A image with a drop shadow on a shaded background

When I make a copy from my color printer of my PDF that has a image with a grey drop shadow on a grey shaded background. I get a shaded box around the image. This does not happen when I print from my b&w laser printer. The PDF was exported from Indesign, I had digital prints from the Indesign file and they are ok.

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At times, the type in the bookmarks toolbar as well as the tabs changes to white with a drop shadow on a white background, making it very difficult to read. I do not know what it causing the colors to change. Is there any way to fix this?

At times, the type in the bookmarks toolbar as well as the tabs changes to white with a drop shadow on a white background, making it very difficult to read. I do not know what it causing the colors to change. Is there any way to fix this?

quick test based on screendump from your picture
1: hue & saturation : master sat -100
2:levels : input white=67
OK ?

Problems with images with a drop shadow in muse 3.0

When I updated to Muse 3.0, all of my images with drop shadows moved all over the place on my website. HELP!?!

Would you mind sending me the .muse file at [email protected]? If the file is larger than 20MB, you can use a service like SendThisFile, Adobe SendNow, WeTransfer, Dropbox, etc.
Thanks,
Dave Stephens
Muse Engineering

How to place multiple images in batch with drop shadow effects on room backgrounds at the same position?

I want to place multiple images of hand paintings with drop shadow effects on room backgrounds to make them look as if the paintings are hanged on the room walls. I know how to do it one by one, but that takes time and I want to do it in batch at once.
I am quite a beginner for adobe photoshop CS6. I belive such an automated task is possible through 'Automated Batch' function and/or 'Create Droplet' function. Kindly share your expert opinion.

If you want to go with Batch I would recommend creating an Action of more or less these steps:
• set the resolution to the same as the background image’s
• change the image from Background Layer to regular Layer if necessary
• convert it to a Smart Object
• add a Drop Shadow Layer Style to the image (do not use Global Angle)
• place the background image (File > Place …)
• move it behind the image layer
• Image > Reveal All
• make Selection from that layer’s transparency (cmd-click its icon in the Layers Panel) and use Image > Crop
• select and transform the image layer to fit the intended position
This would naturally work out best if the images had the same size and proportions.
For the reflection on the floor duplicate the image, flip it vertically, move it in position and reduce its opacity to maybe 10%.
Realistically you may have to hide it partially behind the pillows, a Vector Mask would be an option.

How to place multiple images of hand paintings with drop shadow effects on room backgrounds?

I want to place multiple images of hand paintings with drop shadow effects on room backgrounds to make them look as if the paintings are hanged on the room walls. I know how to do it one by one, but that takes time and I want to do it in batch at once.
I am quite a beginner for adobe photoshop CS6. I belive such an automated task is possible through 'Automated Batch' function and/or 'Create Droplet' function. Kindly share your expert opinion.

If you want to go with Batch I would recommend creating an Action of more or less these steps:
• set the resolution to the same as the background image’s
• change the image from Background Layer to regular Layer if necessary
• convert it to a Smart Object
• add a Drop Shadow Layer Style to the image (do not use Global Angle)
• place the background image (File > Place …)
• move it behind the image layer
• Image > Reveal All
• make Selection from that layer’s transparency (cmd-click its icon in the Layers Panel) and use Image > Crop
• select and transform the image layer to fit the intended position
This would naturally work out best if the images had the same size and proportions.
For the reflection on the floor duplicate the image, flip it vertically, move it in position and reduce its opacity to maybe 10%.
Realistically you may have to hide it partially behind the pillows, a Vector Mask would be an option.

Compund path or white text ona red background with a drop shadow

I have had business cards printed before with white text on a red background & the white wasn't 'punched out' (compound path) of the red so the white didn't print - the solution I was given was to create a compund path in illustrator before saving the PDF to punch the white out of the red & that worked fine ...
I now have dilema in that we want to get some flyers printed that have red starburst with white text over them but they also have a drop shadow behind the red star burst so if I punch the white text out of the startburst the drop shadow then appears through the starburst & the text is no longer white it is the drop shadow gradient from the background - i do not know how to get around this???

As long as your white text isn't set to overprint, you should be fine. Just place your text in front of your starburst and look at your attributes panel to make sure that overprint fill and overprint stroke are not checked.
I'll bet if you go back and look at the file that gave you trouble in the past, overprint fill is checked.

Using Bridge to Camera Raw to Open Image button also drop shadow problems

I remember when I was working with RAW in PSE 8. I would be in Bridge looking at a pic and double click on it. PSE 8 would open in Camera RAW and I could play with the pic a bit, make some adjustments, then click on OPEN IMAGE. When I did that it would open in PSE and it would be in jpg format. With this PSE 9 and the updated Camera RAW 6.3, when I punch OPEN IMAGE I still have a picture labeled .CR2 which I think still means RAW. When I double click in Bridge the .CR2 pic shows as 8 bit depth. I can do a little more work on it and use SAVE AS. When I do that, the sample file name that shows is still in .CR2 format and I must change that to .jpg and then below change from PHOTOSHOP to JPEG to save my file as a jpg file. Is there something that I have to change in preferences to get it to open the image in jpg format when I hit the OPEN IMAGE button? Or, is this an "improvement" with RAW 6.3? Also, I seem to be having trouble adding a drop shadow (or any other effects) on jpeg pics. At least it doesn't show up on the screen after I apply it. I just recently updated to Camera RAW 6.3 and updated my Operating system on my iMac computer to OS 10.6.6. I emailed this request to my good friend with an identical setup on his iMac and he is having the same response when performing the above operations. Any ideas what the problem might be?

