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Softening focus

The Soften and Super Soften effects increase the transition from one part of an image to another by enhancing the anti-aliasing of the brushstrokes. You can apply the Soften effect to images by using either the Gaussian or Circular aperture options. The Gaussian aperture is useful for creating smooth, optical blurs or defocusing; the Circular aperture is useful for creating shadow maps cast by a circular light source like the sun.

The Super Soften effect lets you soften images by specifying the radius of pixels that you want to soften.

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