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  creating clean drop shadows as keyable targa files w/o a white halo in ps…

  Posted by Sugarcubed on December 20, 2006 at 11:29 am

  Hi, Im having a problem saving out keyable targa files with images that have a gradated shadow. When these files are imported into aftereffects or another editing program all the gradated shadows have a white halo around them. I understand why but I cant seem to figure out a way around giving, for example, keyable text a nice black to gray graduated shadow look without the white halo that photoshop Produces. Maybe if there was a way to invert the alpha channel that ps creates so black is opaque and white is keyed out? — thanks in advance, Mark

  Sugarcubed replied 19 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Ian Schmoel

  January 3, 2007 at 8:19 pm

  Try placing your shadow on a black background. The alpha channel will give you a nice gradient transparency if it is on a solid color.
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  Sugarcubed

  January 12, 2007 at 10:30 am

  Thanks so much – that worked

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