User Guide

Chapter 8 Editing
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Applying a Scattered Tiles effect
You can use the Scattered Tiles effect to divide your images into rectangular tiles, and scatter and
stack the tiles. You can select or change the Scattered Tiles options to apply this effect to your image,
and save your options as a preset for use at another time.
To apply a Scattered Tiles effect:
1 On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Scattered Tiles.
2 On the Scattered Tiles tab, set the options as described below.
3 Do one of the following:
•Click Done to accept your changes and close the Scattered Tiles tab.
•Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the tab.
Scattered Tiles options
Applying a Sepia effect
You can use the Sepia effect to give your images an antique look. (The Old effect is similar to the Sepia
effect, but produces a more realistic appearance of age.)
To add a sepia tone to an image:
On the Edit Panel, click Effects, and then double-click Sepia.
Related topics
• Applying the Old effect
Tile size Specifies the size of the tiles.
Scatter
amount
Specifies how much the tiles will move from their original positions.
Background
color
Specifies the color of the background. Click the color picker to select a different
color.
Random Seed Indicates the random placement of the tiles. When you apply the Scattered
Tiles effect to an image, ACDSee places the tiles randomly. This makes the
effect different every time you apply the filter. You can define a specific
random seed to generate identical tile patterns. To generate a new random
seed, click Random Seed.