Transparent Canvas problem

Any one know hov i can create a compleatly transparent Canvas?
Please give me some code :)

Thanks!!!
I found that JComponent har a setOpaque(boolean) metod that is very handy. I also found that i could add this component to a JFrame using setGlassPane(component)...Problem sort of fixed

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I'm not sure this is the place to ask a How To question. If not, please pardon the space I am using.
I want to create a frame (with a drop shadow) on a transparent canvas, and have the inside of the frame transparent as well. I can create a New document that is transparent, but the only way I see to put a 'frame' on it is to draw the 4 sides (4 rectangles). This does not work very well when you add drop shadows to the two sides that require them.
I will then import this into Premiere Pro and place a vdeo clip behind the Photoshop document, framing the clip inside the 'frame'.
I know this is a Premiere Pro forum. . . and I'll ask the How To Photoshop question in the Photoshop forum, but I thought if there was another way to create a frame inside of Premiere Pro, for the effect of framing a video clip . . . I would ask here.
Thanks and sorry for the headache this may cause.

Zoom was not checked. When I check it, it simply zooms in on the image (does not change the cropping).
The source properties are:
File Path: J:\IMPROMPTU PRODUCTIONS\Jamie\Jamie AVI Files\JF 10
Type: MPEG Movie
File Size: 1.4 GB
Image Size: 720 x 480
Pixel Depth: 32
Frame Rate: 29.97
Source Audio Format: 48000 Hz - compressed - Stereo
Project Audio Format: 48000 Hz - 32 bit floating point - Stereo
Total Duration: 00;30;50;09
Average Data Rate: 805 KB / second
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 0.9091
I believe it is an MPEG-2 file. I've been working on several different formats and I've been up since 4 AM.
As I said, the Sequence settings are:
Jamie (HDV 720p30)
1280 x 720
00;00;48;18, 29.97 fps
48000 Hz - Stereo
Not sure this answers your question or not.
I suppose I would have to render an image of what I'm talking about to the computer, then use the little camera button? Here is the image without the effect turned on. The one above, the effect is ON.
Are you using hardware MPE? Any graphics in play (other than the title)? Not sure what MPE is (I suppose I could Google it), but not knowing pretty much assures I'm not using it. Not other graphics. In these screen shots, only the video clip is in play, nothing else below or above, no titles.
This is what I am going for, but without the drop shadow landing on the clip. The image below is the clip with the Crop effect turned OFF.

How do I work on a transparent "canvas" instead of black?

I've been working with Sony Vegas for 5 years but after getting my first Macbook earlier this week I learned that Vegas and Mac aren't compatible!
One thing with vegas I was very used to was having the background of my project being the usual checkered white and gray transparency. Also, if I added an image that had a transparent background, such as a .png, the transparency was preserved.
On Premiere, my main workspace appears as black, and if I move an image with a transparent background, the transparency is replaced with solid black as well. What can I do to fix this to the way I'm used to? Also, if there's a way to make enabling a transparent "canvas" to start with as part of my default options, help with that would be great too.
Thanks!

Well, in PrPro, Transparency is shown as Black, and not as a "checkerboard," like with Photoshop. This is most readily seen, when one creates a Title. It will appear as a black background, which will be seen as Transparency, when it appears in a higher Video Track.
If your source material has an Alpha Channel, that will restrict the visibility. A PNG, TIFF, PSD, etc., with an Alpha Channel (same for Video), will have that Transparency, when used on a higher Video Track.
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Hunt

Transparent image problem

Hi all,
I have two images of the world, both of exactly the same size. The first is a background, and provides texture. The second image goes on top and is supposed to be transparent to let the texture show through. My problem is that when i display the 'transparent' image on top, you cannot see the contours through it, instead the top image just appears a pale colour because of the transparency added to it, as opposed to actually being transparent. Here is my code:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.image.*;
import java.io.*;
import javax.imageio.*;
public class GamePane extends Canvas {
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            buff2 = ImageIO.read(getClass().getResource("images/map.gif"));
        catch (IOException ioe) {
            System.out.println("Problem reading in file: " + ioe);
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        g.drawImage(buff1, 0, 0, null);
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    BufferedImage buff2;
}Can anyone suggest where i am going wrong?
Many thanks

As I understand you right, you want to use a top layered image with transparent parts. If this is the case, you should use the same color for all transparent parts in the picture and use a paint program to change the transparent color to the color mentioned. I use always microsoft paint to do this. (picture-attributes-transparent...)
the colored parts will automatically appear transparent.

