PhotoPlus X6 User Guide - Serif

72 Applying Image Effects
To apply 3D Effects:
• Click Add Layer Effects on the Layers tab and check 3D Effects
in the Layer Effects dialog. Adjust the "master control" sliders here to
vary the overall properties of any individual 3D effects you select.
• Blur specifies the amount of smoothing applied. Larger blur sizes
give the impression of broader, more gradual changes in height.
• Depth specifies how steep the changes in depth appear.
• The button is normally down, which links the two sliders so
that sharp changes in Depth are smoothed out by the Blur
parameter. To adjust the sliders independently, click the button
so it's up (not blue).
• Check a 3D effect in the 3D Effects list which reflects the 3D effect you
can achieve. Procedures for each are detailed below.
3D Reflection Map
The 3D Reflection Map effect is used to simulate mirrored surfaces by selection
of a pattern (i.e., a bitmap which possesses a shiny surface) which "wraps
around" a selected object. Patterns which simulate various realistic indoor and
outdoor environments can be adopted, with optional use of 3D lighting to
further reflect off object edges. The effect is often used in combination with the
Transparency option.