Filters /text/shared/02/24010000.xhp Sun Microsystems, Inc. converted from old format - fpe
Filters Opens the Filter window, where you can use various filters on the selected graphic image.
Icon Filter
Invert Inverts the color values of a color image, or the brightness values of a grayscale image. Icon Invert
Smooth Softens the contrast in an image. Icon Smooth
Sharpen Increases the contrast in an image. Icon Sharpen
Remove Noise Removes single pixels from an image. Icon Remove Noise
Solarization Opens a dialog for defining solarization. Solarization refers to an effect that looks like what can happen when there is too much light during photo development. The colors become partly inverted. Icon Solarization
Parameters Specifies the degree and type of solarization. Threshold Value Specifies the degree of brightness, in percent, above which the pixels are to be solarized. Invert Specifies whether the pixels to be solarized are also to be inverted. Aging Opens a dialog for setting the aging function. Each time you call this function, the image appears a little bit darker; the colors can be made more gray or brown. Icon Aging
Aging Degree Defines the intensity of aging, in percent. The higher the value, the more the image ages. Posterize Opens a dialog to determine the number of poster colors. This effect is based on the reduction of the number of colors. It makes photos look like paintings. Icon Posterize
Poster Colors Specifies the number of colors to which the image is to be reduced. Pop Art Converts an image to a pop-art format. By applying color alienation, the image acquires a completely new character. This function can be applied to the whole image or to parts of it. Icon Pop Art
Charcoal Sketch Displays the image as a charcoal sketch. The contours of the image are drawn in black, and the original colors are suppressed. You can apply this function to the whole image or to a part of it. Icon Charcoal Sketch
Relief Displays a dialog for creating reliefs. You can choose the position of the imaginary light source that determines the type of shadow created, and how the graphic image looks in relief. Icon Relief
Light Source Specifies the light source position. A dot represents the light source. Mosaic Joins small groups of pixels into rectangular areas of the same color. The larger the individual rectangles are, the fewer details the graphic image has. Icon Mosaic
Element resolution Determines the number of pixels to be joined into rectangles. Width Defines the width of the individual tiles. Height Defines the height of the individual tiles. Enhance edges Enhances, or sharpens, the edges of the object.