** This thread discusses the Content article: Mezzoforce Ice 2 **

I have been running Mezzofporce Ice 2 from Xara XXP3. I know it isn't a supported host. I get a additional border on the return to the application from XXP itself. With a transparent graphic, the transparent area is returned with a fog of pixels. 1.03 doesn't perform that way. When I sent an image using XPE, the pluging appeared to work, but did not return a result.

I tried Photoshop 7, and 1.03 returned the transparent area clear, but V2 didn't.

Just noting the differences.

Presets are very nice in V2.

Rich

Xara not supported...
about shaded transparent yes it is, next update makes it possible to remove it for user, at this time try to use selection mask from editor...

plugin not work for you because you are using large picture, image must fit 1000x1000 pixels, lite version limits.

Thanks for the reply,

I am using the full version of Mezzoforce Ice 2. I can trim the image and create a transparency mask in Xara. The image is used to texturize other forms of the image.

Rich

to remove 'fog' you can try to set deeping to 0, because this parameter generates a smooth deep on all image.
in next update im include check box for deeping parameter, for user choice use it or not.

about xara...
xara is not an open source editor, we cant adopt our plugin special for xara use
because is a problem of this software... not our.
all meezoforce plugs are compatible with hosts where is correct code for loading this type of plugins, i mean photoshop compatible of course.
also we have no interests for study or learn 3rd party hosts where is no compatibility with photoshop or software where developers doings hack to loading plugins, or too lame to do it correct. sorry

Thanks again,

There was something about Xara open source, but I don't remember. It is probably at Talkgraphics.

It was easy enough the make an image mask for my Xara image. The Mezzoforce Ice image still had pixels in the transparent area. Most likely not seen in most cases. I see them because of how I create images.

Version 2 produces very nice effects. I added an image with two layers of Mezzoforce Ice images used to texturize the same image. The Ice images themselves were used to make themselves transparent, and then texturized with a paper texture before blending. Sounds confusing but easy to do.

Rich

if you wanna upload images please use images gallery section, every user can upload 10 images

I have tried to create a user gallery, however have not been successful.

Rich

ill try to fix it ...