Remove transparent canvas/background from behind image

Howdy,
Is it possible to remove the transparent background (see pic) of the canvas so that all I export as an image is the asymetrical rock? I want to use the rock as a button in flash and need it to be the exact shape of the rock without the 3 transparent corners (bc the corners are then perceived by fla as part of the button, so then I get this square button instead of asymetric rock shape button). Sorry if this is posted elsewhere.
Thanks for any help you can give!
k

Nice flame silky...
Yes I am well aware of transparent means. And yes, I saved the file as a .png, retaining transparent qualities.
Here, I'll type slow so you can understand...
Again (as I stated originally) the issue is this...when I import the .png into flash the png file comes as a square. I don't want a square the 3 transparent corners get in the way. Yes the 3 corners arrowed in my originaly querry are transparent, BUT flash registers the image as a square, not as the asymetrical rock shape, which is what I want. I've included another pic so you can see the problem (see below).
If you click the pic, it will enlarge and you can see the blue lines (top & right) which are the border for the imported .png. Again, I want to import this rock image solely as the rock with no transparent tag alongs. Can this be done or not?
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I've searched the forums for the last 2+ hours and can't find a solution for my problem, although there are hundreds of questions on this subject.
I have a stacked canvas on top of a content canvas. The canvases share the same window. They also share a data block. I added radio buttons on the main canvas to "show/hide" the stacked (my ultimate goal is to have 2-3 stacked and toggle. When hide, the stacked canvas is hidden, but when i click show, it is not. I understand reading all the posts that the block with focus will display, and I've added both a go_block and go_item prior to the show_view. Below is my code. MEL_DETAILS is content and MEL_LINE_ITEM is stacked.
IF :stack = 'SHOW_STACK' THEN
GO_BLOCK('MEL_ITEM');
GO_ITEM('MEL_ITEM.MIS_PROJECT_NO');
SHOW_VIEW('MEL_LINE_ITEM');
SET_VIEW_PROPERTY('MEL_LINE_ITEM', visible, property_true);
SET_VIEW_PROPERTY('MEL_LINE_ITEM', display_position, 718, 583);
SET_ITEM_PROPERTY('PROJECTS.STACK',MOUSE_NAVIGATE,PROPERTY_FALSE); -- radio button
ELSif :stack = 'HIDE_STACK' THEN
HIDE_VIEW('MEL_LINE_ITEM');
SET_VIEW_PROPERTY('MEL_LINE_ITEM', visible, property_false);
SET_ITEM_PROPERTY('PROJECTS.STACK',MOUSE_NAVIGATE,PROPERTY_TRUE);
END IF;

user12198246 wrote:
I've searched the forums for the last 2+ hours and can't find a solution for my problem, although there are hundreds of questions on this subject.
I have a stacked canvas on top of a content canvas. The canvases share the same window. They also share a data block. I added radio buttons on the main canvas to "show/hide" the stacked (my ultimate goal is to have 2-3 stacked and toggle. When hide, the stacked canvas is hidden, but when i click show, it is not. I understand reading all the posts that the block with focus will display, and I've added both a go_block and go_item prior to the show_view. Below is my code. MEL_DETAILS is content and MEL_LINE_ITEM is stacked.
IF :stack = 'SHOW_STACK' THEN
GO_BLOCK('MEL_ITEM');
GO_ITEM('MEL_ITEM.MIS_PROJECT_NO');
SHOW_VIEW('MEL_LINE_ITEM');
SET_VIEW_PROPERTY('MEL_LINE_ITEM', visible, property_true);
SET_VIEW_PROPERTY('MEL_LINE_ITEM', display_position, 718, 583);
SET_ITEM_PROPERTY('PROJECTS.STACK',MOUSE_NAVIGATE,PROPERTY_FALSE); -- radio button
ELSif :stack = 'HIDE_STACK' THEN
HIDE_VIEW('MEL_LINE_ITEM');
SET_VIEW_PROPERTY('MEL_LINE_ITEM', visible, property_false);
SET_ITEM_PROPERTY('PROJECTS.STACK',MOUSE_NAVIGATE,PROPERTY_TRUE);
END IF;Here, it seems two problem..
The line..
SET_VIEW_PROPERTY('MEL_LINE_ITEM', visible, property_true);
and
SET_VIEW_PROPERTY('MEL_LINE_ITEM', visible, property_false);No needed
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Hello,
We are experiencing new problems exporting InDesign files to PDF.
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Can you help me or lead me to information online that will help.
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Please don't post in multiple forums. Your question has nothing to do with the PDF language and specifications, but rather PDF workflow or InDesign. I've responded to your other posting and am closing this thread.
- Dov

