Using The Find Edges Filter To Create A Sketch Look; To Blur An Image Using Zoom Blur - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS 8-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

To blur an image using Zoom Blur:

1. Select the image.
2.
Do one of the following to open the Zoom Blur dialog box:
In the Property inspector, click the Add Live Filters button, and select Blur > Zoom
Blur from the Filters pop-up menu.
Select Filters > Blur > Zoom Blur.
3. Drag the Amount slider to set the strength of the blur effect.
Values range from 1 to 100. An increase in amount results in a stronger blur effect.
4.
Drag the Quality slider to set the smoothness of the blur effect.
Values range from 1 to 100. An increase in quality results in a blur effect with fewer
repetitions of the original image.
5.
Click OK.

Using the Find Edges filter to create a sketch look

The Find Edges filter changes your bitmaps to look like line drawings by identifying the color
transitions in the images and changing them to lines.
Original; after applying Find Edges
To apply the Find Edges filter to a selected area, do one of the following:
In the Property inspector, click the Add Live Filters button, and then select Other > Find
Edges from the Filters pop-up menu.
106 Chapter 4: Working with Bitmaps