Copyright: (c)1998 MEGALUX Light Technique Ltd.


Neon Edges

This effect finds the edges of the image and repaints them in neon colors. Outline is the main color of these edges, while Fill is the color of the inner areas. Image mixes the original image with the colored edges.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Greg Schorno (c)1996.


Sierpenski's Mirror

This effect paints a fractal-like Sierpenski pattern across the image. Scaling Factor (the size of the largest triangle) and Fractal Power (how quickly the triangles are divided up) set the outlook of the pattern. Different combinations can result in a wide range of effects. Great for any image - and it makes a nice background pattern.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Kipp McMichael (c)1996.


BubbleCross

This effect repaints the image as if we saw it through a patterned glass. X and Y Frequency determine the horizontal and vertical frequency of the pattern, respectively. X and Y Amplitude set the size of the tiled pattern. Parameter Bubble <-> Cross determines the shape of the pattern: the smaller the value, the more the pattern looks like bubbles beside each other. Higher values result in a more crosslike pattern.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

Be careful! The result of this effect depends on the image size, thus you may get a different image here.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Kangoroo (c)1998.


Spyrozag

This filter creates waves in the image that converge toward the center. Parameter Amplitude sets the strength of the effect.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Kipp McMichael (c)1996.


Heizenberg's Mirror

This filter chaotically moves and flips randomly sized squares of the image.  The effect is similar to the little puzzles you get as party favors. Play with parameter Uncertainty to get different effects.

There is no instant preview for this effect.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Kipp McMichael (c)1996.


Color Cubes

This effect paints color cubes onto the image. Magnify determines the size (and number) of cubes displayed: the greater its value, the more cubes appear. Melting sets shape of the cubes. Use Contrast to adjust the contrast of the cubes and Color to set their color.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Kangoroo (c)1997.


Emboss Inbo

This is an interesting variation of the standard Emboss effect: it also raises and stamps the image contours by casting highlights and shadows. The difference is that you can add an ambient light to change the shades of the original image. Parameter Amount controls the strength of the effect, while Up-Down Hilite and Left-Right Hilite determines the direction of the light source. Color sets the color of the ambient light.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Kangaroo (c)1998.


Emboss Grave

Apply this effect to raise and stamp the image contours by casting highlights and shadows: it will make your image look like a relief. It is similar to the standard Emboss effect, but the image feels darker. Parameter Amount controls the strength of the effect, while Up-Down Hilite and Left-Right Hilite determines the direction of the light source.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Kangaroo (c)1998.


Emboss Kirkle

Another Emboss clone. Apply it to make your image look like a relief. The image is even darker and rainier than in Emboss Grave. Parameter Amount controls the strength of the effect, while Up-Down Hilite and Left-Right Hilite determines the direction of the light source.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Kangaroo (c)1998.


Headlights

This effects puts the original image together from many small circles. Its like the headlights of a car. X and Y Flow set the number of circle columns and rows, respectively. Distance determines the size of the headlights, while Brightness is the brightness of the small circles.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Kangaroo (c)1997.


Minimum of Colors

This filter counts the minimum of color channel values for every pixel and adds Additional Color to the result (which would be a grayscale image).

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Andrew Buckle (c)1996.


Radial Mirror

This filter reflects the image around the origin.  Control Reflections effects how many reflections are created.  High values create a star-burst pattern. Magnify determines the zoom factor of the reflections.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Kipp McMichael (c)1996.


Blur

Softens the image, blurs its finer details. The filter averages the colors of neighboring points - its Strength value determines how weak the original color against this average. The higher the value, the more blurred the image will be.

If you use this effect as a drawing mode by activating its icon on the Icon bar, you can use the brush to select the area you want to process: only image parts under your mouse's path will be altered. You won't see the small preview and the Preview, Cancel and Ok buttons. To get rid of its dialog, simply select another tool.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

Be careful! The result of this effect depends on the image size, thus you may get a different image here.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.


Sharpen

Sharpens the image. Strength sets the strength of the effect. The higher the value, the sharper the result will be.

If you use this effect as a drawing mode by activating its icon on the Icon bar, you can use the brush to select the area you want to process: only image parts under your mouse's path will be altered. You won't see the small preview and the Preview, Cancel and Ok buttons. To get rid of its dialog, simply select another tool.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

Be careful! The result of this effect depends on the image size, thus you may get a different image here.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.


Negative Response

This effect changes the colors of the original image depending on the intensity values. Color determines the color of the effect, Additional Color sets the base color added to the image. Experiment with the parameters, as they have no exact meaning.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Andrew Buckle and Megalux (c)1998.


Color Shift

The filter shifts colors of the original image around and introduces new colors to the image. Start Color is the base color, while R, G and B Step are the steps this base color is changing. Saturation sets the saturation of the whole image, while turning Inverse on inverts the image.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Stephen C. Ferguson (c)1998.


