I have a UIImage with a UIVisualEffectView on top of it. I want to make the edges softer to give it a shadow effect.
I tried playing around with maskToBounds but it doesn't make a difference.
let weekndImage = UIImage(named: "weeknd.jpg")
let weekndIV = UIImageView(image: weekndImage)
weekndIV.frame.size = CGSize(width: 200, height: 200)
let blur = UIBlurEffect(style: .light)
let blurView = UIVisualEffectView(effect: blur)
blurView.frame = weekndIV.bounds
weekndIV.addSubview(blurView)
weekndIV.layer.cornerRadius = 10
weekndIV.layer.masksToBounds = true
move these two lines after setting the blurView frame and before adding blurView to weekndIV view
weekndIV.layer.cornerRadius = 10
weekndIV.layer.masksToBounds = true
I think you want to have a shadow effect on your view. For that you can access shadowOpacity and shadowRadius from layer of your view
For example in Swift 2:
class MyView : UIView {
override func awakeFromNib() {
layer.cornerRadius = 5.0
layer.shadowOpacity = 0.8
layer.shadowRadius = 5.0
layer.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(2.0, 2.0)
}
}
Related
I've created a mask view for my camera screen that blurs everything except for a small rectangle in the middle. I'm having issues when testing on different screen sizes. I'm testing on an 11 Pro and an 8. If my storyboard view has the proper device selected, the constraints look fine on the device. But if I switch phones without changing in the storyboard, it is incorrect. I'm programmatically creating the mask view. Any help would be much appreciated!
func setupBlur() {
if !UIAccessibility.isReduceTransparencyEnabled {
blurView.backgroundColor = .clear
let blurEffect = UIBlurEffect(style: .dark)
let blurEffectView = UIVisualEffectView(effect: blurEffect)
blurEffectView.frame = blurView.bounds
blurEffectView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
blurEffectView.addConstraints(blurView.constraints)
blurView.addSubview(blurEffectView)
let maskView = UIView(frame: blurView.bounds)
maskView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
maskView.addConstraints(blurView.constraints)
maskView.backgroundColor = .clear
let outerbezierPath = UIBezierPath.init(rect: blurView.bounds)
let croppedOriginX = (blurView.bounds.width / 2) - (captureView.bounds.width / 2)
let croppedOriginY = (blurView.bounds.height / 2) - (captureView.bounds.height / 2)
let frame = CGRect(x: croppedOriginX, y: croppedOriginY, width: captureView.bounds.width, height: captureView.bounds.height)
let innerRectPath = UIBezierPath.init(rect: frame)
outerbezierPath.append(innerRectPath)
outerbezierPath.usesEvenOddFillRule = true
let fillLayer = CAShapeLayer()
fillLayer.fillRule = kCAFillRuleEvenOdd
fillLayer.fillColor = UIColor.green.cgColor // any opaque color would work
fillLayer.path = outerbezierPath.cgPath
maskView.layer.addSublayer(fillLayer)
blurView.mask = maskView;
}
}
This happens because when you call setupBlur() from viewDidLoad, at the beginning blurView.bounds values are from stroyboard which you're working on it, and you are using these bounds to setup blurEffectView.frame before they are adjusted for your device's screen.
This is not the best solution, but I hope it will resolve your problem.
Try this:
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 0.1) {
self.setupBlur()
}
}
override func viewDidLayoutSubviews() {
super.viewDidLayoutSubviews()
self.setupBlur()
}
In my case, I've tried viewDidLayoutSubviews() instead of DispatchQue but it didn't work. However, viewDidLoad() worked for me.
override func viewDidAppear() {
self.setupBlur()
}
I am trying to create an ImageView that has rounded corners and a shadow to give it some depth. I was able to create a shadow for the UIImageView, but whenever I added the code to also make it have rounded corners, it only had rounded corners with no shadow. I have an IBOutlet named myImage, and it is inside of the viewDidLoad function. Does anybody have any ideas on how to make it work? What am I doing wrong?
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.ViewDidLoad()
myImage.layer.shadowColor = UIColor.black.cgColor
myImage.layer.shadowOpacity = 1
myImage.layer.shadowOffset = CGSize.zero
myImage.layer.shadowRadius = 10
myImage.layer.shadowPath = UIBezierPath(rect: myImage.bounds).cgPath
myImage.layer.shouldRasterize = false
myImage.layer.cornerRadius = 10
myImage.clipsToBounds = true
}
If you set clipsToBounds to true, this will round the corners but prevent the shadow from appearing. In order to resolve this, you can create two views. The container view should have the shadow, and its subview should have the rounded corners.
