[mythtv-theming] How would I create a vignette effect with fanart?
David Asher
asherml at gmail.com
Thu Sep 24 11:48:16 UTC 2009
I'm interested in creating a similar effect as the vignette version of
the fanart on thetvdb.com (e.g. http://thetvdb.com/banners/fanart/vignette/73739-34.jpg)
. It seems like the best idea, however, is to download the full sized
fanart and then use MythUI to create the vignette. That way the theme
can decide whether and what type of vignette to use.
Could it be done just with a single imagetype using a mask file? Or
is a mask file only useful for cropping? The mask attribute
description is:
mask allows a second image to be set to alpha-mask the original. This
is a black and transparent image of identical size to the imagetype
area, where black is visible and transparent will be masked. This
allows for smooth edges and exotic shapes to your image. Masks cannot
be resized or scaled.
The usage of "alpha-mask" implies I could get varying level of
transparancy, but the later portion of the description seems to imply
only black and transparent are relevant.
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