| Effects > Special Effects > Sands of Time |
 | Sands of Time |
| Ancient secrets lie shrouded, buried by the passing of the ages and the ever-shifting sands of time... This effect filter buries your image under the sands. Usable for buried artifacts, ancient reliefs, fossils and other underground revelations. True visual archaeology! |
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| 1. | Do one of the following: |
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 | | Choose Effects > Special Effects > Sands of Time |
| | | Click the Sands of Time button | | |
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| 2. | Use the following options: |
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 | | Scale |
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This option allows you to change the grain size.
Min = 1, Max = 10, Default = 1.
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| | Threshold |
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This option allows you to change the threshold value. Parts of the image whose grayscale value is less than or equal to a certain threshold are turned into sand (the dark parts) while all other parts of the image remain unchanged (the light parts).
Min = 0, Max = 255, Default = 160.
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| | Relief |
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This option allows you to control the amount of detail in the relief.
Min = 0, Max = 100, Default = 60.
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 | | Invert |
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| This option allows you to invert the threshold value. Light parts of the image become sand while dark parts of the image remain unchanged.
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| Use this option to change the color of the sand.
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