Gimp animation: transparent background - dropshadow problem
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:12 am
Hi,
I have been searching help regarding a problem I have, and found this forum. Perhaps one of you guys can help me.
I have created an awesome gimp animation and it works great except for one small problem.
Basically I have a golden ring that revolves 360 degrees.
I use 25 frames that replace each other with the commands (100ms) (replace)
I have a transparent background.
If I add a drop shadow to my frames, the shadow appears as one solid black block.
This happens if I place a shadow to each frame, as well as if I place a single shadow.
A further explanation would be:- if we forget about the dropshadow, but simply make each frame 50% opacity - then the playback does not show the transparency, it shows the solid ring as if transparency is 100%.
The only time I can get it to display correctly is if I give each frame a solid background. (Like - add shadow, add background, merge down.
This ruins the effect I am trying to create of a ring floating in the air.
Am I trying to do the impossible?
I have been searching help regarding a problem I have, and found this forum. Perhaps one of you guys can help me.
I have created an awesome gimp animation and it works great except for one small problem.
Basically I have a golden ring that revolves 360 degrees.
I use 25 frames that replace each other with the commands (100ms) (replace)
I have a transparent background.
If I add a drop shadow to my frames, the shadow appears as one solid black block.
This happens if I place a shadow to each frame, as well as if I place a single shadow.
A further explanation would be:- if we forget about the dropshadow, but simply make each frame 50% opacity - then the playback does not show the transparency, it shows the solid ring as if transparency is 100%.
The only time I can get it to display correctly is if I give each frame a solid background. (Like - add shadow, add background, merge down.
This ruins the effect I am trying to create of a ring floating in the air.
Am I trying to do the impossible?