Re: Shadows.

Hi,
how I can create shadows of object in image ?
Having an imaging with some object painted on, like charis, tables or any other, how I can create shadows giving the angle and the altitude of the sun ? I'm using LT 14.5 with VB.NET, and I try to use the ShadowCommand class, but it doesn't seems to be the right way for my problem.

Thanks.

Can you please post sample images that show the image before and after the effect?

Thanks,

Hi,
I send three images:

- Before: is the starting image
- AnnStampObject: is the stamp added on "Before" image
- After: is the final one obtained realizing first to images.

I need to add the shadow of the tree on the ground.

Thanks!!!

We don't have anything that will be able to do what you are hoping.  The best thing you could try would be to use a black (with some alpha transparency most likely) image the same as the object you are trying to cast.  Once you have that, you can try combining the black image after changing the angle and size.

The main difficulty here is that you are trying to do three dimensional functionality on a 2D image.  It will be very difficult to detect exactly where and how the shadow should fall due to the terrain, angle, sun angle, etc.

If you want, I could add this as a feature request.  If implemented, it would most likely be in a major release.  If you need this functionality more immediately, please contact our custom development department at http://leadtools.com/devservices/ .

Thanks, I'll try it. May be a good idea add this request as a new future in future release.

Bye.

I have added a feature request for this functionality with the number 847FRQ.

Hi,
in the meantime I think to my problem with shadows and what you suggest in one reply is applicable, but I need further information:

In order to create the second image (for shadow), how can create an image that represente the 1-bit mask of the original image where white is the object of the source image and the background is black. This because the two image that after I have to combine must have the same black background because I have to apply transparency.

Combining the two images is possible to put one in front of another (the object image in front of the shadow image) ? How?

Thanks!

Call AddColorToRegion and set the color parameter to Black and the
combineMode parameter to SetNot to create a region that includes the
object only.  Then use the FillCommand class to fill the region with white.

Thanks,
now I'm at 50% of my work. The file named "OK.bmp" is obtained combining two images (one for the object and one for its shadow) together with CombineCommand with Flags = Operation.Xor. How can obtain image named "HOW"? How can I place the shadow's image under the object's image and link together in a single image ?

Thanks!

So what you're saying is, that you want to remove the extra white space
between the object and the shadow and connect them to each other? 
If yes, then try using the AutoCropCommand class on each of the bitmaps before combining them.