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Shrinks the boundaries of the matte of an
Choke
Inner Shadow or Inner Glow prior to blurring.
Specifies the color of a shadow, glow,
Color
or highlight. You can click the color box and
choose a color.
For more information, see "Using the
Adobe Color Picker" in online Help.
With solid color glows, allows you to
Contour
create rings of transparency. With gradient filled
glows, allows you to create variations in the
repetition of the gradient color and opacity.
With bevel and emboss, contour allows you to
sculpt the ridges, valleys, and bumps that are
shaded in the embossing process. With shadows,
allows you to specify the fade. (See "Creating and
editing contours (Photoshop)" on page 236.)
Specifies the depth of a bevel and is a ratio
Depth
of size. It also specifies the depth of a pattern.
creates a glossy, metal-like
Gloss Contour
appearance and is applied after shading a bevel or
emboss.
Specifies the gradient of a layer effect.
Gradient
In Photoshop, click the gradient to display the
Gradient Editor or click the inverted arrow ( )
and choose a gradient from the pop-up palette.
In Photoshop, you can edit a gradient or create a
new gradient using the Gradient Editor. In
ImageReady, click the inverted arrow ( ) next to
the gradient sample and select a gradient from the
list, or choose a gradient type from the pop-up list.
You can edit the color or opacity in the Gradient
Overlay panel the same way you do in the Gradient
Editor. For some effects, you can specify additional
gradient options. Reverse flips the orientation of
the gradient, Align With Layer uses the bounding
box of the layer to calculate the gradient fill. Scale
scales the application of the gradient. You can also
use the mouse to move the center of the gradient
by clicking and dragging in the image window.
Style specifies the shape of the gradient.
For more information, see "Creating
gradient fills" in online Help.
Highlight or Shadow Mode
mode of a bevel or emboss highlight or shadow.
Varies the application of a gradient's color
Jitter
and opacity.
Layer Knocks Out Drop Shadow
drop shadow's visibility or occlusion in a
semitransparent layer.
Specifies the amount of random elements
Noise
in the opacity of a glow or shadow as you enter a
value or drag the slider.
Sets the opacity of the layer effect as you
Opacity
enter a value or drag the slider.
Specifies the pattern of a layer effect.
Pattern
In ImageReady, click the inverted arrow ( ) next
to the pattern sample and choose a pattern from
the list. In Photoshop, click the pop-up palette and
choose a pattern. Click the New preset button ( )
to create a new preset pattern based on the current
settings. Click Snap to Origin to position the
origin of the pattern with that of the document if
Link With Layer is selected or to position the
origin with the top left corner of the layer if it is
deselected. Select Link With Layer to specify that
the pattern moves with the layer as it is relocated,
and drag the Scale slider or enter a value to specify
the size of the pattern. You can drag a pattern in
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Specifies the blend
Controls the