A Semi Transparent Overlay

Coral · Post by **Coral** » Mon May 04, 2009 3:33 pm

I'm trying to draw a semi transparent image to use as menu overlay in Workshop 2.
I've been using *.png in PhotoImpact. However choosing a mask colour only converts the same index colour whichever settings I have used.

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Mon May 04, 2009 4:02 pm

I moved this the the PhotoImpact forum.

Coral · Post by **Coral** » Mon May 04, 2009 4:09 pm

I realised just after I posted

. I would have done it myself.

Coral · Post by **Coral** » Mon May 04, 2009 6:07 pm

OK. I'm on the right track !

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Mon May 04, 2009 11:38 pm

You can alter the transparency of an overlay within DVD Workshop itself

Coral · Post by **Coral** » Tue May 05, 2009 6:30 am

Thanks Steve. I have been aware of that. I have been using Ulead DVD Workshop for years now and find it absolutly great.

What I have been trying to do is to produce more overlays which are already semi transparent. It can be done using PhoroImpact in Libraies > Mask. My intention was to produce semi ternsparency that fades away on the edges.

I can't upload so have a look here:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M8QCB2E0

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Tue May 05, 2009 8:14 am

Here is a screen shot of the overlay that Coral is attempting to produce.

Not sure if it can be done with colour. My understanding of transparency is that you have a monochrome overlay where black is transparent, white is opaque and differing shades of grey let more/less of the underlying image through. I think anything in colour is treated as white - i.e. opaque.

Coral · Post by **Coral** » Tue May 05, 2009 11:12 am

It's done mate ! Thats the end result. It's been overlayed over a multi coloured background to show the effect.

If you invert the mask, then you can fill the outside frame and the center will hold the transperent pattern.