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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <title>11.16.  Sphere Designer</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="gimp-help-plain.css" type="text/css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="gimp-help-screen.css" type="text/css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="gimp-help-custom.css" type="text/css" /> <link rel="alternate stylesheet" href="gimp22.css" type="text/css" title="gimp22" /> <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.73.2" /> <link rel="start" href="index.html" title="GNU Image Manipulation Program" /> <link rel="up" href="filters-render.html" title="11.  Rendering Filters" /> <link rel="prev" href="plug-in-gfig.html" title="11.15.  Gfig" /> <link rel="next" href="filters-combine.html" title="12.  Combine Filters" /> </head> <body> <div class="navheader"> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"> <tr> <th colspan="3" align="center">11.16.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Sphere Designer</span> </th> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="plug-in-gfig.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a> </td> <th width="60%" align="center">11.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Rendering Filters</span> </th> <td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="filters-combine.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td> </tr> </table> <hr /> </div> <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title"><a id="plug-in-spheredesigner"></a>11.16.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Sphere Designer</span> </h3> </div> </div> </div> <a id="id2777354" class="indexterm"></a> <a id="id2777371" class="indexterm"></a> <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h4 class="title"><a id="id2777380"></a>11.16.1.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Overview</span> </h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="figure"> <a id="id2777391"></a> <p class="title"> <b>Figure 16.274.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en"> The same image, before and after the application of “<span class="quote">Sphere Designer</span>” filter. </span> </b> </p> <div class="figure-contents"> <div class="mediaobject"> <img src="../images/filters/examples/taj_orig.jpg" alt="The same image, before and after the application of Sphere Designer filter." /> <div class="caption"> <p>Original image</p> </div> </div> <div class="mediaobject"> <img src="../images/filters/examples/render-taj-spheredesigner.jpg" alt="The same image, before and after the application of Sphere Designer filter." /> <div class="caption"> <p>Filter “<span class="quote">Sphere Designer</span>” applied</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br class="figure-break" /> <p> This filter creates a three dimensional sphere with different textures. It replaces the original image. </p> </div> <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h4 class="title"><a id="id2777475"></a>11.16.2.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Activating Sphere Designer</span> </h4> </div> </div> </div> <p> You can find this filter through <span class="guimenu">Filters</span> → <span class="guisubmenu">Render</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Sphere Designer</span>. </p> </div> <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h4 class="title"><a id="id2777516"></a>11.16.3.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Options</span> </h4> </div> </div> </div> <div class="figure"> <a id="id2777529"></a> <p class="title"> <b>Figure 16.275.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en"> “<span class="quote">Sphere Designer</span>” filter parameters </span> </b> </p> <div class="figure-contents"> <div class="mediaobject"> <img src="../images/filters/spheredesigner-options.png" alt="Sphere Designer filter parameters" /> </div> </div> </div> <br class="figure-break" /> <div class="variablelist"> <dl> <dt> <span class="term">Preview</span> </dt> <dd> <p> All your setting changes will appear in the Preview without affecting the image until you click on <span class="guilabel">OK</span>. Note that the preview displays the whole image, even if the final result will concern a selection. Click the button <span class="emphasis"><em>Update Preview</em></span> to see the result of the current settings. </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Textures</span> </dt> <dd> <p> The list of textures applied to the sphere. There textures are applied in the order listed. Each item shows the type and the name of the texture. </p> <div class="variablelist"> <dl> <dt> <span class="term">New</span> </dt> <dd> <p> Creates a new texture and adds it to the end of the list. The name and the features of this new texture are the ones which are displayed in the Texture Properties area, but you can change them by operating in this area, provided that your new texture is highlighted. </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Duplicate</span> </dt> <dd> <p> <span class="guilabel">Duplicate</span>: Copies the selected texture and adds the copy to the end of the list. </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Delete</span> </dt> <dd> <p> Deletes the selected texture from the list. </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Open/Save</span> </dt> <dd> <p> Allows to save current settings or load previously saved settings. </p> </dd> </dl> </div> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Texture properties</span> </dt> <dd> <div class="variablelist"> <dl> <dt> <span class="term">Type</span> </dt> <dd> <p> Determines the type of action on the sphere. </p> <div class="itemizedlist"> <ul type="disc"> <li> <p> <span class="guilabel">Texture</span> covers the sphere with a specific pattern. </p> </li> <li> <p> <span class="guilabel">Bumpmap</span> gives some relief to the texture. </p> </li> <li> <p> <span class="guilabel">Light</span> lets you set the parameters of the light shining on the sphere. </p> </li> </ul> </div> <p> </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Texture</span> </dt> <dd> <p> Determines the pattern used by the texture type. If the texture applies to light then the light is distorted by this texture as if it was going through this texture before falling onto the sphere. If the texture applies to the texture itself, the texture is applied directly to the sphere. The following options are available: “<span class="quote">Solid</span>”, “<span class="quote">Checker</span>”, “<span class="quote">Marble</span>”, “<span class="quote">Lizard</span>”, “<span class="quote">Phong</span>”, “<span class="quote">Noise</span>”, “<span class="quote">Wood</span>”, “<span class="quote">Spiral</span>” and “<span class="quote">Spots</span>”. </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Colors</span> </dt> <dd> <p> Sets the two colors to be used for a texture. By pressing the color button a color selection dialog appears. </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Scale</span> </dt> <dd> <p> Determines the size of separate elements composing the texture. For example, for the “<span class="quote">Checker</span>” texture this parameter determines the size of black and white squares. Value range is from 0 to 10. </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Turbulence</span> </dt> <dd> <p> Determines the degree of texture distortion before applying the texture to the sphere. Value range is from 0 to 10. With values of up to 1.0 you can still make out the undistorted patterns; beyond that the texture gradually turns into noise. </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Amount</span> </dt> <dd> <p> Determines the degree of influence the texture has on the final result. Value range is from 0 to 1. With the value of 0 the texture does not affect the result. </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Exponent</span> </dt> <dd> <p> With the Wood texture, this options gives an aspect of venetian blind, more or less open. </p> </dd> </dl> </div> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Texture Transformations</span> </dt> <dd> <div class="variablelist"> <dl> <dt> <span class="term">Scale X/Y/Z</span> </dt> <dd> <p> Determines the degree of streching/compression of the texture on the sphere along the three directions. The value range is from 0 to 10. </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Rotate X/Y/Z</span> </dt> <dd> <p> Determines the amount of a turn of the texture on the sphere around the three axes. The value range is from 0 to 360. </p> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Position X/Y/Z</span> </dt> <dd> <p> Determines the position of the texture relative to the sphere. When type is Light, this parameter refers to the position of the light floodlighting the sphere. </p> </dd> </dl> </div> </dd> <dt> <span class="term">Reset</span> </dt> <dd> <p> Sets all parameters to the default values. </p> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> </div> <div class="navfooter"> <hr /> <table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="plug-in-gfig.html"><img src="../images/prev.png" alt="Prev" /></a> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> <a accesskey="u" href="filters-render.html"> <img src="../images/up.png" alt="Up" /> </a> </td> <td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="filters-combine.html"><img src="../images/next.png" alt="Next" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"><a accesskey="p" href="plug-in-gfig.html">11.15.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Gfig</span> </a> </td> <td width="20%" align="center"> <a accesskey="h" href="index.html"> <img src="../images/home.png" alt="Home" /> </a> </td> <td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> <a accesskey="n" href="filters-combine.html">12.  <span lang="en" xml:lang="en">Combine Filters</span> </a></td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html> 
