Although I have only had space to cover a few here, there are dozens of cool effects you can implement using nothing more than PHP. Hopefully reading through the filters I have discussed here will give you a little confidence that the algorithms really are quite simple. If you put your mind to it and break the problem down into small parts, you will usually find it well within your grasp.
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