Hi, "David Necas (Yeti)" <yeti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > This is essentially my example from the Noisify plug-in > discussion mentioned earlier (one can figure out other ways > how to achieve the desired effect, but I do not consider > them natural). > > I want a yellow opaque circle, with edges blurred to > transparent and some fine yellow pixelish haze around. > The transition I also don't like continuous, but spotty with > varying opacity, so one can see the background better or > worse through individual pixels. (Hm, my English is poor, > but I hope you understand what I mean.) > > The obvious solution is following: Fill whole area with > yellow. Select a circle there. Blur the selection. Invert > slection. Clear selection. Use Noisfy only on Alpha channel. > (Now you can further shape the haze.) I don't agree. The obvious solution whenever manipulation of the alpha channel is desired is to use a layer mask. Salut, Sven
