Operation Manual

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Applying transitions and special effects
Last updated 10/4/2016
Lighter Color Each result pixel is the color of lighter of the source color value and the corresponding underlying color
value. Lighter Color is similar to Lighten, but Lighter Color does not operate on individual color channels.
Overlay Multiplies or screens the input color channel values, depending on whether or not the underlying color is
lighter than 50% gray. The result preserves highlights and shadows in the underlying layer.
Soft Light Darkens or lightens the color channel values of the underlying layer, depending on the source color. The
result is similar to shining a diffused spotlight on the underlying layer. For each color channel value, if the source color
is lighter than 50% gray, the result color is lighter than the underlying color, as if dodged. If the source color is darker
than 50% gray, the result color is darker than the underlying color, as if burned. A layer with pure black or white
becomes markedly darker or lighter, but does not become pure black or white.
Hard Light Multiplies or screens the input color channel value, depending on the original source color. The result is
similar to shining a harsh spotlight on the layer. For each color channel value, if the underlying color is lighter than 50%
gray, the layer lightens as if it were screened. If the underlying color is darker than 50% gray, the layer darkens as if it
were multiplied. This mode is useful for creating the appearance of shadows on a layer.
Vivid Light Burns or dodges the colors by increasing or decreasing the contrast, depending on the underlying color. If
the underlying color is lighter than 50% gray, the layer is lightened because the contrast is decreased. If the underlying
color is darker than 50% gray, the layer is darkened because the contrast is increased.
Linear Light Burns or dodges the colors by decreasing or increasing the brightness, depending on the underlying color.
If the underlying color is lighter than 50% gray, the layer is lightened because the brightness is increased. If the
underlying color is darker than 50% gray, the layer is darkened because the brightness is decreased.
Pin Light Replaces the colors, depending on the underlying color. If the underlying color is lighter than 50% gray, pixels
darker than the underlying color are replaced, and pixels lighter than the underlying color do not change. If the
underlying color is darker than 50% gray, pixels lighter than the underlying color are replaced, and pixels darker than
the underlying color do not change.
Hard Mix Enhances the contrast of the underlying layer that is visible beneath a mask on the source layer. The mask
size determines the contrasted area; the inverted source layer determines the center of the contrasted area.
Difference For each color channel, subtracts the darker of the input values from the lighter. Painting with white inverts
the backdrop color; painting with black produces no change.
If you have two layers with an identical visual element that you want to align, place one layer on top of the other and
set the blend mode of the top layer to Difference. Then, you can move one layer or the other until the pixels of the visual
element that you want to line up are all black—meaning that the differences between the pixels are zero and therefore the
elements are stacked exactly on top of one another.
Exclusion Creates a result similar to but lower in contrast than the Difference mode. If the source color is white, the
result color is the complement of the underlying color. If the source color is black, the result color is the underlying
color.
Subtract Subtracts the source file from the underlying color. If the source color is black, the result color is the
underlying color. Result color values can be less than 0 in 32-bpc projects
Divide Divides underlying color by source color. If the source color is white, the result color is the underlying color.
Result color values can be greater than 1.0 in 32-bpc projects.
Hue Result color has luminosity and saturation of the underlying color, and the hue of the source color.
Saturation Result color has luminosity and hue of the underlying color, and the saturation of the source color.
Color Result color has luminosity of the underlying color, and hue and saturation of the source color. This blend mode
preserves the gray levels in the underlying color. This blend mode is useful for coloring grayscale images and for tinting
color images.