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Apply Lens Distortion Filter to Image in GIMP

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You're watching VisiHow. In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to create a "Lens Distortion" effect in GIMP in Windows 7.

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You should have GIMP open and an image ready to use
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For more information, refer to our tutorials on how to open GIMP and how to open existing documents in GIMP.

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First, click "Filters"
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It's on the top-left side of the screen.

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Then, move the cursor to "Distorts"
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A menu will appear.
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Click "Lens Distortion..."
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A dialogue box will appear, where you should see a preview of the image.

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Make sure your "Preview" box is checked below
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Then, you can move around the preview
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You can do it by clicking and dragging the preview or by clicking the arrows or the scrollbars.

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You can zoom into and zoom out of your image
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Next, you can start to change the "Main" and "Edge" values
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You can do it by either using the scrollbars or by typing the value you want into the box.

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You can also change the "Zoom", "Brighten", "X shift", and "Y shift" values in the same way as well
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You can click "Reset" to reset everything to 0
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You can click "Cancel" if you decide you don't want to make any changes to your image
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Once you're satisfied with your changes, click "OK" to apply them
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