All effects and presets

Effect

Swirl

Twist the image around a centre into a swirl.

Swirl twists the field around a centre, a long-standing filter that still works when you want hypnotic motion or a gentle vortex behind a subject.

Radius keeps the effect local; high twist turns the whole plate into a whirlpool.

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Example

Properties

  • Strength

    linear strength

    Range
    -5 to 5
    Default
    0.697

  • Frequency

    Range
    1 to 100
    Default
    38.515

  • Amplitude

    Range
    0 to 1.5
    Default
    0.75

  • Phase

    Range
    0 to 360
    Default
    180

  • Center

    Range
    -2, -2 to 2, 2
    Default
    0, 0

Command line

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

rethings apply --effect swirl --set strength=0.6968 --set frequency=38.5145 -i input.jpg -o output.png

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