[solved] Window with transparency and blurred background

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[solved] Window with transparency and blurred background

Postby fillotassi » Thu Sep 21, 2017 4:48 pm

Good morning Inkscaper,

I'm trying to blur the background of a window, aiming to this effect: http://jsfiddle.net/fillotassi/0ne51s6o/

I found this old thread (viewtopic.php?t=13303), but I can't make it using Image Source. It lets me apply the Gaussian Blur filter through Filter Editor, but Image Source isn't clickable.

Here's the file I'm actually editing: http://svgur.com/s/37C

Thanks in advance!

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Re: Window with transparency and blurred background

Postby Lazur » Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:33 pm

Hi.

You need to use the background image as the input for the filter.
In the attached image it works fine.
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Re: Window with transparency and blurred background

Postby fillotassi » Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:42 pm

Thanks, now I understood how to link the Background Image to the Filter!

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Re: Window with transparency and blurred background

Postby Lazur » Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:48 pm

You are welcome!

In the mean time, check out Xav's tutorial series covering filter editing in inkscape as seen in the full circle magazine:
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Re: [solved] Window with transparency and blurred background

Postby fillotassi » Thu Sep 21, 2017 11:22 pm

Thanks, 'll read it. I also found this: https://www.packtpub.com/books/content/ ... er-effects

However, can the filter be shaped? From the example we exchanged, it seems not.

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Re: [solved] Window with transparency and blurred background

Postby fillotassi » Thu Sep 21, 2017 11:34 pm

Ok, great. It can be clipped!

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Re: [solved] Window with transparency and blurred background

Postby Lazur » Thu Sep 21, 2017 11:43 pm

Nice find!

Started my own "cookbook" before but got stuck a bit with it (lack of motivation, so to speak).
There are alot of things you can achieve by filtering.
Some examples: stormy waves, clouds, frost, wood textures, halftone effects, animations, etc.
My repository of custom svg filters is available here -they are in the public domain.

Not exactly sure what you are after, if you can elaborate I'll try to answer.


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