IG_IP_drop_shadow

This function adds a drop shadow to an image, which is enlarged to contain a background and shadowed area.

Declaration:

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AT_ERRCOUNT ACCUAPI IG_IP_drop_shadow( HIGEAR hIGear, AT_INT width, AT_INT distance, AT_INT angle, HIGPIXEL hInsideColor, HIGPIXEL hOutsideColor );

Arguments:

Name	Type	Description
hIGear	HIGEAR	Image to which to apply drop shadow effect.
width	AT_INT	Width of background and shadow area to add to the image.
distance	AT_INT	Distance to move image from shadow area.
angle	AT_INT	Angle (direction) of movement of image from shadow area.
hInsideColor	HIGPIXEL	Color of shadow area. It should have the same color space and channel depths as the image to which the effect is applied.
hOutsideColor	HIGPIXEL	Color of background. It should have the same color space and channel depths as the image to which the effect is applied.

Return Value:

Returns the number of ImageGear errors that occurred during this function call.

Supported Raster Image Formats:

All pixel formats supported by ImageGear for C and C++, except:
Indexed RGB – 1 bpp;
Indexed RGB with non-grayscale palette;
Grayscale – 1 bpp;
Images that have a Grayscale LUT attached to them.

Sample:

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