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Chapter 19 Filters 788
Parameters in the Inspector
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Center: Sets the position of the center of the tiling of the glass distortion. Drag the Center
onscreen control to adjust its value in the Canvas.
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Distort Input: Displays a thumbnail of the image map chosen. To learn how to add an object to
the Distort Input well, see Source well on page 132 .
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Fit: Sets the relative scale of the map image.
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X Scale: Sets the horizontal scale of the map image (when the Fit checkbox is deselected).
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Y Scale: Sets the vertical scale of the map image (when the Fit checkbox is deselected).
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Amount: Sets the amount of oset.
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Softness: Sets how much blur is applied to the map image.
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Mix: Sets the percentage of the original image to be blended with the distorted image.
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Publish OSC: Publishes the lter’s onscreen controls in Final Cut Pro X. For more information on
creating content for use in Final Cut Pro, see Final Cut Pro X templates overview on page 385.
Insect Eye
Maps a repeating hexagonal distortion pattern to an image, mimicking the POV of an insect. This
lter causes rasterization in 3D groups. For more information on rasterization, see Groups and
rasterization on page 1045.
Original image
Insect Eye filter applied
Parameters in the Inspector
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Size: Sets the size of the hexagons, in pixels.
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Refraction: Sets the amount of distortion present in each hex.
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Border Size: Sets the width, in pixels, of the border of each hex.
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Border Color: Picks the color of the border of the hexagons. Use the disclosure triangle to
display Red, Green, and Blue sliders, for more precise color selection.
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Mix: Sets the percentage of the original image to be blended with the distorted image.
Mirror
Splits an image in half vertically and reverses the remaining half to create a reection. The center
point and angle of this split point can be customized. This lter is excellent for recreating the
magic of 1980s music videos.
67% resize factor