Lighteater

This filter is a close relative of the liquid effect family: it makes your image look like someone poured some kind of liquid onto it. Higher Reflection parameters show more small details of the image, the Shine parameters play with the brightness and contrast of the image, while the Hunger and the Tonic parameters change the original colors.

Try different values of all parameters as they have no exact meaning here. Different combinations can result in a wide range of effects.

There is no instant preview for this effect.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Kangaroo (c)1997.


Color Pushout

This effect independently pushes out the different color components. Red, Green and Blue set the strength of the effect. Divider determines the brightness of the effect.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Andrew Buckle (c)1996.


Liquid Metal

This filter is a special effect: it makes your image float in a liquid that reflects the original image. The Reflection and Shine parameters play with details of the image, while Color sets color saturation: lower values result in a grayish image, while higher values make the image more colorful.

Try different values of all parameters as they have no exact meaning here. Different combinations can result in a wide range of effects.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Kangaroo (c)1997.


Noise Blur

This filter averages randomly selected neighbors of each pixel in the image thus making it noisy and blured. The X- and Y Effect parameters set the horizontal and vertical size of the area where neighbors might be taken from.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Ilyich the Toad (c)1996.


Faded Colors

This makes a dreamy effect - sides of the image will be whitened. Red, Green and Blue set the size of the circle in which the given color component is visible. Size determines where the white border starts.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

Be careful! The result of this effect depends on the image size, thus you may get a different image here.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Andrew Buckle (c)1996, modified by Megalux Ltd. (c)1998.


Colors of a Fairground

With this filter you can rotate and swirl the color components of the image separately. Red, Green and Blue X set the amount of rotation, while Red, Green and Blue Y determine the amount of swirl effect.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Andrew Buckle (c)1996.


50s Splash

This effect creates an image that feels like an art poster from the 50s. Threshold sets the brightness value where the base color change occurs.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Andrew Buckle (c)1996.


Rectangular Frame

This effect paints a frame around the image. Color and Highlight set the shade of the frame and its highlight, respectively. Turn Round Corners on if you don't want sharp edges around the corners. Seamless Transition makes the transition between the frame and the image seamless.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.


Twins

This filter paints a mirrored image onto the original. It also changes the colors. Color 1 and 2 determines the shades of the new image. Use Twin Side to tell which image should be stronger and Negative Twin to invert (and sharpen) the mirrored image. Experiment with the parameters, as they have no exact meaning.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Andrew Buckle (c)1996.


Color Edges

This effect traces the contours of the image and colors them. Experiment with the parameters, as they have no exact meaning. They may change the thickeness of the contour or the background color of an area.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Andrew Buckle (c)1996.


Golden Summer

This effect changes the colors of the image. Brightness sets the brightness of the whole image. Experiment with the Mix parameters, as they have no exact meaning.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Andrew Buckle (c)1996.


Color Punch

With this filter you can pull out the different color components separately. It's similar to Color Pushout. Red, Green and Blue set the strength of the effect, while Red, Green and Blue Y determine the strength of the effect on the given color channel, while Red, Green and Blue mixup gives additional coloring.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

Be careful! The result of this effect depends on the image size, thus you may get a different image here.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Andrew Buckle (c)1996.


Grades of Color

The effect alters the colors of the image gradiently. Each parameter pair determines the behavior of a color channel. Experiment with the parameters, as they have no exact meaning.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Andrew Buckle (c)1996.


Circular Gradients

The effect paints three circles, each of them fading into one of the color components gradually. Red, Green and Blue X set the horizontal position of the circles, Red, Green and Blue Y determine the vertical position, while Factor sets the size of the circles.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Andrew Buckle (c)1996.


Color Grid

This component draws colorful grids to the image according to its contents. Red, Green and Blue Displace set the displacement of the separate color grids from the original image, Red, Green and Blue Mod determine the size of the grid rectangles.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

Be careful! The result of this effect depends on the image size, thus you may get a different image here.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Andrew Buckle (c)1996.


Zapper

This component changes the colors of the image and introduces new contours. It is similar to the Posterize effect, except the color change. If you choose a low Factor value, it only swaps the colors. Play with the parameters to get different effects, as they have no exact meaning.

The small preview image instantly shows the changes you've made. You can hide it by turning switch Inst Preview off.

By pressing button Preview you'll get the preview of the effect on the whole picture. Button Preset restores the original settings. If you press Cancel, the operation will be cancelled and the original image will be restored, while pressing the Ok button makes the change permanent.

This filter was written by Andrew Buckle (c)1996.


Grayscale

This component converts the image into grayscale. As it has no parameters it is executed immediately.


Negative

This component simply inverts the image. As it has no parameters it is executed immediately.