Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Filter Categories
Elements divides filters into categories to help you track down the one you want. Some cat-
egories, like Distort, contain filters that vary hugely in what they do to photos. Other categor-
ies, like Brush Strokes, contain filters that are obviously related to one another. Here's a
breakdown of the categories:
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Correct Camera Distortion
. This isn't actually a category, but rather a single filter that
lets you correct perspective distortion (think tall buildings) as well as vignetting (shad-
ows) caused by your camera's lens. It's explained in detail on
Correcting Lens Distor-
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Adjustments
. These filters apply photographic, stylistic, and artistic changes to photos.
Most of them are explained on
Getting Fancy: Effects, Textures, and Frames
; the Photo
Filters are covered on
Photo Filter
.
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Artistic
. This huge group of filters can do everything from giving a photo a cut-from-pa-
per look (Cutout) to making it resemble a quick sketch (Rough Pastels). You generally
get the best results with these filters by using several of them or applying the same one
several times.
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Blur
. These filters let you soften focus and add artistic effects. They're explained on
Ad-
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Brush Strokes
. The filters in this category apply brushstroke effects and create a hand-
painted look.
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Distort
. These filters warp images in a variety of ways. The Liquify filter (
Liquifying
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Noise
. Use these filters to add or remove grain. They're explained on
Practical Uses for
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Pixelate
. These filters break up an image in different ways, making it show the dot pat-
tern of a magazine or newspaper's printed image (Halftone), or giving it the fragmented
look you see on television when a show conceals someone's identity (Mosaic).
