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"I'll admit to being a total Exposure addict, almost everything I upload goes through it now; it's the only plug-in I've ever found that's actually had a positive effect on my photography."
-- Simon Crubellier
> Exposure Flickr Group


interface



the filter window

Title Bar (A): The title bar displays the currently selected filter, in addition to the currently selected setting.

 

Tabs (B): You can access the advanced controls for each filter by selecting one of the tabs above the settings area.

 

Show Original, Split, Move and Zoom (C): The Show Original, Move (hand), and Zoom (magnifying glass) buttons are found above the preview window.

 

The Show Original button toggles the preview between filtered and unfiltered versions of your image. Click and hold the button to view the unaffected image. Release the button to preview the effect. The original image is also displayed while the spacebar key is depressed.

 

Click the hand to enable the Move tool, then click and drag to move around the preview image.

 

Click the magnifying glass to enable the Zoom tool. Click in the preview window to zoom into your image. Option+click to zoom out (Alt+click for Windows users). Double-clicking the magnifying glass at any time resets the preview window to 100% magnification.

 

While in zoom mode, holding down the spacebar temporarily switches to the move cursor.

 

UpToDate Message Indicator (D): When you see this visual cue, you have a new message from Alien Skin Software.

 

Split Screen Preview (E): Above the preview area is a menu of options for split screen previewing. When enabled, this feature shows the original image in half of the preview. The entries in the Split Screen menu specify the orientation of the split line or simply turn it off.

 

OK and Cancel Buttons (F): Clicking the OK button applies the filter with the current settings. Clicking Cancel closes the filter window without applying the effect.

 

Mouseover Help (G): Whenever you move your cursor over a user interface element, a short description appears in the bottom left corner of the window.

 

Preview Area (H): Preview the effect on your image here. Resize the filter window to make the preview area larger or smaller.

 

Navigation Thumbnail (I): Click and drag the movable red box to move the preview to any spot in the selected layer.

 

Progress Bar (J): The rectangle to the left of the magnification indicator displays the percentage of rendering completed.

 

Magnification Indicator (K): The current level of magnification is shown to the right of the render status bar at the lower right corner of the filter window.

 

Factory Settings (L): The settings that are included with the product are displayed in the factory settings list. Click on any of these settings to try them on your image.

 

User Settings (M): The user settings list contains settings that you create.


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