Apply a Value Propagate Filter to an Image in the GIMP Application

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You're watching VisiHow. In this tutorial, we're going to show you how to apply a "Value Propagate" filter to an image in GIMP in Windows 7.

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   You should have the program 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" at the top left-hand side of the window

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   Move the cursor to "Distorts"

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   Then, click "Value Propagate..." from the menu that appears

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   A dialogue box will appear with a preview of your image.

   

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   You can click and drag the preview or click the scrollbars and arrows to navigate your image preview

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   If you cannot see the preview image, please ensure that the "Preview" box inside the dialogue window is checked

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   Now, you can begin experimenting with your settings.

   

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   You can click one of the "Mode" options

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   In the "Propagate" settings, you can adjust "Lower threshold", "Upper threshold", and "Propagating rate"

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   You can do this by clicking and dragging the scrollbars or by simply typing the value that you want in the box on the right.

   

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   Then, you can check or uncheck the alignment options

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   You have four options to check or uncheck: "To top", "To right", "To bottom", and "To left". This will align the image to the checked sides.

   

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    If you are satisfied with your settings, then click "OK" to apply them to your image

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    A green bar will appear to show that the changes are being applied.

    

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