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Ray of Light

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Added: May 05, 2006 Rating:  Average Rating: 3.21 Votes: 63 Position: 5896 of 11901Average Rating: 3.21 Votes: 63 Position: 5896 of 11901Average Rating: 3.21 Votes: 63 Position: 5896 of 11901Average Rating: 3.21 Votes: 63 Position: 5896 of 11901Average Rating: 3.21 Votes: 63 Position: 5896 of 11901 Level: Experienced Software:  Paint Shop Pro

image 1 1. Open an image inside Paint Shop Pro.
image 2 2. Duplicate the current layer (Layers> Duplicate).
image 3 3. With the top layer selected, use the Levels tool (Adjust> Brightness and Contrast> Levels) to apply the following properties:

Channel: RGB
Input levels: 0, 0.1, 255
Output levels: 0, 255
image 4 4. Apply a Radial Blur filter (Adjust> Blur> Radial Blur) with the following properties:

Blur type: Zoom
Strength (%): 50
Eliptical: Checked

Position the crosshair on the top left image to adjust the direction of the ray of light.

image 5 5. Use the Levels tool (Adjust> Brightness and Contrast> Levels) to apply the following properties:

Channel: RGB
Input levels: 0, 2, 255
Output levels: 0, 255
image 6 6. With the layer mask selected, use the Apply Image tool (Image> Apply Image) to apply the following properties:

Layer: Background
Channel: RGB
Invert

Invert creates a negative image where the hue and lightness are reversed. The Invert tool may be accessed from Image> Adjustments> Invert or by pressing Ctrl+I.'); return false" href="javascript:void(0)">Invert: Checked
Blending: Normal
Opacity: 100%
image 7 7. Use the Brightness/Contrast

The Brightness/Contrast allows the user to adjust the brightness or contrast of an image. The Brightness/Contrast tool may be accessed from the Image> Adjustments> Brightness/Contrast tool (Image> Adjustments> Brightness/Contrast) to tweak the visiblity of the sepia effect.
Ray of Light Tutorial: Final Result 8. Rollover the image to see the original image without this effect applied.


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comments  RoseLNZ August 28, 2007 says:
Ray of Light
step 4 I am using PSP11 and lost on step 4. ?? Which layer am I on? settings for zoom: Blur type, Blur, Center