Applying a Water Drops effect

You can use the Water Drops effect to display water drops on the surface of the photo. You can control the number and size of water drops, and their position on the photo. You can save your options as a preset for use at another time.

To apply water drops to a photo:

  1. In Edit mode, in the Add group, click Special Effect.
  2. Click Water Drops.
  3. On the Water Drops tab, set the options as described below.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • Click Done to accept your changes and close the pane.
    • Click Cancel to discard your changes and close the pane.

Water Drops options

Density

Specifies the number of water drops on the photo. Drag the slider to the left to remove water drops. Drag the slider to the right to add water drops.

Radius

Specifies the size of the water drops. Drag the slider to the left to make the water drops smaller. Drag the slider to the right to make the water drops larger.

Height

Specifies the height of the water drops above the photo surface. Drag the slider to the left to reduce the height of the water drops and the distortion caused by the water drops. Drag the slider to the right to increase the height of the water drops and the distortion caused by the water drops.

Random Seed

Indicates the random placement of the water drops.

When you apply the Water Drops effect to an image, ACDSee 12 places the water drops randomly. This makes the effect different every time you apply the filter. You can define a specific random seed to generate identical water drop patterns.

To generate a new random seed, click Random Seed.

See also:

Applying a Water Drops effect