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These filters, with the exception of Reduce Noise and Dither, are implemented using 3 x 3 spatial convolutions, where the value of each pixel in the selection is replaced with the weighted average of its 3 x 3 neighborhood. They are not limited to rectangular selections. The entire image is filtered if no selection is active. They do not work correctly with 8-bit true color images. They can be aborted by typing command-period. The 3 x 3 tables shown below are the coefficients (weighting factors) for the filters.

Find Edges performs a Sobel edge detection operation. Two convolutions are done using the kernels shown below, generating vertical and horizontal derivatives. The results are then combined by using the square root of the sum of the squares of the two derivatives.

1 2
1

1
0
–1


0
0
0

2
0
–2


–1
–2
–1

1
0
–1





Steve Barrett     November 2014


S.D.Barrett @ liv.ac.uk