Graphics Programs Reference
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Step Six:
There are a few more controls up in the Options Bar: One is the Focus amount, and it's
set at 100% (sharp focus) by default. The lower you set it, the more it makes the in-focus
area blurry (I haven't found a use for this). Next is the Save Mask to Channels checkbox,
which lets you save the area you've masked (using this tool) to a channel (in the Channels
panel), in case you want to edit it later (to add noise to it, or remove all the color, etc.). If
you reload that channel, the masked area becomes selected. Lastly, there's a High Quality
checkbox, which gives you a better quality blur, but it takes longer to apply. Some handy
shortcuts: press
P
to hide the blur (press it again to bring it back), and press-and-hold
H
to
