MFC Support for Direct2D – Composite Effects

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We can combine two or more images and/or effects by using the composite effect. Here is an example.

Drawing shadows using Direct2D composite effects

void CD2DStaticCtrl::_DrawImageWithShadow(CHwndRenderTarget* pRenderTarget)
{
    ASSERT(pRenderTarget && pRenderTarget->IsValid());
    ASSERT(m_pBitmap && m_pBitmap->IsValid());

    // get ID2D1DeviceContext interface; note: must include <d2d1_1.h>
    CComQIPtr<ID2D1DeviceContext> spDeviceContext =
        pRenderTarget->GetRenderTarget();

    // create shadow effect and set the input image
    CComPtr<ID2D1Effect> spShadowEffect;
    spDeviceContext->CreateEffect(CLSID_D2D1Shadow, &spShadowEffect);
    spShadowEffect->SetInput(0, m_pBitmap->Get());
    spShadowEffect->SetValue(D2D1_SHADOW_PROP_BLUR_STANDARD_DEVIATION, m_fBlurStandardDeviation);
    spShadowEffect->SetValue(D2D1_SHADOW_PROP_COLOR, CRenderTarget::COLORREF_TO_D2DCOLOR(m_shadowColor));

    // create flood effect
    CComPtr<ID2D1Effect> spFloodEffect;
    spDeviceContext->CreateEffect(CLSID_D2D1Flood, &spFloodEffect);
    // Note: shadow will be composed in the top of a surface having the background color
    D2D1_COLOR_F color = CRenderTarget::COLORREF_TO_D2DCOLOR(m_backColor);
    spFloodEffect->SetValue(D2D1_FLOOD_PROP_COLOR, D2D1::Vector4F(color.r, color.g, color.b, color.a));

    // create 2D affine transform effect in order to translate the shadow
    CComPtr<ID2D1Effect> spAffineTransformEffect;
    spDeviceContext->CreateEffect(CLSID_D2D12DAffineTransform, &spAffineTransformEffect);
    spAffineTransformEffect->SetInputEffect(0, spShadowEffect);
    D2D1_MATRIX_3X2_F translation = D2D1::Matrix3x2F::Translation(m_fShadowDistance, m_fShadowDistance);
    spAffineTransformEffect->SetValue(D2D1_2DAFFINETRANSFORM_PROP_TRANSFORM_MATRIX, translation);
    
    // create the composite effect and combine the effects
    CComPtr<ID2D1Effect> spCompositeEffect;
    spDeviceContext->CreateEffect(CLSID_D2D1Composite, &spCompositeEffect);
    // set input effects
    spCompositeEffect->SetInputEffect(0, spFloodEffect);
    spCompositeEffect->SetInputEffect(1, spAffineTransformEffect);
    // set input image; because the default input count is 1, he have to set it to 3
    spCompositeEffect->SetInputCount(3);
    spCompositeEffect->SetInput(2, m_pBitmap->Get());

    // finally perform drawing
    spDeviceContext->DrawImage(spCompositeEffect);
}

Demo project

Download: Composite Effect Demo.zip (1360 downloads)
You can set the amount of blur and the color as well as the distance of the shadow.

Composite Effect Demo
Composite Effect Demo

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