The Ripple tool lets you create ripple-like effects from the center of the image outward.
The Ripple tool has the following parameters:
| Use |
To |
| Mode |
Determine the ripple effect.
- Pond Ripples create ripples with a 45 degree offset.
- Out from Center pushes the ripples away from the center, extending the first half, and compressing the second half of each
ripple.
- Around Center rotates the crest of each ripple in a clockwise direction around the center.
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| Use: |
To: |
| Amplitude |
Scale the amount of warping distortion. Increase for more severe distortion. |
| Frequency |
Set the number of waves per frame. |
| Max Ridges |
Control the total number of ripples that can be generated. For example, set Max Ridges to 5 to create 5 rings of distortion;
the area inside and outside of the rings are unaffected.
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| Spread |
Set the distance between the ripples and the center. Animate the spread to create continuous rippling of the image. |
| Damping |
Control how the ripple amplitude is decreased over distance.
- Use None so all the waves have the same amplitude specified by the amplitude parameter.
- Use Linear so the amplitude of the waves at the center has the specified amplitude and decrease linearly to 0 at the image
extremities.
- Use Quadratic so the amplitude of the waves at the center has the specified amplitude and decrease quadratically to 0 at the
image extremities.
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