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Solarize

Invert tones past a threshold for classic solarisation.

True solarisation is extreme overexposure; what photographers usually mean is the Sabattier effect: a second exposure during development that partially reverses tones and draws halo-like outlines. The phenomenon was described in the 1860s; Armand Sabatier’s name stuck, misspelled with a double t in much of the literature.

In the late 1920s Lee Miller and Man Ray turned darkroom accidents into a controlled surrealist technique Man Ray called solarisation. Digital threshold inversions echo that partial reversal without the chemistry.

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Example

Properties

  • Threshold

    tone flip pivot

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0.5

  • Amount

    blend toward solarized look

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    1

  • Mode

    how highlights invert

    Range
    Luma, RGB, Sabattier
    Default
    Luma

  • Softness

    edge soft around threshold

    Range
    0 to 0.5
    Default
    0.08

Command line

Requires Rethings Pro. Install the tool from Rethings → Install Command Line Tool… 

rethings apply --effect solarize --set threshold=0.5 --set amount=1 -i input.jpg -o output.png

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