Okay, previously you seem to have been using the bridge version of camera raw to edit your raw photos. That has many more options than the PSE version of the raw converter. (If you still have PSE 8, you can see the difference by using File>Open in the editor to open a raw photo for the PSE version of ACR, which works the same way in PSE 9.) In PSE's raw converter, you use the Open button, then save your photo in an image format in the editor. The Save button in ACR in PSE is only the DNG converter.
Layer styles should work exactly the same way as in PSE 8. However, in any version of PSE a drop shadow, like a real shadow, needs someplace to fall, so unless there is empty space on the layer, it won't appear. Try creating text or drawing and simplifying a shape and adding a drop shadow. Does it appear then?
Also remember that Jpegs won't let you save either layers or transparency when you resave the file.

Help with FW drop shadow

I have created a website in FWCS3 and when I put a background behind it (in DWCS3), the drop shadow effects I have do not work with any colors other than white. Can anyone give some advice? If I use another color for the background the shading looks terrible, like a grayish color Please help.

I'm not an expert with Fireworks. I prefer Photoshop but I imagine the basics are the same. You would place your main image on a Transparent background layer. Apply the drop shadow to your main image. Save for Web as a transparent PNG image. Alpha transparency will permit your page's background image to show through the non-opaque areas of your image.
NOTE: Pre-IE7 browsers don't support alpha transparency on PNG images but you can Google search for IE PNG fix JavaScript that will remedy this.
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
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Having a problem: Placing image or putting drop shadow on rectangle causing entire page to lighten up.

I don't know how to word this properly, so I'm sorry if I'm doing this all wrong! I'm having a problem with my document in indesign. I have placed a jped image on the page to serve as the background image. I did this on the master page. I first noticed this problem when I was trying to put a .psd image onto the page. When I did, it would cause the entire page to dramatically brighten! I finally gave up and moved on, and now I ran into the problem again when I created a new rectangle box. I put a drop shadow effect on the box and when I did this, it also made the entire page lighten up. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem??
Thanks so much!

Whenever you add a transparency effect such as drop shadow over another image, especially a grayscale image, InDesign changes how the page is rendered to reflect what it will look like when printed. As I understand it, nothing has changed but the display. Choose View > Overprint Preview to avoid such surprises and get a more accurate representation of what you'll see when printed when colors are separated. If your document is going to be output to PDF or SWF, choose Edit > Transparency Blend Space > Document RGB instead of Document CMYK.

Applying a Gradient Feather with a Drop Shadow...

Howdy,
I am currently working in Indesign CS3 and I have an outlined image in my document and I am applying a gradient feather so that the image fades from opaque to transparent at the bottom. If I apply a black colored drop shadow to the object the image's color changes slightly because the shadow's color darkens the image where the gradient feather's transparency fades away.
I have checked the box in the shadows menu so that it "Honors the other effects" but it seems to apply no change in the darkening of the bottom of my image. Has there been a fix for this or an update that will eliminate the shadows color effecting my images color?
I was just wondering if you could fix the program so that the shadow takes the gradient feather into consideration and does not interfere with the objects color? Or even add a gradient feather feature to the drop shadow effect itself?
Any suggestions for fixing this other than creating a shadow for the object in Photoshop and importing it into my document. Placing the shadow behind my image and applying a gradient feather that fades out earlier so that the shadows color does not interfere with my image.
Anything on this subject I would be thoroughly grateful for.
~Thanks!

Ok sorry this is confusing! Here is the image that I am talking about. I am working in InDesign on a catalog for softball uniforms. I have a ton of these uniform images that I'm attempting to apply a gradient feather as well as a drop shadow. But the drop shadow is effecting the color of the uniforms. I was just wondering it this can be avoided.
Image #1 has both the feather and the drop shadow applied to it. The shadow at the bottom where the image feathers shows through and changes the color of the image. I was just wondering if this can be avoided. You can see the difference it makes when the shadow is not applied on Image 2. I have made sure the drop shadow effect "honors other effects" but it doesn't seem to affect it showing through the feather. I am just wondering if it's possible to avoid having the drop shadow show through the feathered end of an object.
Thanks for your help everyone!

ACR returning images with pixel drop-out when used as smart filter in HDR2

Photoshop CC - when using a 32-bit image in HDR2 "Tone in ACR" returns an image that contains areas where random groups of pixels are simply black. Typically occurs in shadow areas.
Same 5 raw files processed by Oloneo exhibit no problems. Individual raw files processed by Photoshop CC show no problem - only seen in HDR2.
I tried accessing Photoshop Bug Report but it hands you off to Photoshop.com where after you make the report it won't let you sign in. Revel only accepts photos.

