Vignette

The Vignette filter adds a frame around a subject, such as a person or a bouquet of flowers, which can help to enhance the focal point of the portrait. The appearance of the Vignette border is customizable.

Customized settings can be saved as a preset for future use. Presets can be selected from the Presets drop-down, or saved by clicking the adjacent Save icon.

To apply a vignette filter:

  1. Select Filter | Add | Vignette from the main menu, or press Shift + Alt + V.
  2. Set the options as described below.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • Click OK to apply any changes and close the tab.
    • Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tab.

Vignette Options

Horizontal

Specifies the focal point of the portrait on the horizontal axis. A value of 500 places the center in the middle of the photo.

Vertical

Specifies the focal point of the portrait on the vertical axis. A value of 500 places the center in the middle of the photo.

Clear zone

Specifies the size of the clear area around the focal point in the portrait. Drag the slider to the left to reduce the size of the clear area. Drag the slider to the right to increase the size of the clear area.

Transition zone

Specifies the width of the transition area between the clear zone and the frame. Drag the slider to the left to narrow the transition area. Drag the slider to the right to widen the transition area.

Stretch

Stretches the vignette horizontally to make the shape elliptical rather than round.

Shape

Specifies the shape of the frame:

  • Round: Select "Round" for a round frame.
  • Rectangular: Select "Rectangular" for a rectangular frame.

Show outline

Select Show outline to display an outline that shows the outside edge of the clear zone and the inside edge of the frame.

Frame

Applies the following special effects to the vignette frame area around the focal point:

  • Color: Changes the color of the frame area to the color selected in the color picker.
  • Saturation: Removes color from the people or objects in the vignette frame so they are gray scale.
  • Blur: Blurs the vignette frame area.
  • Clouds: Applies a Clouds effect to the frame area.
  • Edges: Applies an Edges effect by tracing the lines and details of people or objects with neon colors.
  • Radial Waves: Creates the appearance of waves radiating from the focal point into the frame area.
  • Radial Blur: Creates a Radial Blur that rotates and stretches the frame area.
  • Zoom Blur: Applies a Zoom Blur to the frame area.
  • Crayon Edges: Applies the Crayon Edges effect by tracing the lines and details around people or objects with crayon.
  • Dauber: Creates the impression that the people or objects around the focal point were painted with a brush.
  • Pixelate: Applies a pixel effect to the frame.
  • Old: Applies an aging effect to the frame to make it look like an old photo.
  • Glowing Edges: Applies glowing edges to all the strong lines in the frame area.
  • Ripple: Adds ripples to the frame so that it looks like liquid ripples moving outwards from the focal area.

Color Settings

Select a color from the drop-down list to produce a Color Picker for selecting the vignette color.

Right-click a slider to reset to the default value.

This filter features a Pixel Targeting tab (see Pixel Targeting for more details).

See also: