RE: [iText-questions] image masking

[Paulo Soares]

TIFF or PNG. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:53 PM
> To: Paulo Soares
> Subject: RE: [iText-questions] image masking
> 
> Thank you.
> What type of image should I be using to create a mask? jpg, png, etc.
> Or do I need to create the mask at the byte level.
> 
> Can you give some suggestions or example code to work with.
> 
> Casildo Romero
> 
> 
> > A mask must be bw or grayscale. I doubt that you can find a gif with
> > those characteristics.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> >> Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:57 PM
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Subject: [iText-questions] image masking
> >>
> >> I am trying to take one image and create a mask for another
> >> image but seem
> >> to be getting a parsing error when the PDF is generated.
> >> Below is a snipet
> >> of the code.
> >>
> >> //Two tone mask: black and white.
> >> Image mask= Image.getInstance(new 
> URL("http://"+imageURL+"mask.gif";));
> >> mask.makeMask();
> >> mask.setInvertMask(true);
> >>
> >> Image pic = Image.getInstance(new 
> URL("http://"+imageURL+"pic.gif";));
> >> pic.setImageMask(mask);
> >> doc.add(pic);
> >>
> >> Am I missing something?
> >>
> >> Do I need to convert the mask object to
> >>     Image temp= Image.getInstance(new
> >> URL("http://"+imageURL+"mask.gif";));
> >>     byte[] maskArray = temp.getOriginalData();
> >>     Image mask = Image.getInstance(widthOfMask, heightOfMask, 1, 1,
> >> maskArray);
> >>
> >>
> >> Is there any code example with a mask  .gif and picture  .gif
> >>
> >> Thank you
> >> Casildo
> >>
> >>
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