User Guide

Chapter 8 Editing
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3 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
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 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Pixelate.
2 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.
3 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.
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 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.