GOT IT!!!!
After we eliminated Adobe settings, and the software, I started wondering what's outside that could be affecting VPE.
It's the resolution of the screen! I have a MBP Retina.
Using SetResX, I cranked the resolution of my screen from the default retina 1440 x 900 to the hardware's native res of 2880 x 1800.
THIS FIXED IT.
The resulting PNGs from the export perfectly match the planes (DXF Mesh).
So, I'm asserting that there may be a bug in the current release of PS CC where it is not compatible with the default retina resolution on the MacBook Pro.

White box behind transparent images with drop shadow in InDesign CC 2014 (v.10) but not in InDesign CC (v.9)

Hi all,
Please can you help? No matter what settings I use in my print options in InDesign CC 2014 (v.10), ALL transparent images with a drop shadow are printing with a white box behind the image. If I remove the drop shadow, all prints fine. I know this is an old issue that happens with ID sometimes but I have been lucky enough to never have had it happen to me before! (All images are regular flattened TIFF images with clipping paths).
Also, feathered edges are not printing correctly and are sharp instead of feathered.
When I export the document to IDML and open it up in InDesign CC (v.9) all prints perfectly with no white boxes and feathered edges prints perfectly as well. I have compared all of the print settings (including color management, transparency flattener, etc.) between both versions and they are exactly the same. I am printing to a Xerox color laser printer. Can anyone offer any advice?
Thank you so much,
Christine

Okay...false alarm! It turns out that the issue was with my PRINTER settings (the settings you customize after hitting the “Printer” button at the bottom of the Print dialogue box in ID CC. I thought I had triple checked this but it seems there was one setting I missed earlier…adjusting the print brightness seemed to cause the issue. SO GLAD to know it was not InDesign…20 or so sheets/prints later….and thankful to know what was causing the issue! Thank you so much Steve for helping at any rate:) Much appreciated:)

How to eliminate a gradient drop shadow from a film border file

I have a Hasselblad-style square film border file that I got in an after-market PS action. It looks pretty convincing, except that it has a gradient extending a little ways into the frame that makes it look like a frame sitting above the image with a drop shadow. There are two layers in the file, so I think there may be a wat to get rid of the unwanted gradient. But I can't seem to figure out what it might be.
I sure with I could post the file here, but whatever I try to do to make files permissable to post on this forum never seems to work. The original PSD is only 2.6 MB. I tried sizing it down to 450p x 450p to no avail. The error message said "this type of content is not allowed." It is only an empty black film border.
Anyway, if someone is willing to look at the file offline, please let me know. I am not a graphics person, just a photographer. I would love to get rid of the gradient on this file. Thanks in advance.
Alternatively, if anyone knows a source for clean, realistic black film borders in digital file format, please let me know.

Maybe just posting a screenshot showing the border and layers panel will suffice.
Use the png or jpeg format for the screenshot.

Image with Drop shadow not showing in table

I made an image for the header for my website. When I insert
it into my table, the white background is coming up with my drop
shadow. I made it on photoshop elements and saved it as GIF file
with Transparency checked. Any ideas so that it inserts into my
table like I see it on photoshop?

what is the background? an image? or a color number?
Does photoshop's color picker work outside of ps? If it does,
click it on
dw's design view window. If it doesn't, open the background
image in ps and
sample it. Or type in the hex color number if ps will take
that. if not-
convert the hex color to RGB.
Alan
Adobe Community Expert, dreamweaver
http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/

Having a strange problem with Drop Shadows in Ai CS5

Hi there Adobe experts!
I have tried eveything... this is my first post here, but it's my only hope. I have a project where I apply drop shadows to linked images to give a sense of depth. A few days ago, the drop shadows just stopped feathering. It doesn't matter what the blur is set to, its just one colour. Transparency still applies. Here's the kicker...I can open files with applied drop shadows to them and they look fine. But if I try to edit that existing shadow, even by 0.0001 of a pt, it will lose its feathering.
I've deleted the AiPrefs file, and played with just about every setting in document raster effects settings. I have no clue what would cause this.
Oh, and whatever the issue is, it starts in my computer, and then attaches to the files... I sent the ai file to a friend, and when he tried to add drop shadows, they screwed up on his machine too. But it isn't the file. I've attached a brand new (and CMYK, just to see if that would make a difference...) file of a sphere showing the problem. Even with the blur super high, the shadow remains flat and monochromatic.
Any geniuses seen this before or have a remote clue how to solve this one?
Thanks in advance,
Luke

All my ram is tripple channel DDR3, same clock speeds, but some is 2GB and some is 4GB.
I just pulled the 2GB sticks (which I had in originally) and left in the 4GB sticks (the ones I recently purchased) and the problem goes away. It's quite odd, I've never had a problem like this before with any other application. I know it's not the best thing in the world to have different types of RAM installed, but my motherboard supports it and I've never had a problem doing it before.
I would be interested to see if this problem is reproducable in the OP's senario, or if this problem can be reproduced by others.
Conclusion: the 2GB sticks work on their own, and the 4GB sticks work on their own. I definitly would not call this a hardware problem, it's an adobe problem and they need to fix their software.

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