The Wave tool lets you simulate waves in a single direction (as opposed to circular waves as found in Ripple).

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The Wave tool has the following parameters.

| Use: | To: | 
|---|---|
| Amplitude | Scale the amount of warping distortion. Increase for more severe distortion. | 
| Compression | Warp pixels parallel to the wave direction. | 
| Frequency | Set the number of waves per frame. Increase for more waves, decrease for fewer. | 
| Phase | Shift the position of the waves along the direction of wave motion. |