The container view has clipsToBounds set to false, and has the shadow properties applied. If you want the shadow to be rounded as well, use the UIBezierPath constructor that takes in a roundedRect and cornerRadius.
let outerView = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 100, height: 100))
outerView.clipsToBounds = false
outerView.layer.shadowColor = UIColor.black.cgColor
outerView.layer.shadowOpacity = 1
outerView.layer.shadowOffset = CGSize.zero
outerView.layer.shadowRadius = 10
outerView.layer.shadowPath = UIBezierPath(roundedRect: outerView.bounds, cornerRadius: 10).cgPath
Next, set the image view (or any other type of UIView) to be the same size of the container view, set clipsToBounds to true, and give it a cornerRadius.
let myImage = UIImageView(frame: outerView.bounds)
myImage.clipsToBounds = true
myImage.layer.cornerRadius = 10
Finally, remember to make the image view a subview of the container view.
outerView.addSubview(myImage)
The result should look something like this:
Swift 5:
You can use the below extension:
extension UIImageView {
func applyshadowWithCorner(containerView : UIView, cornerRadious : CGFloat){
containerView.clipsToBounds = false
containerView.layer.shadowColor = UIColor.black.cgColor
containerView.layer.shadowOpacity = 1
containerView.layer.shadowOffset = CGSize.zero
containerView.layer.shadowRadius = 10
containerView.layer.cornerRadius = cornerRadious
containerView.layer.shadowPath = UIBezierPath(roundedRect: containerView.bounds, cornerRadius: cornerRadious).cgPath
self.clipsToBounds = true
self.layer.cornerRadius = cornerRadious
}
}
How to use:
Drag a UIView on the storyboard
Drag an ImageView inside that UIView
Storyboard should look like this:
Create IBOutlet for both Views, call extension on your ImageView, and pass above created UIView as an argument.
Here is the output :
Finally here is how to
Properly have an image view, with rounded corners AND shadows.
It's this simple:
First some bringup code ..
class ShadowRoundedImageView: UIView {
override init(frame: CGRect) {
super.init(frame: frame); common() }
required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
super.init(coder: aDecoder); common() }
private func common() {
backgroundColor = .clear
clipsToBounds = false
self.layer.addSublayer(shadowLayer)
self.layer.addSublayer(imageLayer) // (in that order)
}
#IBInspectable var image: UIImage? = nil {
didSet {
imageLayer.contents = image?.cgImage
shadowLayer.shadowPath = (image == nil) ? nil : shapeAsPath
}
}
and then the layers ...
var imageLayer: CALayer = CALayer()
var shadowLayer: CALayer = CALayer()
var shape: UIBezierPath {
return UIBezierPath(roundedRect: bounds, cornerRadius:50)
}
var shapeAsPath: CGPath {
return shape.cgPath
}
var shapeAsMask: CAShapeLayer {
let s = CAShapeLayer()
s.path = shapeAsPath
return s
}
override func layoutSubviews() {
super.layoutSubviews()
imageLayer.frame = bounds
imageLayer.contentsGravity = .resizeAspectFill // (as preferred)
imageLayer.mask = shapeAsMask
shadowLayer.shadowPath = (image == nil) ? nil : shapeAsPath
shadowLayer.shadowOpacity = 0.80 // etc ...
}
}
Here is the
Explanation
UIImageView is useless, you use a UIView
You need two layers, one for the shadow and one for the image
To round an image layer you use a mask
To round a shadow layer you use a path
For the shadow qualities, obviously add code as you see fit
shadowLayer.shadowOffset = CGSize(width: 0, height: 20)
shadowLayer.shadowColor = UIColor.purple.cgColor
shadowLayer.shadowRadius = 5
shadowLayer.shadowOpacity = 0.80
For the actual shape (the bez path) make it any shape you wish.
(For example this tip https://stackoverflow.com/a/41553784/294884 shows how to make only one or two corners rounded.)
Summary:
• Use two layers on a UIView
Make your bezier and ...