PS 2014 Foreground to transparent (gradient problems)

Adobe Photoshop 2014
Files:
PSD                                Clock, Gradient line
DOCX, MHTML, PDF                   PS Foreground to transparent gradient
SWF                                2014-06-26_1509
PNG                                Clock (original), Clock (gradient), Clock (masked), PS 1, PS 2, PS 3
Foreground to transparent gradient
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We tried to record the PS method for our gradient. Jing was our first choice, but Jing’s flash engine conflicts with the PS flash engine, blocking the gradient tool’s drag action. Jing can only record steps prior to the final drag-and-drop gradient action. Cam is rendered useless by HDR displays’ high resolution, causing glare white-out. Here is our visible work-flow.
>>
1. Select Gradient Tool on left toolbar, open tool group and select 'Foreground to transparent' tool.
Occasionally, next close and reopen PS 2014 (stubborn gradient problems).
>
When PS 2014 reopens, the specific gradient tool remains selected. This clears some aspects of the PS 2014 cache, which sometimes help.
Notice that selected left tool bar button momentarily changes to Eyedropper, when Gradient Editor opens! A hint of what follows.
2. Select a layer to apply gradient to, this selected layer is the gradient tool's "Foreground". However, gradient is applied in ‘reverse’ (see below, 5).
3. Panels bottom bar, click mask button to 'Add a layer mask', then ‘Filter for pixel layers’ and ‘Add a vector mask' -

This may also help!
                Using only Add layer mask may indiscriminately result the following:
- Stressing here the words "may indiscriminately"...
when PS 2014 is unstable, adding actions when Layer mask alone fails, may (often) be stabilizing enough to make gradient work...
once PS 2014 begins performing Foreground to transparent gradients, then simply begin creating new transparency gradients when PS 2014 re-opens,
or just click Add layer mask to get going again;
- Layer mask alone may suffice, or it may slightly penetrate underlying layers with partial transparency, and/or…
- May convert transparent background to a foreground 'Color to transparent' gradient in opposite direction to (reversed) Foreground to transparent gradient;
- Exact/intended layer vs. vector behaviors are unknown, though each provides unique creative applications, in isolation and when used together;
- Use a new PSD file dedicated just to Foreground to transparent gradient. This quickly resolves inevitable multiple layer-and-tool conflicts.
4. Layers panel top bars, click ‘Lock transparent pixels’ and then click 'Filter for pixel layers'. These actions help focus PS 2014 on the current work-flow. Though given this gradient’s obvious corruption, it cannot be said that any method is specific, or repeatable. We are now stepping beyond the sometimes sufficient Add layer mask, experimenting with gradient line attempts as we go.
5. Finally, we will drag from point A to point B in workspace, resulting gradient with greatest transparency at A-side of selected layer. Click workspace anywhere and drag across selected layer: this creates a straight, dashed gradient line. When the mouse button is released at point B, the dashed line vanishes and the gradient is applied. Release mouse button where you want gradient to end. Note that the endpoint B inside of layer object will fade into opaque towards point B, right up to the B-side edge of the layer object. PS 2014 auto-renders an even gradient. Extending beyond object renders opacity curve with midpoint transparency closer to full opacity B-side of gradient line. This gradient tool, in its current structure, performs in reverse and should be renamed to Transparent to foreground: starting Point A is the transparent side of the gradient line!
6. Ctrl-Z or history to undo Foreground to transparent gradient (s). Experiment until it looks best. Multiple gradients can be applied from any direction. Occasionally, once PS 2014 has established effective (reversed) Foreground to transparent gradient behavior or behaviors (?... not sure what's going on there), then closing and reopening PS 2014, one can immediately begin to create new (reversed) Foreground to transparent gradients... without any masking or other workspace preparation!
Office 365 32-bit and PS 2014 64-bit conflict. When image pasted from PS into Word 365, Office pastes image as ‘Object’. Pasted object is distorted as square dimensions are vertically stretched 150% to offset square dimensions – e.g., 2px x 4px PS 2014 copied image layer becomes 2px x 6px Word image “Object”. Also, pasted objects cannot be formatted in any way. Re-sizing is not possible! This dimension distortion and formatting conflict does not arise in Office 64-bit; however, Microsoft will discourage (even withdraw support) as the bulk of corporate clients deploy Office as 32-bit software. PS 2014 is set to Maximize Compatibility.
- - Riverleaf digital publishing, summer 2014

