before

after

Example parameters: horizontal_offset=5; vertical_offset=-5

The filter performs a shift of the color channels relatively to each other.

before

after

Example parameters: default

A filter that seeks the borders of objects in the image and draws them (black on a white background).

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

This filter is similar to 'Edge Detection'. It differs from the previous filter in the list of available parameters and the result of processing.

Being used together with a user photo mask, this filter gives interesting results (the example uses default parameters):

before

after

Example parameters: radius1=3; radius3=10; alpha=30

The filter imitates the style used by the famous photographer Dave Hill.

Produces interesting results when used with a mask based on the user's photo (default parameters in the example):

before

after

Example parameters: palette_size=32, cell_width=8, cell_height=8, use_percent_values=false

Pixelation effect.

before

after

Example parameters: default

This filter imitates infrared camera effect.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

The filter simulates the effect of chalk and charcoal drawing.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

The filter simulates the effect of drawing with a pencil on paper.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

The filter that lets you create different lighting effects in a photo. This effect is achieved by adding various types of light sources with adjustable parameters.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

Below you can see the light sources editor window. It lets you add / remove light sources and adjust their | parameters. Changing a parameter in this editor also changes it in the filter settings dialog and vice versa.

• Ambient light — ranges from 0 to 100. Allows you to choose the color and intensity of ambient light. The white color with the intensity of 50 keeps the original colors of a photo unchanged.
• Reflection (Specular/Diffuse) — ranges from 0 to 100. This box allows you to adjust the mixture between specular and diffuse reflection as well as select an image to be used as a reflection mask.
• Texture — ranges from 0 to 100. Allows you to adjust the depth of texturing based on the mask from a selected image.
• Light Sources — this panel lets you configure the parameters of light sources, add new sources or remove existing ones.

• Type — Allows you to select the type of light source. Each source type has its own configurable parameters.

  Omni — creates a diffused light source.
  • Intensity: affects the amount of focused light emitted by the source and ranges from 0 to 100.Can be configured only in the parameters edit panel.
  • Height: moves the light source vertically relative to the image plane and ranges from 0 to 300.Can be configured both in the edit panel and by moving the control points.
  • X / Y: specifies coordinates of the light source center (in pixels).Coordinates can be adjusted both in the edit panel and by moving the control points.
  Spot — creates a spot light source.
  • Intensity: affects the amount of focused light emitted by the source and ranges from 0 to 100.It can be configured only in the parameters edit panel.
  • Height: moves the light source vertically relative to the image plane and ranges from 0 to 300.It can be configured only in the parameters edit panel.
  • Divergence: determines the maximum light cutoff angle and ranges from 0 to 89. The value of thisparameter is half the angle at the apex of the cone-shaped light flux generated by the source, The parameter can be configured both in the edit panel and by moving the control points.
  • Tilt angle: determines the degree of deviation of the light source from the vertical axis and ranges from 0 to 89.You can configure this parameter both in the edit panel and by moving the control points.
  • Rotation: rotates the light source around its center point on a certain angle.
  • X / Y: specifies coordinates of the light source center (in pixels). You can adjust coordinates both in the edit panel and by moving the control points.
  Parallel — creates a light source emanating from the edge of the image (parallel to the image edge).
  • Intensity: affects the amount of focused light emitted by the source and ranges from 0 to 100.
  • Tilt angle: determines the degree of deviation of the light source from the vertical axis and ranges from 0 to 89.You can configure this parameter both in the edit panel and by moving the control points.
  • Rotation: rotates the light source around a central point at a given angle.
  • X / Y: rotates the light source around its center point on a certain angle.
  In fact, coordinate parameters don't affect anything in this type of light source, as the light comes only from the image edge. The only things that matter are the direction of the ray of light ( (Rotation) and the distance between the two control points (Tilt Angle). The less is the distance, the more light is emitted.

  

  List of light sources
  • Displays all available light sources and allows you to select a specific light source and configure its settings.
  + / - buttons
  • Add or remove light sources.

• Preview area. The preview area displays all available light sources with the specified parameters.Each light source, depending on its type, has control points that allow you to visually adjust and position a specific light source in a user photo region.

