Re: What is this effect called? How do you achieve it?

[linda_sims -at- vanguard -dot- com]

"Rick Stone" <rstone75 -at- kc -dot- rr -dot- com> wrote on 05/05/2006 11:19:37 PM:

> Hi Linda
> 
> Indeed you are correct in that SnagIt does seem to get me partway there. 
I 
> had already tried that before posting. I do see that SnagIt can blur the 

> background as well as offset the close up view, but it fails to offer 
any of 
> the shading between the zoomed out view and the smaller view.
> 
> Thanks... Rick :)
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <linda_sims -at- vanguard -dot- com>
> To: "Rick Stone" <rstone75 -at- kc -dot- rr -dot- com>
> Cc: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 2:25 PM
> Subject: Re: What is this effect called? How do you achieve it?
> 
> 
> > SnagIt Editor (7.x) does most of what you want. On the Effects menu, 
click
> > Spotlight/Magnify. 

I wasn't sure about the shading, since I've never tried to do that. If you 
find a program that can do that shading bit, let me know. I've seen it in 
magazines, and it's pretty nifty.

Lin Sims
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