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Hi,
This is vaguely similar to the this
topic
but I seem to have made things even more complicated.
Basic set up is a horizontal list that uses a custom
component itemrenderer to display a thumbnail and label:
<?xml version="1.0"?>

<mx:VBox xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
width="100" height="120" verticalAlign="top" verticalGap="3"
verticalScrollPolicy="off" horizontalAlign="center"
backgroundAlpha="0.0" alpha="1.0">
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source="assets/{data.file}" scaleContent="true"/>
<mx:Label text="{data.text}" fontWeight="bold"
width="100%" textAlign="center"/>
</mx:VBox>
The data is loaded up from an external XML file with this
sort of format:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<thumbnails>
<thumb>
<file>thumb_image_1.jpg</file>
<text>Thumb 1</text>
<url>
http://www.blah.com</url>
<id>thumb1</id>
</thumb>
</thumbnails>
That's loaded up using the HTTPService and stored in a Model
thing.
I've got the dragging from the HL happening quite nicely and
it drops fine on to the canvas area, code all hack off from the
help files. The problem I'm having is finding out the data about
the item I've just dropped, I should at least be able to get the
source url for the thumbnail and the label text string, but I just
don't know how to get it. The call back I'm using looks like this:
private function doDragDrop(event:DragEvent,
target1:Canvas):void {
var vX:int = target1.mouseX;
var vY:int = target1.mouseY;
var vW:int = target1.width;
var vH:int = target1.height;
// follow variables give relative coordinate values so that
if window size is altered
// we don't have to do tricky calulations to reset rating
positions.
var vRx:Number = vX/vW;
var vRy:Number = vY/vH;
Alert.show(event.dragSource + " " + vX + " " + vY + " " +
vRx + " " + vRy, 'Mouse drop loc', mx.controls.Alert.OK);
I just don't know how to get the info out of the
event.dragSource.
Here's the full mxml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="absolute" creationComplete="srv.send()">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
private function xmlLoaded():void {
thumbAC = srv.lastResult.thumbnails;
import mx.core.DragSource;
import mx.managers.DragManager;
import mx.events.*;
import mx.containers.Canvas;
import mx.controls.Alert;
// Called when the user clicks the mouse on either colored
canvas.
// Initializes the drag.
private function dragIt(event:MouseEvent, text:String,
format:String):void {
// Get the drag initiator component from the event object.
var dragInitiator:Canvas=Canvas(event.currentTarget);
// Called if the user dragged a proxy onto the drop target
canvas.
private function doDragEnter(event:DragEvent):void {
// Get the drop target component from the event object.
var dropTarget:Canvas=Canvas(event.currentTarget);
DragManager.acceptDragDrop(dropTarget);
// Called if the target accepts the dragged object and the
user
// releases the mouse button while over the canvas.
// Handles the dragDrop event for the List control.
private function doDragDrop(event:DragEvent,
target1:Canvas):void {
var vX:int = target1.mouseX;
var vY:int = target1.mouseY;
// follow variables give relative coordinate values so that
if window size is altered
// we don't have to do tricky calulations to reset rating
positions.
Alert.show(event.dragSource + " " + vX + " " + vY, 'Mouse
drop loc', mx.controls.Alert.OK);
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:HTTPService id="srv" url="assets/thumbnails.xml"
useProxy="false" result="xmlLoaded();"/>
<mx:Model id="thumbAC"/>
<mx:Panel height="160" layout="absolute" title="Thumbnail
Browser" cornerRadius="10" id="thumbScrollBrowser" bottom="10"
left="10" right="10">
<mx:HorizontalList x="0" y="10" width="100%"
height="110" id="thumbBrowser"
dataProvider="{thumbAC.thumb}"
dragEnabled="true" rollOverColor="#FFFFFF"
selectionColor="#ffffff" borderColor="#FFFFFF"
borderSides="0" borderStyle="none" alpha="1"
backgroundAlpha="1.0"
itemRenderer="Thumbnail">
</mx:HorizontalList>
</mx:Panel>