• Use a mask on the image layer
• Use a path on the shadow layer
Here is a another solution (tested code) in swift 2.0
If you set clipsToBounds to true, this will round the corners but prevent the shadow from appearing. So, you can add same size UIView in storyboard behind imageview and we can give shadow to that view
SWIFT 2.0
outerView.layer.cornerRadius = 20.0
outerView.layer.shadowColor = UIColor.blackColor().CGColor
outerView.layer.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(0, 2)
outerView.layer.shadowOpacity = 1
outerView.backgroundColor = UIColor.whiteColor()
You can use a simple class I have created to add image with rounded corners and shadow directly from Storyboard
You can find the class here
I added shadow to my table view but unfortunately when I scroll through the table view the shadow also moves with the table. The code for adding shadow is as follows:
func addShadow(to myView: UIView){
let shadowPath = UIBezierPath(rect: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: uiView.frame.width, height: uiView.frame.height * 1.1))
uiView.layer.shadowColor = UIColor.black.cgColor
uiView.layer.shadowOffset = CGSize(width: 0.2, height: 0)
uiView.layer.shadowOpacity = 0.5
uiView.layer.shadowRadius = 5.0
uiView.layer.masksToBounds = false
uiView.layer.shadowPath = shadowPath.cgPath
}
Can you please explain to me why is this happening and how to make the shadow stick to its designated location?
Thank you in advance.
If you are adding shadow on tableView, it will scroll along with tableview data. To prevent that you have to add UIView first. Add tableview on that view. Add shadow for the UIView you have taken. It will stick to designated location.
This is my solution in Swift 3 with an UIView and a CAGradientLayer inside.
override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
addShadow(myView: myTab)
}
func addShadow(myView: UIView){
let shadowView = UIView()
shadowView.center = CGPoint(x: myView.frame.minX,y:myView.frame.minY - 15)
shadowView.frame.size = CGSize(width: myView.frame.width, height: 15)
let gradient = CAGradientLayer()
gradient.frame.size = shadowView.frame.size
let stopColor = UIColor.clear.cgColor
let startColor = UIColor.black.withAlphaComponent(0.8).cgColor
gradient.colors = [stopColor,startColor]
gradient.locations = [0.0,1.0]
shadowView.layer.addSublayer(gradient)
view.addSubview(shadowView)
}
I'd like to apply layer on top of ImageView that slightly blurrs it.
I put a view on top of imageView, subclass it as follows:
class BlurredView: UIView {
override func draw(_ rect: CGRect) {
self.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear
let blurEffect = UIBlurEffect(style: UIBlurEffectStyle.extraLight)
let blurEffectView = UIVisualEffectView(effect: blurEffect)
blurEffectView.backgroundColor = UIColor.clear
blurEffectView.frame = self.bounds
blurEffectView.autoresizingMask = [.flexibleWidth, .flexibleHeight]
self.addSubview(blurEffectView)
}
}
The result is quite different from what I expected.
How to customize it to make this blur much lighter, so the picture still shows some details?
As https://stackoverflow.com/users/1387306/chrstpsln mentioned in the comment, this can be achieved by changing the alpha of the UIVisualEffectView.
As a bonus, you can add a fade animation to make the transition feel smoother.
Heres an example of how you can add this effect to any viewController through an extension:
extension UIViewController {
func addBlurEffect() {
let blurEffect = UIBlurEffect(style: .light)
let blurVisualEffectView = UIVisualEffectView(effect: blurEffect)
blurVisualEffectView.frame = UIScreen.main.bounds
blurVisualEffectView.alpha = 0.1
// Bonus animation - Or just set the alpha higher
UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.3) {
blurVisualEffectView.alpha = 0.90
}
view.addSubview(blurVisualEffectView)
}
}
Usage:
let viewController = UIViewController()
viewController.addBlurEffect()
You can't change the blur amount, the only thing you can do is to change the blur effect style:
UIBlurEffectStyle.light
UIBlurEffectStyle.extraLight
UIBlurEffectStyle.dark
Try to change the blur effect alpha. Also, since your image is light, you should use the light style and not the extra light in order to not lose details.
let blurEffect = UIBlurEffect(style: UIBlurEffectStyle.light)
blurEffect.alpha = 0.95
I am trying to create an ImageView that has rounded corners and a shadow to give it some depth. I was able to create a shadow for the UIImageView, but whenever I added the code to also make it have rounded corners, it only had rounded corners with no shadow. I have an IBOutlet named myImage, and it is inside of the viewDidLoad function. Does anybody have any ideas on how to make it work? What am I doing wrong?
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.ViewDidLoad()
myImage.layer.shadowColor = UIColor.black.cgColor
myImage.layer.shadowOpacity = 1
myImage.layer.shadowOffset = CGSize.zero
myImage.layer.shadowRadius = 10
myImage.layer.shadowPath = UIBezierPath(rect: myImage.bounds).cgPath
myImage.layer.shouldRasterize = false
myImage.layer.cornerRadius = 10
myImage.clipsToBounds = true
}
If you set clipsToBounds to true, this will round the corners but prevent the shadow from appearing. In order to resolve this, you can create two views. The container view should have the shadow, and its subview should have the rounded corners.
