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# CIPhotoEffect

The properties you use to configure a photo-effect filter.

```
protocol CIPhotoEffect : CIFilterProtocol
```

## Topics

### Instance Properties

[`inputImage`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIPhotoEffect/inputImage)

The image to use as an input image.

[`extrapolate`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIPhotoEffect/extrapolate)

Extrapolate for RGB values outside of the range 0.0 to 1.0.

## See Also

[`photoEffectChrome()`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIFilter-swift.class/photoEffectChrome())

Exaggerates an image’s colors.

[`photoEffectFade()`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIFilter-swift.class/photoEffectFade())

Diminishes an image’s colors.

[`photoEffectInstant()`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIFilter-swift.class/photoEffectInstant())

Desaturates an image’s colors.

[`photoEffectMono()`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIFilter-swift.class/photoEffectMono())

Adjust an image’s colors to black and white.

[`photoEffectNoir()`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIFilter-swift.class/photoEffectNoir())

Adjusts an image’s colors to black and white and intensifies the contrast.

[`photoEffectProcess()`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIFilter-swift.class/photoEffectProcess())

Lowers the contrast of the input image.

[`photoEffectTonal()`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIFilter-swift.class/photoEffectTonal())

Adjusts an image’s colors to black and white.

[`photoEffectTransfer()`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIFilter-swift.class/photoEffectTransfer())

Brightens an image’s colors.


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