#Shadow drop to gif transparent image software#
#Shadow drop to gif transparent image mac#
#Shadow drop to gif transparent image windows#

#Shadow drop to gif transparent image windows#

However, I don't feel as advanced as you lol. I don't know which version of Affinity I'm using, I just downloaded the one for Windows from their site.Īlso, I only have the option to export a PNG as a 'whole document' and nothing else Thank you sooo much for going over this all with me. Needless to say, the words 'drop shadow' and their shadows were surrounded by a white rectangle on top of my green one.Ĭould you try placing your text and shadow on a transparent background and see if that helps?

#Shadow drop to gif transparent image software#

because the Forum software wouldn't allow that large a file. I couldn't put a green rectangle under version 1. I have attached a very rudimentary demonstration of what I did. The only difference in the result is what I choose in the 'Area' box for the export settings. Although I note that you seem to be using a Beta build (Designer 1.8.3.641)? I may be mistaken, but have you tried upgrading to Designer 1.8.3 Windows release build? Anyway, I have tried several ways to export a PNG of text with a shadow, and have had no problem with the shadow at all.

#Shadow drop to gif transparent image mac#

Welcome I am a MAC user, but the process should be the same.

But if you do need to provide alternative styling for older browsers, you could do so using a feature query, with a box-shadow fallback. I tend to use it as progressive enhancement, without the need for a workaround for older browsers, as it isn’t normally something that would affect the user experience in any significant way. Browser supportĬSS filters (including drop-shadow) are supported in all modern browsers. If you’re interested in further reading, Ana Tudor pointed me to this article on how blur radius is calculated. Whatever the case, you’ll likely need to compensate for the difference by adjusting your drop-shadow values somewhat. I suspect this is something to do with CSS filters being based on SVG filter primitives. box-shadow tends to give a darker, heavier shadow than drop-shadow when the same values are used. Gotchasĭrop-shadow doesn’t render the exact same shadow effect as box-shadow, even when given the same parameters. For example, if it was supported, we could use drop-shadow to create an outline on a gradient background, in the way we can with box-shadow on other elements. This means we can’t currently use it to create an outline effect, which I think would be really useful. This one’s just for fun though!) LimitationsĪs mentioned above, drop-shadow doesn’t include the spread parameter. (Side note: transitioning and animating CSS filters isn’t particularly performant, and it’s probably best to avoid animating this many filters at once in real projects. See the Pen Multiple drop-shadows on clipped element by Michelle on CodePen. Here’s a fun thing: You can use multiple drop shadows for some pretty cool effects! Check out the following demo. Box-shadow applied to columnsīut by using drop-shadow on the whole component, we get the shadow exactly where we want it, without resorting to hacks: Drop-shadow applied to component

We’d need to employ some clever CSS to hide those shadows where elements overlap. If we add a box-shadow to each element individually, then each one will cast its own shadow, which might not be the desired effect. If we add a box-shadow to the whole component, we’ll be left with strange empty spaces: Box-shadow applied to component On occasion I’ve needed to build components made up of overlapping elements, which itself needs to cast a shadow. my-element The drop-shadow filter is applied on the parent element of the clipped shape. But did you know there is a CSS filter, drop-shadow, that does something similar? Like box-shadow, we can pass in values for x-offset, y-offset, blur radius and colour. If you’re familiar with CSS, you probably know all about the box-shadow property. This article was updated on 13 August 2020 to include additional reference material.