The container view has clipsToBounds set to false, and has the shadow properties applied. If you want the shadow to be rounded as well, use the UIBezierPath constructor that takes in a roundedRect and cornerRadius.
let outerView = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 100, height: 100))
outerView.clipsToBounds = false
outerView.layer.shadowColor = UIColor.black.cgColor
outerView.layer.shadowOpacity = 1
outerView.layer.shadowOffset = CGSize.zero
outerView.layer.shadowRadius = 10
outerView.layer.shadowPath = UIBezierPath(roundedRect: outerView.bounds, cornerRadius: 10).cgPath
Next, set the image view (or any other type of UIView) to be the same size of the container view, set clipsToBounds to true, and give it a cornerRadius.
let myImage = UIImageView(frame: outerView.bounds)
myImage.clipsToBounds = true
myImage.layer.cornerRadius = 10
Finally, remember to make the image view a subview of the container view.
outerView.addSubview(myImage)
The result should look something like this:
Swift 5:
You can use the below extension:
extension UIImageView {
func applyshadowWithCorner(containerView : UIView, cornerRadious : CGFloat){
containerView.clipsToBounds = false
containerView.layer.shadowColor = UIColor.black.cgColor
containerView.layer.shadowOpacity = 1
containerView.layer.shadowOffset = CGSize.zero
containerView.layer.shadowRadius = 10
containerView.layer.cornerRadius = cornerRadious
containerView.layer.shadowPath = UIBezierPath(roundedRect: containerView.bounds, cornerRadius: cornerRadious).cgPath
self.clipsToBounds = true
self.layer.cornerRadius = cornerRadious
}
}
How to use:
Drag a UIView on the storyboard
Drag an ImageView inside that UIView
Storyboard should look like this:
Create IBOutlet for both Views, call extension on your ImageView, and pass above created UIView as an argument.
Here is the output :
Finally here is how to
Properly have an image view, with rounded corners AND shadows.
It's this simple:
First some bringup code ..
class ShadowRoundedImageView: UIView {
override init(frame: CGRect) {
super.init(frame: frame); common() }
required init?(coder aDecoder: NSCoder) {
super.init(coder: aDecoder); common() }
private func common() {
backgroundColor = .clear
clipsToBounds = false
self.layer.addSublayer(shadowLayer)
self.layer.addSublayer(imageLayer) // (in that order)
}
#IBInspectable var image: UIImage? = nil {
didSet {
imageLayer.contents = image?.cgImage
shadowLayer.shadowPath = (image == nil) ? nil : shapeAsPath
}
}
and then the layers ...
var imageLayer: CALayer = CALayer()
var shadowLayer: CALayer = CALayer()
var shape: UIBezierPath {
return UIBezierPath(roundedRect: bounds, cornerRadius:50)
}
var shapeAsPath: CGPath {
return shape.cgPath
}
var shapeAsMask: CAShapeLayer {
let s = CAShapeLayer()
s.path = shapeAsPath
return s
}
override func layoutSubviews() {
super.layoutSubviews()
imageLayer.frame = bounds
imageLayer.contentsGravity = .resizeAspectFill // (as preferred)
imageLayer.mask = shapeAsMask
shadowLayer.shadowPath = (image == nil) ? nil : shapeAsPath
shadowLayer.shadowOpacity = 0.80 // etc ...
}
}
Here is the
Explanation
UIImageView is useless, you use a UIView
You need two layers, one for the shadow and one for the image
To round an image layer you use a mask
To round a shadow layer you use a path
For the shadow qualities, obviously add code as you see fit
shadowLayer.shadowOffset = CGSize(width: 0, height: 20)
shadowLayer.shadowColor = UIColor.purple.cgColor
shadowLayer.shadowRadius = 5
shadowLayer.shadowOpacity = 0.80
For the actual shape (the bez path) make it any shape you wish.
(For example this tip https://stackoverflow.com/a/41553784/294884 shows how to make only one or two corners rounded.)
Summary:
• Use two layers on a UIView
Make your bezier and ...
• Use a mask on the image layer
• Use a path on the shadow layer
Here is a another solution (tested code) in swift 2.0
If you set clipsToBounds to true, this will round the corners but prevent the shadow from appearing. So, you can add same size UIView in storyboard behind imageview and we can give shadow to that view
SWIFT 2.0
outerView.layer.cornerRadius = 20.0
outerView.layer.shadowColor = UIColor.blackColor().CGColor
outerView.layer.shadowOffset = CGSizeMake(0, 2)
outerView.layer.shadowOpacity = 1
outerView.backgroundColor = UIColor.whiteColor()
You can use a simple class I have created to add image with rounded corners and shadow directly from Storyboard
You can find the class here