Serif PhotoPlus X3 ECD518624M Manual Do Utilizador
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Layers and Masks
Operations involving layers
Many standard operations, such as painting, selecting and moving, Clipboard
actions, adjusting colors, applying effects, and so on, are possible on both the
actions, adjusting colors, applying effects, and so on, are possible on both the
Background layer and standard layers.
Others, such as rearranging the order of layers in the stack, setting up different
Others, such as rearranging the order of layers in the stack, setting up different
color interactions (blend modes and blend ranges) between layers, varying layer
opacity (transparency), applying 2D layer effects and 3D layer effects, using
depth maps, creating animation frames, or masking, only work with standard
depth maps, creating animation frames, or masking, only work with standard
layers.
Once an image has more than just a background layer, the layer information can
only be preserved by saving the image in the native PhotoPlus (.SPP) format.
Multiple layers are merged when you export an image to a standard “flat”
bitmap format (e.g., .PNG). It’s best to save your work-in-progress as .SPP files,
Once an image has more than just a background layer, the layer information can
only be preserved by saving the image in the native PhotoPlus (.SPP) format.
Multiple layers are merged when you export an image to a standard “flat”
bitmap format (e.g., .PNG). It’s best to save your work-in-progress as .SPP files,
and only export to a different file format as the final step.
Some standard operations can be applied to all layers simultaneously by
checking the Use All Layers option from the Context toolbar.
To carry out basic layer operations:
Some standard operations can be applied to all layers simultaneously by
checking the Use All Layers option from the Context toolbar.
To carry out basic layer operations:
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To select a layer, click on its name in the Layers tab. The selected layer
is now the active layer. Note that each layer’s entry includes a preview
is now the active layer. Note that each layer’s entry includes a preview
thumbnail, which is visible at all times and is especially useful when
identifying layer contents.
identifying layer contents.
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To select multiple layers together, use Ctrl-click or Shift-click to select
non-adjacent or adjacent layers in the tab's stack. Once selected,
multiple layers can be moved, linked, aligned, duplicated, grouped,
multiple layers can be moved, linked, aligned, duplicated, grouped,
rearranged, hidden, merged and deleted. To select all layers, choose
Select All layers from the Layers menu, or for just linked layers,
choose Select Linked Layers.
Select All layers from the Layers menu, or for just linked layers,
choose Select Linked Layers.
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To create a new standard layer above the active layer, click the
New Layer button on the Layers tab. Dragging a file icon and
dropping it onto the current window also creates a new layer from the
New Layer button on the Layers tab. Dragging a file icon and
dropping it onto the current window also creates a new layer from the
dragged image.