6.9. Ombre allongée

6.9. Ombre allongée
	6. Filtres d’Ombres et lumières

6.9.1. Généralités

This GEGL-based filter simplifies creating long shadows in several visual styles.

6.9.2. Activating the Filter

This filter is found in the main menu under Filters → Light and Shadow → Long Shadow….

It is available if the selected layer holds an Alpha channel (see Section 7.36, « Ajouter un canal Alpha »). Otherwise, it is disabled.

6.9.3. Paramètres

Figure 17.129. Options du filtre « Ombre allongée »

Presets, « Input Type », Rognage, Blending Options, Aperçu, Merge filter, Split view

	Note
	Ces options sont décrites dans Section 2, « Options communes ».

Style

Original file and its layers; the text layer was created via the "Layers to Image Size" function in the "Layer" menu.

Finite is the default style. Other available styles are Infinite, Fading, and Fading (fixed length).

Figure 17.130. Exemples pour l’option « Style »

Fini (par défaut)

Infini

Fondu

Fondu (longueur définie); longueur = 30

Angle

Angle de l’ombre, en degrés.

Angle = 110°

Longueur

Shadow length, in pixels. Only available when Style is set to Finite or Fading (fixed length).

Longueur = 30

Midpoint

Shadow fade midpoint. Only available when Style is set to Fading or Fading (fixed length).

Couleur

You can choose the color of the shadow here. Just click on the color swatch, and select a color when the color selector pops up, or use the eye-dropper to pick a color from the image.

Composition

The « Output composition » selects how the output of this filter will be determined. There are three choices:

Shadow plus image will output both the input image and the created shadow. This is the default.
Shadow only will output only the created shadow.
Shadow minus image will output the created shadow but subtracts the area hidden by the image.

Figure 17.131. Exemple de l’option « Composition »

Ombre seulement

Ombre moins l’image