User Guide

ACDSee Pro 3 User Guide
To create a pencil drawing from an image:
1. In Process mode, click Edit.
2. In the Add group, click Special Effect, and then double-click Pencil Drawing from the list of effects.
Applying a Pixel Explosion effect
You can use the Pixel Explosion effect to explode pixels from a center point in your images. You can select or change the Pixel
Explosion options to apply this effect to your image, and save your options as a preset
for use at another time.
To use the Pixel Explosion effect:
1. In Process mode, click Edit.
2. In the Add group, click Special Effect, and then double-click Pixel Explosion.
3. On the Pixel Explosion tab, set the options as described below.
4. Do one of the following:
Click Done to accept your changes and close the Pixel Explosion tab.
Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the tab.
Pixel Explosion options
Horizontal center Specifies the center point of the explosion on the horizontal axis. A value of 500 places the explosion at
the middle of the image.
Vertical center Specifies the center point of the explosion on the vertical axis. A value of 500 places the explosion at
the middle of the image.
Intensity Specifies the intensity of the explosion. A higher value creates a larger, more brilliant spread of the
pixels in the image.
Explosion direction Specifies the direction of the explosion. Select one or both of the following:
Explode horizontally: Explodes the pixels towards the right and left sides of the image.
Explode vertically: Explodes the pixels towards the top and bottom of the image.
Random Seed Indicates the random placement of the pixels.
When you apply the Pixel Explosion effect to an image, ACDSee Pro places the pixels randomly. This
makes the pixels different every time you apply the filter. You can define a specific random seed to
generate identical pixel patterns.
To generate a new random seed, click Random Seed.
Applying a Pixelate effect
A pixel is the smallest piece of a digital image, arranged in rows and columns. When you reduce the resolution of your image, the
size of the pixel increases and produces blurring. You can use the Pixelate effect to increase the size of the pixels in your image, and
save your options as a preset
for future use.
To apply a Pixelate effect:
1. In Process mode, click Edit.
2. In the Add group, click Special Effect, and then double-click Pixelate.
3. On the Pixelate tab, drag the Width and Height sliders to set the size of the pixels in your image. Select the Square check
box to make the width and height equal.
4. Do one of the following:
Click Done to accept your changes and close the Pixelate tab.
Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the tab.
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