Gaussian Glow

Introduction

Generate a multi‑layered glow by cloning the source and applying successive blurs & spread (noise) with varying strength.

iterations - The number of layers to create for constructing the glow.
- Lower values → faster, coarser; higher → slower, smoother
initial-opacity - Opacity (%) for the very first glow layer, which uses the largest blur radius (most‑blurred).
- Lower values → subtler outer glow; higher → stronger.
final-opacity - Opacity (%) for the last layer
- Lower values → subtler inner glow; higher → stronger.
opacity-exponent - How the opacity values rise, the curve of the gradient
- Lower values → slow out fast in; higher → fast out slow in
final-gauss - Gaussian blur radius (pixels) for the last layer.
- Larger → broader halo; smaller → tighter glow.
gauss-exponent - How the blur values fall, the curve of the gradient
final-spread - Noise spread (pixels) on the last layer.
- Adds grain/texture; higher → more “fuzzy” glow.
spread-exponent - How the spread values fall, the curve of the gradient
post-gauss - Gaussian blur radius (pixels) for the composited layer.
- Used to soften pixelation caused by noise spread.
keep-construction - Boolean: TRUE keeps the temporary glow image (and all intermediate layers).
show-info - Boolean: Outputs the dynamic values to the error console (and displays the construction image as it is created).

Filters -> Light and Shadow -> Gaussian Glow

This forces Artbox to save the shortcut for the next session. First, search for the plug-in name, and assign a shortcut.

Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts

Once the shortcut is working as you like, save your work then;

File > Quit

When Artbox restarts, your plug-in should be activated by the assigned key.