really cool results.
Adjusting lowpass value now affects all the shadow types.
2.60
New in this version is possibility to add shadows to those shapes,
that use some kind of antialiasing or smoothing on their edges.
Before there would be lot of white pixels between logo and shadow.
Smooth-effect tries its best to handle this.I've now included
builtin dropshadow-effect to Visual Logo. It was quite impossible
to do it user friendly, <b>after</b> Visual Logo.
2.50
History started
DISTRIBUTION
The archive, where this file came from, can be distributed using
any kind of media or distribution channel (CD, Email, WWW, BBS,
FTP...), but contents of original archive can not be modified.
YOU MAY NOT SPREAD MODIFIED VERSIONS OF THIS SCRIPT AT ALL!!
If you are going to spread a script made by you, which calls one
of Visual Engineering -scripts, you must include either to
documentfile of your script or header of the script itself, Visual
Engineering's website address and my name and email address.
Like this:
/*
This script uses Visual Engineering -script(s):
AddSpace.rexx, PrimaryColors.rexx
By Marko Seppänen <marko.seppanen@wwnet.fi>
Visual Engineering website:
http://wwnet.fi/users/smarko/visual/
*/
WORLD WIDE WEB
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