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Aug 29, 2006
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i used an effect ages ago. I think it was called vignette. Any idea where it is please?
thanks,
Chris.
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KatWoman
Aug 29, 2006
"Chris" wrote in message
i used an effect ages ago. I think it was called vignette. Any idea where it
is please?
thanks,
Chris.
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Dave
Aug 29, 2006
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:50:54 -0400, "KatWoman" wrote:

"Chris" wrote in message
i used an effect ages ago. I think it was called vignette. Any idea where it
is please?
thanks,
Chris.
actions palette

or
filter/distort/lens correction
in CS2

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grazer
Sep 3, 2006
You can make a custom vignette by adding a new layer, create an oval selection. Position it precisely where you want it. Invert the selection and fill with black using the paint bucket. Deselect and gaussian blur to preference then lower the opacity of the layer to blend it, again, to preference.

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"Chris" wrote in message
i used an effect ages ago. I think it was called vignette. Any idea where it
is please?
thanks,
Chris.

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Aaron
Sep 5, 2006
grazer wrote:
You can make a custom vignette by adding a new layer, create an oval selection. Position it precisely where you want it. Invert the
selection and
fill with black using the paint bucket. Deselect and gaussian blur to preference then lower the opacity of the layer to blend it, again, to preference.

g

"Chris" wrote in message
i used an effect ages ago. I think it was called vignette. Any idea
where
it
is please?
thanks,
Chris.

I often use a similar technique to create a subtle "camera shadow," which used to occur in older cameras with lower quality lenses but definitely can give you a mysterious quality. It’s incredibly easy to do this.

Create a new layer above your image, select all, feather 20 pixels (or fewer, depending on the size of the image of course), invert the selection, fill with black.

De-select, and change the layer blending mode to overlay (or experiment with other modes, sometimes darken looks nice, too).

That won’t give you a classic "vignette," but it’s another technique for fading the edges somewhat. Sometimes in older photographs the vignette isn’t dark, but is actually light. You could achieve this by using grazer’s selection technique, but then use the selection to create a layer mask on an adjustment layer and play with lowering the saturation and/or decreasing contrast with levels.

Just some ideas.

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Aaron

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