Transparency and Blur effect

[o.ash92]

Hey,

I'm trying to create an effort where I have a photograph and a seperate white object placed over the photograph. The idea is to have the white object a little transparent so you can see briefly what's behind the white object and to have the white object blur what's behind it.

A good example of this efect is Windows Aero, featured on Windows Vista. The borders of the windows are a little transparent and blur what's behind them.

For example:
http://www.andreas-kraus.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/Windows-vista-aero.jpg

Look at the borders of the windows. This is exactly what I'm trying to recreate in fireworks. Any idea how?

Thanks,
Oli

[KDLA]

Use Gaussian blue, and make that portion of the layer transparent using the properties.

[o.ash92]

That doesn't work :(. It only blurs the object. The aim here is to blur what's behind the object.

Remember, the photograph and the white object are two seperate objects on two seperate layers.

[o.ash92]

Any ideas?

[infinityspiral]

It sounds like you'll have to duplicate the object, one for the top and one to use as a mask for the layer below. When you move them you'll just have to select both.