Four prominent filter manufacturers are
Alien Skin Software (www.alienskin.com), Andromeda
Software (www.andromeda.com), Auto FX (www.autofx
.com), and Nik Software (www.niksoftware.com). The
following image has been enhanced with the Monday
Morning Sepia styling filter from Nik Software.
Figure 8-2: You can create special effects using filters on the Filter menu or from the
Artwork And Effects palette.
8 160 Digital Photography QuickSteps Enhancing and Correcting Images
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1. Open the image to which you want to apply the zoom blur effect. The image
to the left shows a perfect candidate for this effect: a photo of an exotic car.
Unfortunately, the foliage and columns distract viewers from the car.
2. Choose Filter | Blur | Radial Blur to open the Radial Blur dialog box. Notice
that this dialog box does not have a preview area.
3. Drag the slider to the desired blur amount. A value between 10 and 15 works
well for this effect.
4. In the Blur Method section, click the Zoom option.
5. In the Quality section, click the desired quality option. Choose Best for a highquality
image (at the expense of a longer render time).
6. Click OK to apply the effect.
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