Gradient and Soft edge problem

[DVTVFilm]

Here's something I've noticed playing with Gradient and Soft edge applied to the same shape.
I'm actually getting a hard edge on the bottom of the cloud this test...

any thoughts?

Here's a pix and the file:

http://www.dvtvfilm.com/FTP/Gradient-Softedge.anme.zip

[Víctor Paredes]

ok, this is a bug. i was playing with your file and this is my conclusion:
AS take every shape as a rectangle, when you give to softedge effect a high value and the softedge exceeds this rectangle, the hard edge appear.
i thought two provisory solutions. make the soft edge smaller, or (and) give a little of blur to the cloud layer.

[heyvern]

The soft edge doesn't use the gradient for its... uh... edge.

The soft edge uses the base color of the shape for the... soft edge.

The gradient doesn't use the soft edge either... so... it has the hard edge at the bottom where the black is against the white of the soft edge.

Any place the base "white" fill of the shape transitions to black will give a hard edge. If you look closeley at your image there is a hint of an edge at the top.

I agree this is kind of a bug.

To get this effect without an edge just use the gradient by itself and blur the layer.

This works in this one type of situation but alas... doesn't address the overall problem.



-vern

[DVTVFilm]

I agree it doesn't address the overall problem/bug, but your solution/work-around is perfect for my needs...

Thanks

Lets add this to the list of bugs for e-frontier...