11.9. Softglow

11.9. Softglow
	11. Artistic Filters

11.9.1. Overview

Figure 17.215. Example for the “SoftGlow” filter

Original image

Filter “Softglow” applied

This filter lights the image with a soft glow, like the old trick smearing vaseline on the lens. Softglow produces this effect by making bright areas of the image brighter.

11.9.2. Starting filter

You can find this file in the Image menu through: Filters → Artistic → Softglow….

11.9.3. Options

Figure 17.216. “Softglow” filter options

Presets, “Input Type”, Clipping, Blending Options, Preview, Split view

	Note
	These options are described in Section 2, “Common Features”.

Glow radius

The glow radius parameter controls the sharpness of the effect, giving a "vaseline-on-the-lens" effect.

Brightness

The brightness parameter controls the degree of intensification applied to image highlights.

Sharpness

The sharpness parameter controls how defined or alternatively diffuse the glow effect should be.


11.8. Simple Linear Iterative Clustering (SLIC)		11.10. Waterpixels