Anyone using these.
Found an interest and looking for some examples/tutorials.
Thanks.

Hi.. is there a link?

Hi.. is there a link?

That's what I'm looking here.
Or if anyone has done this.

sorry I didn't understand the question.. :) I'm sure you already have this link. I personally haven't done anything with this mode..

I hope someone here post more about it.

Thanks for asking and posting your question

Displacement

Displacement maps are basically saved selections that are loaded into the displace and remaps the values of the open image onto the black and white values of the saved file.

Most often used in making textures and other effects. In the old days this was used to referred to as the poor mans 3-D nudge.

To see and understand the effects:
Open any photo. Select all, copy and create a new file - the new document dialog box should pick up the same size dimensions by default of what is in your clipboard.

Set the new document to greyscale.
Select the gradient tool.
Choose the first gradient preset, black and white.
Choose the radial gradient style.
Draw a high contrast gradient circle.
Save the file as a .psd file, name it map.psd or whatever.
Go back to your original photo and go to the displace filter.
Experiment with the numbers and settings a few times but for now choose 50 - 50- "stretch to fit" and "wrap around"
Load the map.psd file when the dialog box appears.
Voila, whatever was black in your map is sucked down, white is raised - Everything is "displaced".


Other filters use similar functions - though sometimes instead of a file they use alpha channels....

How's that?