Special Effects Processing

The various ways in which an image can be modified with IGEffectsCtl Control are described in the following table. All of these modifications are "artistic effect" modifications, typically used in graphics design applications. Please refer to the Effects Component API Reference Chapter for complete descriptions of the IGEffectsCtl Control methods.

Modification	Example Images	API Reference
Perform a ChromaKey merge of 2 images (e.g., on TV, where the meteorologist stands in front of a blue screen, and the weather map is merged onto the areas of blue).	Image Backdrop Result	AddChromaKey Method
Change the image to give the impression of motion (as if the camera was moving when the picture was taken).	Before After	AddMotion Method
Change the image by adding "noise" (as if the image were dusty or very old).	Before After	AddNoise Method
Darken the area outside of a circular area in the image.	Before After	AddSpotlight Method
Change the image to look like it was printed on a textured surface (a specific type of Blend).	Image Texture Result	AddTexture Method
Add a watermark to the image (a specific type of Merge).	Image Watermark Result	AddWatermark Method
Aging - applies an aging effect to make an image look older. The effect can adjust image saturation and contrast, and add noise and random vertical lines to the image.	Original Aging Effect	Aging Method
Soften the image (as if the camera was out of focus, or as if the picture was taken through a filter).	Before After	Blur Method Diffuse Method
Convert the picture so that it resembles a bas-relief sculpture.	Before After	Emboss Method Stitch Method
Convert the picture so that it appears as if the pixels were very large (as if the picture was taken through a glass shower-stall door).	Before After	BackColor Property Pixelate Method Twist Method
Convert the picture so that it has a stylized effect.	Before After	Posterize Method
Provides a cylindrical warping effect on the IGPage.	Before After	Cylinder Method
Functional Lights - change the colors of an image according to the pattern of a sine wave, or an application defined pattern. The image will appear to have circles or bars of light and/or shadow overlaid on top of it.	Original Directional Light Effect Radial Light Effect	DirectionalLight Method FreeDirectionalLight Method FreeRadialLight Method RadialLight Method
Add borders and shadows.	Original DropShadow	DropShadow Method
Fragmentation - fragments an image into four blended images which move diagonally outward from the original image.	Before After	Fragment Method
Lens Flare - changes the colors of an image according to the pattern of a sine wave. The image will appear to have regularly spaced bars of light and shadow overlaid on top of it.	Original Lens Flare Effect	LensFlare Method
Artistic Effects - make the image appear to have been hand-painted.	Original Oilify Effect Pointillist Effect Spatter Effect	Oilify Method Pointillist Method Spatter Method
Divides a bitmap into tiles of a specified shape and size, changes the color of all pixels in each tile to the average color of pixels within the tile, and adds 3D borders between the tiles.	Original Pixelate Effect Tile Mosaic - Spider's Web	Pixelate Method MosaicTiles Method
Provides a parabolic warping effect on the IGPage.	Before After	Parabola Method
Provides a perspective-like effect on the IGPage.	Before After	Perspective Method
Pinch - transforms the image by making it appear as if it were pinched in the center.	Before After	Pinch Method
Ripple Effects - warps the image using a specified pattern.	Original RadialWave Effect	DirectionalWave Method RadialWave Method Ripple Method RippleFreeHand Method RippleTexture Method
Provides a spherical warping effect on the IGPage.	Before After	Sphere Method