Glow-n-Sparkle for Photoshop Documentation

Introduction

  This is a new type of effect that allows you to add either glow or sparkle effects to an image based on pixel value. Pixel value ranges can be selected by either clicking on the Preview window to the right, or specifying RGB values using the spinner controls. You can switch back and forth from glow to sparkle and preview the different effects in the Preview window.

NOTE: Since the preview window is a different size than the actual image, the effect may appear slightly different than the preview when rendered over the final image.

Installation

• Run the Setup.exe program.
• Follow the onscreen instructions.
   

Program Usage

Main Form

• Red, Green, Blue: Sets the color that is used to select which pixels to apply the effect to.
• Threshold: Sets the threshold to use when selecting pixels. For example using the color 120,120,120 and a threshold of 5 would select pixels with the color values ranging from 115 to 125.
• Radius: Sets the size of the effect area. A larger value can drastically increase the amount of time it takes to render the effect.
• Streaks: (Sparkle only) Sets the number of streaks for each sparkle instance.
• Angle: (Sparkle only) Sets the starting angle for t.he streaks.
• Glow/Sparkle: Sets the type of effect used, either Glow or Sparkle.
• Register: Allows you to enter your registration information.