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Transparency types
The most common type of transparency, and the only type that many other
applications understand is called "Mix transparency". But MAGIX Page & Layout
Designer 2013 supports different type that affect the objects in different ways.
Page & Layout Designer has these types of transparency:
Mix
The color of the object mixes with the color of underlying objects. The effect is similar
to spraying a thin coat of color (or paint) over underlying objects.
Stained glass
The effect is similar to viewing underlying objects through colored glass. It is useful
for the simulation of glass and selectively darkening objects. The color of the object
with Stained Glass applied:
• White - no effect on the colors of underlying objects.
• Gray & Black - darkens the colors of underlying objects.
• Other colors - darken underlying colors towards saturated color (light red over
light red results in mid-red: green over red results in black). If you want to use a
colored object to darken underlying colors, you may find
DARKEN transparency
type easier to use.
Technically the process is subtractive in RGB color space.
Bleach
Bleach has no clear analogy in the physical world. It is useful for highlights when the
light source is not white. The color of the object with Bleach applied:
• Gray & White - lightens the colors in underlying objects.
• Black - no effect on the colors of underlying objects.
• Other colors - lighten underlying colors towards unsaturated color. (Light-red
over light-red gives a pale-red: green over red gives yellow.) If you want to use a
colored object to lighten but not color-shift underlying colors, you may find
LIGHTEN transparency type easier to use.
Technically the process is additive in RGB color space.
Contrast
Usually you would use C on a separate object to modify the color of underlaying
objects (that is, you would use an object as a filter). Depending on the color chosen, it
increases the contrast of underlying colors (make them brighter or duller).The color of
the object with Contrast applied:
• Gray (below a 50% tint of black) & White - increase contrast (compress the
color range) to make the underlying colors brighter.