<mx:ArrayCollection id="wallAC"/>
<mx:Canvas id="myCanvas" backgroundColor="#ffffff"
cornerRadius="10"
borderStyle="solid"
dragEnter="doDragEnter(event);"
dragDrop="doDragDrop(event, myCanvas);" left="10" right="10"
top="10" bottom="180">
</mx:Canvas>
</mx:Application>
Thanks for any thoughts.
Cheers,
Rob

This in the drop handler should give you back the XML you
just dropped:
var getListData:XML=
evtDrag.dragSource.dataForFormat("items");

Color flicker? Florescent lights? Viewer to Canvas problem?

Hello everyone,
I shot on a Sony HZ5u,
in Smooth Slow Record,
HDV1080i, 60i
inside a semi truck bay under fluorescent lighting (I think).
In both the Viewer and Canvas there is a frame to frame shift in White Balance hue
from cyan to magenta.
The issue does not occur outside the bay, so I'm guessing it's due to lighting.
Now my problem is that the visibility of this is more noticeable in the Canvas
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Hi
I have just installed CS4 and am having a few problems with
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1. If I have several floating canvases (separate images) and
I open another image, the image opens behind all the other open
windows. When I click the new image; it remains behind and obscured
by all the other canvases and doesn't come to the front as it would
in any other application.to get the new image to the front, I have
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MMisterMM wrote:
> 1. If I have several floating canvases (separate images)
and I open another
> image, the image opens behind all the other open
windows. When I click the new
> image; it remains behind and obscured by all the other
canvases and doesn't
> come to the front as it would in any other
application.to get the new image to
> the front, I have to close all the other image!!
Sometimes I can get the new
> canvas to the front by clicking each and every other
canvas once, which kind of
> wakes it up. Does anyone know a way around this?
Why not maximize them so rather than floating document
windows, they are
tabbed? Just out of curiosity, why do you have so many opened
at once?
> Does anyone know how
> to get new opened images to load onto their own
canvases?
Choose file > open.
>
> 3. This is maybe more of a niggle. When I drag a canvas
around the workspace,
> the whole canvas turns grey until I release the canvas
again. This is a pain if
> I am trying to place an image next to another image to
reference it.
Under Preferences > Edit make sure that Preview Drag is
selected.
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http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/members/8.html

Loading an image to a Canvas problem.

I have constructed a simple GUI, with a menu and a Canvas for displaying images(jpg,gif).
In the menu I have a Load button(menuItem), which is coupled with an ActionPerformed so that the image will be loaded when I choose Load in the menu.
Here is the problem: When I choose Load, nothing happens the first time. When i hit Load again, the picture is loaded and displayed. Why?
Code:
private void LoadActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
// Add your handling code here:
// Loads the image to memory
Image img=Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("c:/radiohit.jpeg");
//Shows the Canvas Picture
pictureCanvas.getGraphics().drawImage(img,0,0,pictureCanvas);

The problem is that the image hasent finished loading when you try painting it.
make img a member of your class.
public void LoadActionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
myCanvas.img=Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getImage("c:/radiohit.jpeg");
myCanvas.repaint();
}and in the canvas class:
public void paint(Graphics g)
g.drawImage(img,0,0,this);
}The call to repaint will not cause the image to get painted, however, the "this" argument in drawImage will cause "this" (the canvas) to get repainted again when the image is fully loaded -and then the image will get painted. You should have your painting code in paint anyway, because if not a system call to paint would cause your image to disappear even though it was allready there. You could also look at the MediaTracker class and the waitForAll method, if you want to know how to wait for an image to be fully loaded.
Ragnvald Barth
Software engineer

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