Effects > Special Effects > Sands of Time |
![](Help/Icons/sand-clock.png) | 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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![](Help/Images/bullet.png) | | Choose Effects > Special Effects > Sands of Time |
![](Help/Images/bullet.png) | | Click the Sands of Time button | ![](Help/Icons/sand-clock.png) | |
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2. | Use the following options: |
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![](Help/Images/trackbar.png) | | Scale |
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This option allows you to change the grain size.
Min = 1, Max = 10, Default = 1.
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![](Help/Images/trackbar.png) | | Threshold |
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![](Help/Images/threshold1.png) | | ![](Help/Images/threshold2.png) | | ![](Help/Images/threshold3.png) | | ![](Help/Images/threshold4.png) | | | Threshold = 64 | Threshold = 128 | Threshold = 192 |
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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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![](Help/Images/trackbar.png) | | 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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![](Help/Images/checkbox-unchecked.png) | | 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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Using Preview Windows | Favorites and History | ![](Help/Images/transgif1x1.gif) |
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