"Nostalgia" image effect

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"Nostalgia" image effect

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In this example you will learn how to use the Image editor to give the image a nostalgic effect.

Edit image

Edit image

1 Open image in Image editor

You have several options to open the image in the Image editor:

click the Brush icon located in the upper right corner of the image in Layout designer

or click on the Brush icon located in the Object settings window

or right-click on the image in the Timeline and choose Edit image

Dlg_BitmapFX_Effects

2 Add effects

After the Image editor has opened, select the Effects tab. Now add the Colorize and Histogram effects via the Plus icon.

Activate the Colorize option under Colorize and set a suitable color under Color.

Under Histogram, change the black point and the white point.

3 Save as image effect

Save image effect

Save image effect

You can save the image effect you have just created for future use. To do this, click on the Save icon and enter a name for the image effect. It will then appear in the Toolbox under Image effects / Custom image effects.

Left without image effect (original), right with image effect

Left without image effect (original), right with image effect