Dear people,

Can I "fade out" a picture at the borders?
I. e., I'd like to define a margin of, say,
1 cm, and the picture should become paler and
paler in this margin from the inside to the 
outside until it becomes "all white".
So if it is printed on white paper, the
picture doesn't appear as a sharp rectangle
but gets a "fuzzy" border.

I have PSP 6.0.

TIA!

Lothar Frings wrote:
> Dear people,
> 
> Can I "fade out" a picture at the borders?
> I. e., I'd like to define a margin of, say,
> 1 cm, and the picture should become paler and
> paler in this margin from the inside to the 
> outside until it becomes "all white".
> So if it is printed on white paper, the
> picture doesn't appear as a sharp rectangle
> but gets a "fuzzy" border.
> 
> I have PSP 6.0.
> 
> TIA!

I really can't remember the options available in PSP 6, so I hope this 
helps...

You could try playing with a rectangular selection tool, and adjusting 
the "feather" options.  invert the selection (control + shift + I) and 
then delete.  it will fade the outside of your image selection to the 
background color selected in PSP.

-- 
Whatevah / Jerry Horn
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spambait: spam@uce.gov

"Lothar Frings" <da_lodda@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:a2c06321.0408200012.3ea8986@posting.google.com...
> Dear people,
>
> Can I "fade out" a picture at the borders?
> I. e., I'd like to define a margin of, say,
> 1 cm, and the picture should become paler and
> paler in this margin from the inside to the
> outside until it becomes "all white".
> So if it is printed on white paper, the
> picture doesn't appear as a sharp rectangle
> but gets a "fuzzy" border.
>
> I have PSP 6.0.
>
> TIA!


Have a look here:
http://campratty.com/1faq/faqpages/a19.html


-- 

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cool I have wanted to do this.........but not with white :O) ......probably
black or the original background color.......anyway.....THANKS for the link

in article a2c06321.0408200012.3ea8986@posting.google.com, Lothar Frings at
da_lodda@gmx.de wrote on 08/20/2004 1:12 AM:

> Dear people,
> 
> Can I "fade out" a picture at the borders?
> I. e., I'd like to define a margin of, say,
> 1 cm, and the picture should become paler and
> paler in this margin from the inside to the
> outside until it becomes "all white".
> So if it is printed on white paper, the
> picture doesn't appear as a sharp rectangle
> but gets a "fuzzy" border.
> 
> I have PSP 6.0.
> 
> TIA!


http://www.artistmike.com/Vignette/Vignette.html

in article _JjVc.87$_h.78@bignews3.bellsouth.net, JoAnn at jo@nospam.com
wrote on 08/20/2004 2:44 AM:

> http://campratty.com/1faq/faqpages/19.html



Here is a better one...

http://www.artistmike.com/Vignette/Vignette.html

Aratzio wrote:
> in article _JjVc.87$_h.78@bignews3.bellsouth.net, JoAnn at
> jo@nospam.com wrote on 08/20/2004 2:44 AM:
>
>> http://campratty.com/1faq/faqpages/19.html
>
>
>
> Here is a better one...
>
> http://www.artistmike.com/Vignette/Vignette.html

Which will only be useful if you already know how to do it or if you'd
like to see an example of poor image preparation for a web page... who
knows, someone might like a faint pink background around their images.
Maybe it's an example of how a poorly adjusted monitor can trip you up
by displaying faint colours as white.
-- 
Tim

in article CfBVc.332561$165.52591@news.easynews.com, Tim at
timmorr64@XremoveXhotmail.com wrote on 08/20/2004 10:40 PM:


>> Here is a better one...
>> 
>> http://www.artistmike.com/Vignette/Vignette.html
> 
> Which will only be useful if you already know how to do it ...

Some people don't even understand the process of making a layered image, or
the idea that images can look round but still be rectangles.  The tutorial
helps them understand the process, not the specific steps for each piece of
software.

You really are dim.




> someone might like a faint pink background around their images.
> Maybe it's an example of how a poorly adjusted monitor can trip you up
> by displaying faint colours as white.

The tutorial works just fine, pink background or not.  You are just being
pissy.  Did someone offend you?  You poor thing.

TheOne wrote:
> in article CfBVc.332561$165.52591@news.easynews.com, Tim at
> timmorr64@XremoveXhotmail.com wrote on 08/20/2004 10:40 PM:
>
>
>>> Here is a better one...
>>>
>>> http://www.artistmike.com/Vignette/Vignette.html
>>
>> Which will only be useful if you already know how to do it ...
>
> Some people don't even understand the process of making a layered
> image, or the idea that images can look round but still be
> rectangles.  The tutorial helps them understand the process, not the
> specific steps for each piece of software.
>
> You really are dim.
>
>
>
>
>> someone might like a faint pink background around their images.
>> Maybe it's an example of how a poorly adjusted monitor can trip you
>> up by displaying faint colours as white.
>
> The tutorial works just fine, pink background or not.  You are just
> being pissy.  Did someone offend you?  You poor thing.

Or did hook and line fly up from the depths and lodge in the lip of the
fisherman?

-- 
Tim

in article VwCVc.22147776$Of.3696213@news.easynews.com, Tim at
timmorr64@XremoveXhotmail.com wrote on 08/21/2004 12:07 AM:


> Or did hook and line fly up from the depths and lodge in the lip of the
> fisherman?


Could be, but it is more likely that the fisherman is playing the fish.  You
just have to decide who is who.

JoAnn wrote:

> Have a look here:
> http://campratty.com/1faq/faqpages/a19.html

Thanks to both of you - that does it!

On 20 Aug 2004 01:12:06 -0700, da_lodda@gmx.de (Lothar Frings) wrote:

>Can I "fade out" a picture at the borders?
>I. e., I'd like to define a margin of, say,
>1 cm, and the picture should become paler and
>paler in this margin from the inside to the 
>outside until it becomes "all white".
>So if it is printed on white paper, the
>picture doesn't appear as a sharp rectangle
>but gets a "fuzzy" border.

Try:

http://www.ransen.com/repligator/webfade.htm



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