Serif PhotoPlus X3 ECD518624M User Manual
Product codes
ECD518624M
Painting and Drawing
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With "Continual" sampling (the default), the reference color is
repeatedly updated as you move the cursor. Sampling "Once"
repeatedly updated as you move the cursor. Sampling "Once"
means erasure is based on the color under the crosshair when you
first click. Use the "Background Swatch" setting to use the current
first click. Use the "Background Swatch" setting to use the current
background color (Color tab) as the reference.
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You also have the option of protecting the current foreground color
from erasure (Protect foreground).
from erasure (Protect foreground).
If you use the tool on the Background layer, it's promoted to a
standard layer.
standard layer.
To erase with the Flood Eraser:
1. Select the
Flood Eraser Tool from the Tools toolbar's Eraser
Tools flyout.
2. (Optional) Change properties on the Context toolbar.
3. Drag with the tool on the active layer to erase pixels close in color
3. Drag with the tool on the active layer to erase pixels close in color
(based on the Tolerance range) to the color under the cursor when you
first click. If you use the tool on the Background layer, it's promoted to
first click. If you use the tool on the Background layer, it's promoted to
a standard layer.
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The Tolerance setting determines the breadth of the color range to
be erased.
be erased.
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The Opacity setting will alter the erased areas level of
transparency.
transparency.
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Check Contiguous to erase only within-tolerance pixels connected
to each other; when unchecked, all in-range pixels are erased.
to each other; when unchecked, all in-range pixels are erased.
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Check Use All Layers to take color boundaries on other layers into
account, although erasure happens only on the current layer.
account, although erasure happens only on the current layer.
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Antialias smoothes the boundary between the erased area and the
remaining area.
remaining area.