Problems with photoshop's outter glow/fade.

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  • N.T.M.
    FFR Player
    • Dec 2007
    • 890
    #1

    Problems with photoshop's outter glow/fade.

    I've been having a problem with photoshop. I've been trying to make a cd title (for stepmania). Now I figured I'd just make the graphics over a transparent background and give the image an outter glow. It seemed to work fine until I viewed it in the game. The outter glow didn't fade out. It just turned a solid color producing very rough edges.

    Same thing with the text. I'd use the smooth option, but once in the game the faded pixels necessary to create a smooth appearance stood out with a rough white trim.

    I even got other cd titles with outter glows, made slight changes, and then the same change occured. As soon as I changed a single pixel it f*cked it up.

    WTF am I doing wrong? This is really annoying!!!!
    “Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish... Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you.”

    Christopher Hitchens
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    • arelik
      FFR Player
      • Jul 2006
      • 184
      #2
      Re: Problems with photoshop's outter glow/fade.

      I had the same problem, outer glow is a bitch. All I can say is try playing with the options and color.

      This thread is in the wrong section.

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        • chidori!
          FFR Player
          • Jun 2007
          • 1603
          #3
          Re: Problems with photoshop's outter glow/fade.

          are you using .png?

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            • Syhto
              BuMP it
              • Mar 2006
              • 2466
              #4
              Re: Problems with photoshop's outter glow/fade.

              That will happen more often with a transparent background. Like when you put a filter on a layer, and it won't function properly unless there's something visible beneath it on another layer. It most likely isn't you doing something wrong, it's just the way the images work.
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                • darkshark
                  Nothing.
                  • Nov 2004
                  • 4189
                  #5
                  Re: Problems with photoshop's outter glow/fade.

                  Its your alpha channel. Stepmania doesn't support transparent(alpha) backgrounds, it doesn't know what to do with it so it fills it in as best it can. Do as Syhto said, create a background layer for it, not an alpha, flatten the image when you're done. Should be fine from there.

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                    • chidori!
                      FFR Player
                      • Jun 2007
                      • 1603
                      #6
                      Re: Problems with photoshop's outter glow/fade.

                      but i've seen plenty of transparent cd-titles

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                        • darkshark
                          Nothing.
                          • Nov 2004
                          • 4189
                          #7
                          Re: Problems with photoshop's outter glow/fade.

                          Oh I didn't see that he said cd title, my mistake. Not the right format then? Use PNG. Enable alpha.

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                            • x After Dawn x
                              FFR Veteran
                              • Jul 2007
                              • 1613
                              #8
                              Re: Problems with photoshop's outter glow/fade.

                              jpeg doesn't support alpha channel, IIRC.
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                                • Crashfan3
                                  FFR Player
                                  • Nov 2006
                                  • 2937
                                  #9
                                  Re: Problems with photoshop's outter glow/fade.

                                  Originally posted by x After Dawn x
                                  jpeg doesn't support alpha channel, IIRC.
                                  Correct. JPEG is for web browsing, IMO. If it's not going to go on a website, there's really no reason to save it in JPEG format.

                                  PNG = <3

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                                    • Nightfirecat
                                      ...back from the dead.
                                      • Nov 2006
                                      • 3213
                                      #10
                                      Re: Problems with photoshop's outter glow/fade.

                                      In my opinion, you should always use .png. It's a wonderful file format that can be viewed on almost any computer and has reasonable file sizes while having lossless quality (most of the time).

                                      If you use .jpg for stepmania graphics, then you're dumb. Period. lol


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                                        • N.T.M.
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                                          • Dec 2007
                                          • 890
                                          #11
                                          Re: Problems with photoshop's outter glow/fade.

                                          Originally posted by Nightfirecat
                                          In my opinion, you should always use .png. It's a wonderful file format that can be viewed on almost any computer and has reasonable file sizes while having lossless quality (most of the time).

                                          If you use .jpg for stepmania graphics, then you're dumb. Period. lol
                                          I'm really not good with computers. I didn't know the format could affect its appearance in SM. So .png with a transparent background should work fine?

                                          And thanks a lot guys for all the replies.
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                                            • Nightfirecat
                                              ...back from the dead.
                                              • Nov 2006
                                              • 3213
                                              #12
                                              Re: Problems with photoshop's outter glow/fade.

                                              Originally posted by N.T.M.
                                              I'm really not good with computers. I didn't know the format could affect its appearance in SM. So .png with a transparent background should work fine?

                                              And thanks a lot guys for all the replies.
                                              Yes, for the most part, I'd say whatever photoshop stuff you save, unless requested under a certain size, should be saved as a .png, since it's a file format that doesn't lose quality as it's saved.

                                              If file size is an issue (for instance, with profile backgrounds when they worked), then usually saving as a .jpg saved with a higher-than-average quality will do the trick, and keep it looking as good as possible.


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                                                • N.T.M.
                                                  FFR Player
                                                  • Dec 2007
                                                  • 890
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Problems with photoshop's outter glow/fade.

                                                  It worked!!

                                                  Thanks, guys!!!

                                                  I was able to do Dark Sonic's cd title request:

                                                  “Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish... Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you.”

                                                  Christopher Hitchens

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