Adding a vignette

You can use the Vignette effect to add a frame around a subject, such as a person or a bouquet of flowers. You can change the focal point in the portrait. You can also control the appearance of the border. You can save your options as a preset for use at another time.

To apply a Vignette effect:

  1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Vignette.
  2. Set the options as described below.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • Click Done to apply your changes and close the tab.
    • Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the tab.

ACDSee Photo Manager Note Adding a vignette

Click Reset to clear your changes and reset to default settings. If you saved your changes, you cannot reset your settings.

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 if you want the frame to be round.
  • Rectangular: Select Rectangular if you want the frame to be square.

Show outline

Select Show outline if you want 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 you select 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.

Frame settings

The settings that display below the Frame drop-down list change depending on the frame you select. For example, if you select Color in the Frame drop-down list, a color picker displays so that you can select the color for the vignette. Similarly, if you select Blur in the Frame drop-down list, a slider appears that you can use to change the amount of blur surrounding the photo. For some choices, like Edges, there are no settings to apply.

See also:

Adding a vignette