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HWSWDescriptionBlending Mode
XXMultiplies the pixel values of the current layer with the
pixels in the background, and clips all RGB values at
Multiply
255. The overall effect is similar to drawing with a
colored marker over an image: it darkens and colorizes
at the same time using the current layer imagery.
XXShines a spotlight uniformly on the current layer.Spotlight
XXShines a spotlight on the layer and blends with the
layer behind it.
Spotlight Blend
XXCombines the pixels in the current layer with the pixels
in the background so that the current layer is compos-
Screen
ited over the layers in the background with lighter
pixels than before. The effect is similar to the photo-
graphic technique of combining two slides in a slide
sandwich and then reshooting them. Screen mode
is the inverse of Multiply mode.
XDisplays the image through a gel of the current layer.
It combines the colors of the current layer with those
Overlay
of the layers behind it to create new tints based on
these results. It boosts contrast and color saturation at
the same time.
XShines a soft, diffuse light associated with the current
layer onto the layers behind it. It reduces the contrast
levels in the image.
Soft Light
XShines a harsh light associated with the current layer
onto the layers behind it. It primarily affects areas of
Hard Light
detail, and greatly reduces the contrast levels in the
image.
XXComposites only the pixels of the current layer that
are darker than the pixels of the layers behind it.
Darken
XXComposites only the pixels of the current layer that
are lighter than the pixels of the layers behind it.
Lighten
XDisplays the difference between the pixels in the cur-
rent layer and the pixels of the layers behind it. When
Difference
a brighter pixel is subtracted from a darker pixel, the
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