  Green dot
  • The green dot defines the center of a light source. Moving the center point of a light source in a user photo region will change other parameters in accordance with its new position.
  Red dot
  • Defines the tilt angle of a light source and the direction of the light flux relative to its center.
  Blue dot
  • Determines the light cutoff angle. The closer this dot is to the center of the light source, the wider the cutoff angle. The dot changes its position only when the white dots (peaks) are moved perpendicular to the direction of the light flux
To move the light source "as is", without changing its parameters, hold down the Shift key while dragging it.

This filter allows to insert a face into a given image.

To insert a face in the template, the Template Creator uses the points located in the smart object Face Region. A user photo is "attracted" to these points. By default, the Template Creator uses 4 points to insert a face: eye center and lip corners, but the designer can choose any combination of the available 94 facial points.

As seen in the examples above, you can specify any facial color, any location, size and facial angle in a template.

To learn how to insert a face from a custom photo into a template, click here.

To read about the parameters that affect the creation of a face mask, click here.

before

after

Example parameters:

Rasterization is not a filter in a traditional meaning. In contrast to other filters that somehow change the image to which they were applied, Rasterization allows you to apply stickers to facial pictures and customize their parameters. More information about templates with stickers can be found here.

before

after

Example parameters: asf

The filter that allows you to change facial expressions on faces recognized from a user photo.

To work with this filter you will need a Visual Emotion Editor (FaceTool), which is provided upon request by your team lead

The visual emotion editor contains an extensive list of options for changing facial expressions. Each of the parameters in the list is responsible for the manifestation of a separate mimic element.

documentation for the Visual Emotion Editor can be found in the directory where it is installed, in the manual folder.

Important! The path to the folder where the Visual Emotion Editor is installed must consist only of latin symbols. If the path contains any non-latin symbols (cyrillic, hieroglyphs, latin symbols with diacritic marks, etc), or if the path is too long, the tool will not work.

To transfer the emotion data to the Template Creator you need to:

• Export it as a .txt file using the menu File — Save project as.
• In the list of parameters of the Emotions Transfer filter, click on the button that appears when the EditableParams property is selected.
• In the opened window of the Emotion Settings Editor click on the Load button.
• In the opened window, go to the directory with the required .txt file and double click to open it;
• Confirm the changes by clicking the OK button in the Emotion Settings Editor.

To make changes in the Emotions Transfer filter in an already prepared template:

• Use the Save file button to upload the .txt file with current parameters.
• Load the file with parameters into the Visual Emotions Editor via the File — Open Project.
• Make your changes.
• Save the new .txt file and load it back into the Emotions Transfer filter according to the previous instruction.

In this way, creating, editing, exporting and importing .txt files between these tools can be performed in both directions.

before

after

Example parameters: defocus_strength = 0.5, diffusion_strength=0.55, glamour_strength=0.55

Using portrait filters

before

after

Example parameters: defocus_strength = 0.5, diffusion_strength=0.55, glamour_strength=0.55

A filter that allows you to transfer the color and texture of hair and skin from a sample photo to a user photo. The sample photo is set in the PSD file as a layer of Image type.

The filter supports masks based on the following:

• hair
• skin
• figure

Important requirements regarding using the filter:

• A sample photo should contain skin or hair (depending on which object the filter is used for). So, you can only transfer color/texture from hair to hair and from skin to skin. It is not possible to transfer custom texture/pattern/fill.
• A sample photo in the PSD should not contain transparent areas or margins. If the size or proportions of the photo do not match those of the PSD canvas, you should position and crop the photo in such a way so that it occupies the entire canvas or add a non-transparent base layer filled with a color close to the colors of the photo. You can also use the Content-Aware Fill workspace in Photoshop to fill in empty areas. The presence of transparent areas significantly reduces the quality of the filter performance.
• The filter transfers color to the entire photo, while an expected result is obtained only within the specified mask (hair or skin). Outside the mask area, color and texture can be transferred with some artifacts. Thus, it makes sense to apply this filter together with dynamic masks and cut out only the necessary fragments of the result.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters:

The Face Warp filter lets you deform any face from a user photo. Unlike the Emotions Transfer filter, it lets you make fine adjustments of facial features that look more natural. Besides, it helps avoid the error with automatic closing of the mouth when changing proportions.

