While that situation is often the case, effect is used correctly as a verb in this context. From your link:

> When used as a verb effect means ‘to bring something about as a result’. It’s most often used in a formal context as oppose to everyday English:

> Growth in the economy can only be effected by stringent economic controls.

> The new policies did little to effect change.

> The prime minister effected many policy changes.

Edit: there are two places were effect is used as a verb in that comment. I'm referring to the last one.

I'd argue that both uses are incorrect here, and that's probably why it caught me so off guard. If you look at "it does effect the content", what does "it" refer to? The production? In that case, it'd technically be true that the production brings about the content, but that's almost certainly not the intended meaning here because it's a tautology. The much more likely intended meaning is that the specific manner of production affects (as in, makes a difference to) the content.

Is the viewer brought about as a result of the production of said images?

No, but the content is brought about as a result of the production of said images.

So "I don’t know how the production of said images will effect the viewer" should be "I don’t know how the production of said images will affect the viewer".