8.54. Coloriser

The Colorize filter renders the active layer or selection into a grayscale image seen through a colored glass. You can use it to give a « Sepia » effect to your image. See Couleur: modèles for Hue, Saturation, Luminosity.

8.54.1. Activating the Filter

This filter is found in the image window menu under ColorsColorize….

8.54.2. Options

Figure 16.250. Colorize filter dialog

Colorize filter dialog

Pré-réglages

« Presets » are a common feature for several Colors commands. You can find its description in Section 8.1.1, « Fonctions communes aux couleurs ».

Teinte

The slider and the numeric input box allow you to select a Hue value in the range: 0.0 to 1.0.

Saturation

The slider and the numeric input box allows you to select a Saturation value in the range: 0.0 to 1.0.

Luminosité

The slider and the numeric input box allow you to select a Lightness value in the range: -1.0 (dark) to +1.0 (light).

Couleur

Using the color button or the color picker you can quickly select the color used to colorize your image. Selecting a color here will adjust the sliders above it.

Blending Options, Preview and Split view

These are common features described in Section 8.1.1, « Fonctions communes aux couleurs ».