PhotoPlus X2 User Guide - Serif

Layers and Masks 147
While working on the layer, you can switch back and forth between the bitmap,
depth map, and (optional) mask by clicking the appropriate thumbnail. You can
also switch the depth map off and on to assess its contribution to the image, or
subtract it for creative reasons.
To switch the depth map off and on:
• Shift-click its preview thumbnail, next to the layer name. When
the depth map is switched off a red ‘X’ appears across the
thumbnail.
Importing a depth map
Another way of incorporating a depth map is to create a suitable bitmap image
separately (or borrow one from somewhere else) and then paste it via the
Clipboard to an existing PhotoPlus depth map.
To import a depth map image:
1. Open a bitmap file in PhotoPlus and copy it to the Clipboard.
2. In the target PhotoPlus image, create a depth map or click an existing layer's
Depth Map thumbnail.
3. Choose Select>Select All to select the whole depth map, then choose
Edit>Paste Into Selection.
The Clipboard contents are pasted in greyscale onto the depth map.
It's a good idea to match the dimensions of the image you're pasting to the
dimensions of the target PhotoPlus image.