[magick-users] PNG and Drop Shadow

[Anthony Thyssen]

"Andy R. Spliethof" on  wrote...
| We're very new to IM and utilizing it in a VB Scripted App..
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| We're trying to overlay PNG files to compile a montage. We would like to use
| the DROPDSHADOW, but it always renders with a WHITE background instead of
| shadowing over our chosen background. Has anyone had any experience on
| overlaying images and successfully creating a drop shadow?
|  
| We're using a clear PNG image to lay the Photos down on and them merging
| that on top of a background the customer's use. If anyone has a formula or
| idea on how we should compile, it appreciated.
|  
| Samples
| http://designrprints.scarabmedia.com/montage_sample.htm
|  

See IM Examples, Montage, for how to make use of montage for specific
backgrounds.

   http://imagemagick.org/Usage/montage/#bg

However if you are not actually using the "montage" command to create a
montage (which may be the case judging from the examples), then
exactly what you are doing may be needed.

  Anthony Thyssen ( System Programmer )    <A.Thyssen at griffith.edu.au>
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