In order to add this filter, you must first add a Face Warp Mesh to your template orientation via the menu Insert and then reparse PSD.

If you try to add the Face Warp before adding the Face Warp Mesh layer, you will get the following error:

This will create a new smart object in Photoshop named by default as FWM Face Warp Mesh with the following image:

When the reparsing is done, add the Face Warp. The Face Warp mesh will already be selected in the parameters tab.

If you develop several orientations, it makes sense to add only one FWM smart object via the insert menu for any orientation and then duplicate it to other orientations in Photoshop by choosing Layer - New - Layer Via Copy. In this case the content of the smart objects will be synchronized and in order to to change the content in all orientations, it will be enough to edit only one of them.

In order to start working with deformation you have to open this smart object without assigning it a color profile. You must leave it as is.

Inside the FWM Face Warp Mesh smart object there is a layer with another smart object initial.png, which is the mesh for face morphing.

• bend/stretch (for example, using the Liquify filter, including the Face-Aware Liquify);
• use distortion filters;
• use other types of warping and distortion.

• change canvas size;
• change color and bit width of the image;
• draw anything on the image;
• change opacity.

• allow the image to go outside the canvas bounds;
• cut pieces of the image and copy / move to another place on the canvas;

  Each cut and copied part should be saved as a smart object. To do it right and not to break anything, you need to:

  • copy the original smart object initial;
  • warp the smart object if necessary;
  • use a mask to hide unnecessary parts;
  • place the result in the desired location.

  If the smart object is rasterized, there is an increased risk that the mesh will break because of incorrect color conversion when performing a particular operation.

• warp the image too much.

These actions may cause different unwanted effects on the resulting image which will spoil the result.

Copying parts of the image	Heavy distortion within the canvas borders	The image went beyond the canvas borders

After you've done all the necessary steps with the Face Warp mesh in Photoshop, you should reparse the PSD so that the Template creator could see all the changes.

When reparsing the PSD in different versions of Photoshop, the resulting FWM meshes may differ slightly. This difference is not visible to the eye, however, it will be noticeable if you compare the meshes pixel by pixel.

When working with the Face Warp filter you should bear in mind the fact, that beside the warp itself the face warp will add a 1px image shift This fact is barely noticed in static templates (except when pixel precision is required), but is critical for animated templates, where this pixel shift is evident.

This problem is caused by Photoshop which after saving the mesh adds the mentioned shift and breaks the position.

To solve this problem you should add an empty Face Farp mesh to those frames, where morphing is not needed. This will add the same, pixel shift and will compensate the difference. But you should remember that additional filters will increase the time required for image processing.

before

after

Example parameters: default

An effect similar to Amaro filter on Instagram.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

An effect similar to Clarendon filter on Instagram.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: table_name = Aden

before

after

Example parameters: table_name = Juno

before

after

Example parameters: table_name = Lark

before

after

Example parameters: table_name = Ludwig

before

after

Example parameters: table_name = Slumber

Depending on specified parameters, this effect imitates the following Instagram filters: Aden, Juno, Lark, Ludwig, Slumber.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

An effect similar to Gingham filter on Instagram.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

An effect similar to Ginza filter on Instagram.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

An effect similar to Helena filter on Instagram.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

An effect similar to Hudson filter on Instagram.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

An effect similar to Kelvin filter on Instagram.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

An effect similar to Lofi filter on Instagram.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

An effect similar to Maven filter on Instagram.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

An effect similar to Moon filter on Instagram.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

An effect similar to Nashville filter on Instagram.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

An effect similar to Valencia filter on Instagram.

This filter also offers an opacity adjustment using the Blended filter.

before

after

Example parameters: default

The filter is used together with the 'figure' user photo region (more information here). It allows you to detect a human figure in a photo and make the background around it transparent.

Read more about the parameters that affect the selection of the figure here.

before

after

Example parameters: the filter has been applied to the figure region

This filter allows to fill a detected figure with a generated background (based on the background around the figure). The filter only works with Figure and Frame regions.