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# Deform Menu Settings

## General Settings

Deform Type button
  Select the type of deformation you want to create. The available effect parameters change based on the selection.

Deform Ripple box (not shown)
  Select how you want the ripples created. Pond Ripples create ripples with a 45 degree offset. Out from Center pushes the ripples away from the center, extending the first half, and compressing the second half of each ripple. Around Center rotates the crest of each ripple in a clockwise direction around the center.

Repeat Mode box
  Select an option to fill the empty portions of the frame.

## Effect Parameters

NoteThe following settings are available when Crumple is selected from the Deform Type button.

Amplitude field
  Displays the amount of deformation. Increase the value to increase the effect. Editable.

Time Offset field
  Displays the time offset interval of the crumpling. Editable.

Octaves field
  Displays a value for the number of layers summed in the operation, from zero to 10. Increase the value to increase the fractal effect. Editable.

NoteThe following settings are available when Magnify is selected from the Deform Type button.

Radius field
  Displays the size of the affected area. You can also drag the circle in the image window to change the size of the radius. Editable.

Amount field
  Displays the amount of the deformation. Editable.

Direction box
  Select Horizontal, Vertical, or Both to indicate the direction of the magnification.

Damping box
  Select how the effect is applied within the radius. Select None to apply no damping, Linear to decrease the effect linearly to 0, or Quadratic to decrease the effect quadratically to 0.

NoteThe following settings are available when Pinch is selected from the Deform Type button.

Radius field
  Displays the size of the affected area. You can also drag the circle in the image window to change the size of the radius. Editable.

Amount field
  Displays the amount of the deformation. Editable.

Damping box
  Select how the effect is applied within the radius. Select None to apply no damping, Linear to decrease the effect linearly to 0, or Quadratic to decrease the effect quadratically to 0.

NoteThe following settings are available when Ripple is selected from the Deform Type button.

Amplitude field
  Displays the amount of deformation. Increase the value to increase the effect. Editable.

Ripples field
  Displays the frequency of the ripples (from zero to 60). Editable.

Radius field
  Displays the size of the affected area. You can also drag the circle in the image window to change the size of the radius. Editable.

Phase field
  Displays the spread of the ripples to the centre. Use this value to animate the ripple effect. Editable.

Max Ridges field
  Displays the total number of ripples that can be generated. For example, set to 5 to create 5 rings of distortion. Editable.

Damping box
  Select how the effect is applied within the radius. Select None to apply no damping, Linear to decrease the effect linearly to 0, or Quadratic to decrease the effect quadratically to 0.

NoteThe following settings are available when Twirl is selected from the Deform Type button.

Radius field
  Displays the size of the affected area. You can also drag the circle in the image window to change the size of the radius. Editable.

Twirl Angle field
  Displays the direction of the twirl. Editable.

Damping box
  Select how the effect is applied within the radius. Select None to apply no damping, Linear to decrease the effect linearly to 0, or Quadratic to decrease the effect quadratically to 0.

NoteThe following settings are available when Wave is selected from the Deform Type button.

Amplitude field
  Displays the amount of deformation. Increase the value to increase the effect. Editable.

Wave Frequency field
  Displays the number of waves. Editable.

Phase field
  Displays the spread of the ripples to the centre. Use this value to animate the ripple effect. Editable.

Compression field
  Displays a pixel flattening value (negative values flatten to the left, and positive values flatten to the right). Editable.

## Transform Settings

NoteTransform settings for Input, Deform and Output are identical.

Transform X Position field
  Displays the horizontal position of the transformation. Enable the Icons button to change the position by dragging the vertex tool in the image window. Editable.

Transform Y Position field
  Displays the vertical position of the transformation. Editable. Enable the Icons button to change the position by dragging the vertex tool in the image window. Editable.

Transform Rotation field
  Displays the rotation of the transformation. Editable. Enable the Icons button to change the rotation by dragging the vertex tool in the image window. Editable.

Transform Centre X field
  Displays the centre point value of the transform along the horizontal axis. Editable.

Transform Centre Y field
  Displays the centre point value of the transform along the vertical axis. Editable.

Transform X Scale field
  Displays the horizontal scale factor. Editable.

Transform Y Scale field
  Displays the vertical scale factor. Editable.

Proportional button
  Enable to scale X and Y values proportionally.

Icons button
  Enable to display the vertex editing tool in the image window.

## Anti-Aliasing Settings

Active button
  Enable to activate software anti-aliasing.

Anti-Aliasing Sampling box
  Select the number of samples to use in the anti-aliasing process.

Anti-Aliasing Softness field
  Displays the softness value for software anti-aliasing. Editable.