Cutout simulates a blocky, limited-color cutout effect. It has parameters for number of levels, edge simplicity, and edge fidelity.

Cutout works on 8 Bit, RGB, grayscale, and Multichannel images, and Smart Objects. This filter is part of the Filter Gallery, and launches another window with options.

Cutout is part of Adobe Photoshop’s Extended Filters.

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