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Transparency and Soft Edges
Creating Soft Edges for Layers
‘Soft Edges’ Tab (Transparency... Dialog)
These parameters allows you to create
soft edges for the activated layers.
Area Type
Transparency increases gradually from 0 to 100% within a soft edge.
The AREA TYPE option allows you to choose between different transitions
from opaque to transparent. Select SHARP to leave edges unchanged.
SOFT VERY SOFT HARD VERY HARD
Note:
The setting FRAME does not create any soft edges, but adds or removes
pixels at the edges without changing the layer outline (if possible).
In most cases VERY SOFT provides the best results. The setting SOFT creates
an entirely linear transition between opaque and transparent. With
VERY SOFT, by contrast, transitions are smoother at the beginning and
end of the soft edge and almost linear in the center. However, the soft
edges must be made larger compared to the setting SOFT.
Area Width
Use the AREA WIDTH slider to define the size of the soft edge area. You
can also enter the size into the input box.
Layer corners are rounded off if a soft edge area is extremely wide.
Area Position
Use the AREA POSITION slider to define the location of the soft edge area
with respect to the original layer edge. You can also use the input box to
specify the percentage of the soft edge area located inside or outside the
original layer edge (see also figure):
• Negative value: Percentage located inside original edge
• Positive value: Percentage located outside original edge
• 0 Centered position
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