The Distort commands can be very memory-intensive. They are raster-based and use the document’s raster effects settings whenever you apply the effect to a vector object. Note that these filters and effects are available only for documents in RGB color mode.

Diffuse Glow

Renders an image as if it were being viewed through a soft diffusion filter. The filter adds see-through white noise to an image, with the glow fading from the center of a selection.

Glass

Makes an image appear as if it were being viewed through different types of glass. You can choose a preset glass effect or create your own glass surface using a Photoshop file. You can adjust scaling, distortion, and smoothness settings, as well as texturizing options.

Ocean Ripple

Adds randomly spaced ripples to the artwork, making the artwork look as if it were under water.