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PI
Version:
8
Level:
Beginner
Featured
tools:
None
Additional
filters: Filters Unlimited 2.0
Additional
files:
Picture. Use any you want.
Tutorial:
Copyright © Inge Klement |
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| DESCRIPTION:
In our second part we shall have a
look at the common use of filters from Filters Unlimited 2.0. As you get more
familiar with Filters Unlimited 2.0, you will learn how to change the
name of the filters, move them into other groups, make new groups ... just
like moving all bevel filters into one group, all fading filters into
another one + + + (Take a look at the manual which is following the
program - it's worth it!)
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After installing
Filters Unlimited 2.0 file to C:\Plugins\Filters Unlimited 2.0 (that's
where the program automatically installs itself!), open PI, go to
File/Preferences/ General/Plug-ins to put
the link to FU there. By doing this, Filters Unlimited 2.0 (FU)
will appear in PI as you see on the screenshot to the left.
You might have to close and reopen PI before FU appears under
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After opening
FU, this screen will appear.
At the top you can see three tabs. By selecting the Navigator
tab you get two list views, one preview window and underneath the
preview there are sliders (for nearly all filters) for changing the
selected filter's settings.
Try using the Randomize button under the sliders to the right ... you will
achieve a lot of different looks just with this button. With the Reset
button you set the sliders back to their original status.
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If you changed
a filter's settings using the sliders and want to keep this change so
you can use it again, click the Preset tab at the top and then
the Add button on the bottom row. A little window with a picture of your
preset will show up called Preset Description. In the view beside the
picture you can name your preset, or put in other information. (For
this tut I just used the name try_001.)
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After clicking OK
your next screen will look like the image on the left. Now you can
use your settings, or just keep them for another time. You can also, at
any time, edit the name of your setting by clicking the Edit button on
the bottom. Or you can delete it if you're not satisfied with the
settings. Use the Apply button to apply the effect to your picture. |
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Back to the
Navigator tab you will see a little plus (+) symbol in
front of the filter you used. That's the sign that this filter has a
preset or even several presets. (In this case, it's the 3D Glass Frame 1
which came with FU, which I used as an example for this tutorial.) When
you open FU again and want to use your special preset for a
picture, find the filter within the two lists view, click the preset tab
and there it is for you to use.
A handy tip on the end of Part 2 - if you
want to apply different filters from FU (Version 2.0) on the same picture,
hold down Alt and click Apply. |
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| That's
it! I hope you found this tutorial helpful. You will notice
that by using Filters Unlimited 2.0, PhotoImpact will load
much faster. At the time of writing this tutorial, I have
approx. 2900 filters/plug-ins in FU. You can even make your
own filters/presets and save them. So, all I can say is HAVE FUN!!!
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If you need any help with
this tutorial - or want to make suggestions to improve it -
please email
me!
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rights reserved.
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