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PhotoPlus X2 User Guide - Serif

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124 Image Adjustments and Effects<br />

To further extend creative possibilities, you can create your own custom filter<br />

effects within the Filter Gallery (see <strong>PhotoPlus</strong> Help for more information) or<br />

adopt third-party PhotoShop plug-ins (see p. 126).<br />

To view the Filter Gallery:<br />

• To launch the Filter Gallery with no effect filter loaded, click<br />

the Filter Gallery button on the Photo Studio toolbar (or select from the<br />

Effects menu).<br />

OR<br />

• To make a Filter Layer, right-click a standard or Background layer in the<br />

Layers tab, and choose Convert to Filter Layer.... You’ll notice a filter effects<br />

icon appear next to the layer name. (See Using filter layers on p. 140.)<br />

You can add to any effect by creating a stack where additional effects can be added<br />

and built up. Any effect can then be switched on/off, deleted or reordered in this<br />

list. In addition, you can easily swap one effect for another, especially useful if you<br />

want to preserve the order of other applied effects.<br />

TIP: Selecting a filter effect directly from the Effects menu will<br />

automatically launch the Filter Gallery with the effect already applied.<br />

To add filters to the Filter Gallery:<br />

1. Expand your chosen effect category by clicking the Expand button. You'll<br />

see effect thumbnails representing how your image will look if the effect is<br />

applied.<br />

2. Click on an effect thumbnail to apply it to your image (or right-click and<br />

choose Add Filter).<br />

OR<br />

Choose the button, selecting your filter effect from the flyout<br />

menu.<br />

The applied filter is shown in a filter stack in the lower-right corner of the<br />

Filter Gallery.

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