It is used to remove small defects due to dust, or scratches, on a scanned image, and also moiré effect on image scanned from a magazine. You ought to select isolated defects before applying this filter, in order to avoid unwanted changes in other areas of your image.
If checked, parameter setting results are interactively displayed in preview.
Adapts radius to image or selection content (using Histogram). If this option is checked, radius slider is not efficient. It renders a result smoother than with radius alone.
Repeats filter action which gets stronger.
Sets size of action window from 1 (3x3 pixels) to 20 (41x41). This window moves over the image, and the color in it is smoothed, so imperfections are removed.
Removes pixels darker than set value (0-255).
Removes pixels whiter than set value (0-255).