Magnifying part of an image
You can magnify part of an image, such as a part you want to emphasize, by using the Lens filter. An example output of this filter is provided here.
To magnify part of an image
- With an image open and visible, go to Filter > Distort > Lens Over Image.
- Change the filter settings as needed:
- Center: Change the horizontal and vertical position of the focused area by using the sliders or entering values between 0 and 100 in the associated text boxes.
- Radius: Change the horizontal and vertical size of the lens by using the sliders or entering values between 0 and 2,432 in the associated text boxes.
- Refraction Index (%): Change the amount of magnification used in the lens by using the slider or entering a value between 100 and 300 in the associated text box.
- Interpolation: Select the interpolation method used to calculate the effect of the lens. The Bilinear method produces a better lens effect but takes longer to calculate, and the Nearest Neighbor method produces a slightly lower quality lens effect but is faster to calculate.
- Show Original: Select to temporarily see the original image without the effect of the filter.
- Randomize Settings: Select to use random values generated by Pixelitor for the filter’s settings.
- Reset All: Select to return the filter’s settings to the default values used by Pixelitor.
- Select OK.
Related topic
Focusing and blurring parts of an image