The Vignette effect lets darkening or lightening the edges of a picture that helps to draw your eye to the central part. It's perfect for creating retro styled images, especially vintage looking portraits. The effect allows you to change a mood or enhance a composition of your image. Vignetting is fabulously easy to implement with the AKVIS programs.
Adjust the parameters of the effect:
Dark/Light Edges (-100..100). The parameter sets the strength of darkening (at negative values) or lightening (at positive values) of the image edges.
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Dark Edges (-100) | Light Edges (100) |
Size (1-100). The parameter changes the effect area.
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Size = 50 | Size = 85 |
Shape (-100...100). The parameter affects rounding of the edges and changes the central part of the image from a rectangle (at negatives values) to a circle (at positive values).
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Shape = -50 | Shape = 50 |
Smooth Transition (0-100). The parameter adjusts the smoothness of the border between the vignette and the central part. Increasing the value increases the fading effect.
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Smooth Transition = 0 | Smooth Transition = 10 |
Position. Move the white marker to shift the vignette. You can see the current coordinates of the center in the X and Y fields.
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Moving Vignette |