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  2007-08-12 Added Spanish translation by AntI
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<sect2 id="filters-distort-introduction">
  <title>Introduction</title>
  <indexterm>
    <primary>Filters</primary>
    <secondary>Distorts</secondary>
    <tertiary>Introduction</tertiary>
  </indexterm>
  <para>
    Distort filters transform your image in many different ways.
  </para>

  <para>
    This category describes the following filters:
  </para>
  <itemizedlist>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-apply-lens"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-emboss"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-engrave"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-lens-distortion"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-kaleidoscope"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-mosaic"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-newsprint"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-polar-coordinates"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-ripple"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-shift"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-spherize"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-value-propagate"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-video-degradation"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-waves"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-whirl-pinch"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="gimp-filter-wind"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="plug-in-blinds"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="plug-in-curve-bend"/></para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para><xref linkend="plug-in-pagecurl"/></para>
    </listitem>
  </itemizedlist>
</sect2>
