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• Specifies that the effect fills only the fill point area's RGB channel with the new color.
Straight Color
• Specifies that the effect fills only the transparent areas near the fill point. You must set a fill point
Transparency
in a transparent area for this option to work.
• Specifies that the effect fills only the opaque areas near the fill point. You must set a fill point in an opaque
Opacity
area for this option to work.
• Specifies that the effect fills either the opaque or transparent areas in the whole image, depending
Alpha Channel
upon the alpha channel value at the point you set the fill point.
How far a pixel's color values can be from the Fill Point color values and still match. Higher values expand
Tolerance
the range of pixels that the effect fills.
Shows what pixels match—that is, which pixels are within the Tolerance value of the color values of
View Threshold
the Fill Point pixel. This option is especially useful in tracking leaks. If there is a small gap, the color can flow over
and fill areas not intended to be filled.
How the effect treats the edges of the filled area:
Stroke
•
Anti-aliases the edges of the filled area.
Antialias
•
Creates a feathered edge for the filled area. Feather Softness values create a more gradually disappearing
Feather
edge.
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Expands the area of the fill color. The Spread Radius value indicates the number of pixels the fill color
Spread
extends beyond the edge of the fill area.
•
Contracts the area of the fill color. The Spread Radius value indicates the number of pixels the fill color
Choke
shrinks from the edge of the fill area.
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Confines the fill to just the border of the selected area. The Stroke Width value indicates the width of the
Stroke
stroke, in pixels.
The fill color.
Color
Opacity of the filled area.
Opacity
The blending mode to use to composite the result of effect on top of the original layer. All of these
Blending Mode
blending modes operate like those in the Timeline panel, except for Fill Only. Use Fill Only to show only the fill.
Note: If you apply multiple instances of Paint Bucket to a layer, be sure not to set more than one to use the Fill Only
blending mode. If you set more than one instance to use this blending mode, only the first application of the effect is
shown.
Radio Waves effect
The Radio Waves effect creates radiating waves from a stationary or animated effect control point. You can use this
effect to generate pond ripples, sound waves, or intricate geometric patterns. Use the Reflection control to make the
shapes bounce off the sides of the layer. You can also use Radio Waves to create realistic wave displacement maps that
work well with the Caustics effect.
This effect works with 8-bpc color.
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