Apple Motion 2 - Manual (Page 748)

748 Chapter 10 Using Filters
Refraction: Sets the amount that the image is refracted. Values range from 0 to 200.
Height Map: An image well that displays a thumbnail of the height map chosen. The
height map is used to determine the edges along which the image is refracted.
Map Channel: Sets the channel which is used to determine how the image is
refracted. If a height map is present, the channel is selected from the height map,
otherwise the channel is selected from the source object. Values can be selected from
the following: Luminance (default), Red, Green, Blue, or Alpha.
Dashboard controls
The Dashboard contains the same controls as the Inspector.
Ring Lens
This filter creates a ring of distortion over the image. The result can be a donut-like
bulge in the image.
Parameters in the Inspector
Center: Sets the position of the center of the lens.
Radius: Sets the radius of the ring. Values range from 0 to 1000.
Thickness: Sets the thickness of the ring as a percentage of the radius. Values range
from 0 (no thickness) to 1.00 (no hole in the center of the ring lens).
Refraction: Sets the amount of refraction of the lens. Values range from –5 to 5.
Dashboard controls
The Dashboard contains the Radius, Thickness, and Refraction controls.
Original image Ring Lens applied
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