### 8.53. Smooth Palette

#### 8.53.1. Overview

Figure 16.216. Example for the “Smooth Palette” filter

Original image

Filter “Smooth Palette” applied

It creates a striped palette from colors in active layer or selection. The main purpose of this filter is to create color-maps to be used with the Flame filter.

| Note
This command only works on RGB images. If the image is Grayscale or Indexed, the menu entry is disabled.

#### 8.53.2. Activating the Filter

This filter is found in the main menu under Colors → Info → Smooth Palette….

#### 8.53.3. Options

Figure 16.217. “Smooth Palette” options

Width, Height

  You can set palette dimensions for Width and Height. Dimensions are linked when the chain is not broken. You can also select the unit.

Search depth

  Increasing Search depth (1 - 1024) will result in more shades in the palette.

8.52. Border Average |  | 8.54. Threshold

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