Distort Effects - Adobe 65021048 User Manual

Specifies the maximum saturation for the colors in an image.
Chroma Max
Specifies the minimum video signal including both brightness and saturation.
Signal Min
Specifies the maximum video signal including both brightness and saturation.
Signal Max
Lets you compress specific tonal ranges to preserve detail in important tonal ranges (Highlights
Reduction Method
Compression, Midtones Compression, Shadows Compression, or Highlights and Shadows Compression) or
compress all tonal ranges (Compress All). Compress All is the default.
Defines the tonal range of the shadows, midtones, and highlights in a clip. Drag the square
Tonal Range Definition
sliders to adjust the threshold values. Drag the triangle sliders to adjust the amount of softness (feathering).
Shadow Threshold, Shadow Softness, Highlight Threshold, Highlight Softness
softness of the shadows, midtones, and highlights in a clip. Enter values or click the triangle next to the option name
and drag the slider.
See also
"Adjust color and luminance using

Distort effects

Bend effect (Windows only)
The Bend effect distorts a clip by producing the appearance of a wave traveling both vertically and horizontally
through the clip. You can produce a number of different wave shapes at various sizes and rates.
Specifies the direction of the wave:
Direction
•
Specifies that waves move toward the center of the clip.
In
•
Specifies that waves start in the center and move to the edge of the clip.
Out
Specifies the shape of the wave. Choose from a sine wave, circle, triangle, or square.
Wave
Specifies the height of the wave.
Intensity
Specifies the frequency of the wave. To produce a wave only vertically or horizontally, move the Rate slider all
Rate
the way to the left for the direction you do not want.
Specifies the wave width.
Width
Corner Pin effect
The Corner Pin effect distorts an image by changing the position of each of its four corners. Use it to stretch, shrink,
skew, or twist an image, or to simulate perspective or movement that pivots from the edge of a clip, such as a door
opening.
Note: You can directly manipulate the Corner Pin effect properties in the Program monitor when you click the
Transform icon next to Corner Pin in the Effect Controls panel. Drag one of the four corner handles to adjust the
properties.
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