If I could actually select the drop-shadow it would be a start.
It should be selectable. You would not be able to select the pixels. But you should be able to select the object - the raster image. (Status bar will say "Image....") Just move the whole thing to the side, temporarily. After you get the color from it, you can delete it.
If you can't select it alone, check the status bar. I would guess it says "Group....". So Ungroup, deselect everything, and try to select it again.
I'm online now, and have time to look at the file. You could send it to me privately, if you like. I'll probably be online for another few hours this evening. (After that it would probably be Mon night or Tues before I'm available, but someone else would probably step up.)
brynn
-----Original Message----- From: Peter Flynn Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2019 4:38 PM To: inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Repairing a pixellated drop-shadow gradient
On 14/04/2019 21:53, brynn wrote:
Hi Peter, We'd need to see the PDF or SVG file, to be able to give specific instructions. Generally, you would use the status bar to find out which objects are raster and which are vector. When you select something with the Selection tool, the status bar tells you what kind of object it is. If the status bar says "Image...." it's a raster object. If it says "Path....", it's vector. If it says "Group...." you need to look inside the group.
I would need to ask the owner for permission to share the file publically, which I will do. I can of course send it to an individual, but I don't want to take up others' valuable time.
When I click with the Selection tool on one of the pixels of the drop-shadow, all it does is select the entire image. But I know the letters at least are paths because I can click on them with the Path tool.
Most likely the owner has passed the file through so many processes that it is no longer editable.
Then replace the rasterized objects. I wouldn't delete the rasterizeddrop shadow right away, because you can use it to get the right color for the new shadow.
If I could actually select the drop-shadow it would be a start.
There are a couple of ways to realize a drop shadow. [...]
Thanks very much for the pointers. With time pressure, it may be simpler just to create a giant bitmap with the drop-shadow blurred sufficiently so that the pixels are not noticeable. And worry about turning the image back into a real vector later.
Peter
-----Original Message----- From: Peter Flynn Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2019 6:29 AM To: inkscape-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-user] Repairing a pixellated drop-shadow gradient
I have inherited a vector PDF and an SVG file of a logo made from outlined letters with a gradated drop-shadow (see http://xml.silmaril.ie/downloads/letterlogo.png for enlarged PNG fragment).
When the logo is enlarged (eg for use on a poster), the drop-shadow shows up pixellated. Both files exhibit the identical problem. When edited, the drop-shadow is indeed made up of pixels. I assume in my ignorance that it was passed through some software at some stage in its past which concretized the drop-shadow as graded pixels.
How would I go about removing the drop-shadow entirely, and replacing it with one of identical color and extent, but done in such a way as to withstand enlargement without deterioration?
Peter
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