Distort Effects - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS CS3 PROFESSIONAL User Manual

AFTER EFFECTS CS3 402
User Guide
Original (left), and with effect applied (right)
See also
"Colorama effect" on page 392
Tritone effect
The Tritone effect alters a layer's color information by mapping bright, dark, and midtone pixels to colors you select.
It's like the Tint effect, except with midtone control.
This effect works with 8-bpc, 16-bpc, and 32-bpc color.
The effect's transparency. The result of the effect is blended with the original image, with the
Blend With Original
effect result composited on top. The higher you set this value, the less the effect affects the layer. For example, if you
set this value to 100%, the effect has no visible result on the layer; if you set this value to 0%, the original image doesn't
show through.

Distort effects

Bezier Warp effect
The Bezier Warp effect shapes an image using a closed Bezier curve along the boundary of a layer. The curve consists
of four segments. Each segment has three points (a vertex and two tangents).
This effect works with 8-bpc and 16-bpc color.
Original (top left) and with variations of Bezier Warp applied (bottom left and right)