Serif PhotoPlus X3 ECD518624M Manual Do Utilizador
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ECD518624M
Layers and Masks
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To edit the active layer's mask:
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Click the mask thumbnail, or check Edit Mask on the Layers menu.
In Edit Mask mode, you're normally viewing not the mask, but rather the effects
of changes "as if" you were making them on the layer below. Adding a Reveal All
mask can be a bit confusing, because there's initially no evidence the mask is
there at all (i.e. the layer appears exactly the same as it did before you added the
there at all (i.e. the layer appears exactly the same as it did before you added the
mask)!
It's sometimes helpful to switch on the View Mask setting, which hides the layer
and lets you see only the mask, in all its grayscale glory. For example, a Reveal
All mask appears pure white in View Mask mode—the white represents a clear
and lets you see only the mask, in all its grayscale glory. For example, a Reveal
All mask appears pure white in View Mask mode—the white represents a clear
mask with no effect on the underlying layer pixels' opacity. View Mask can also
be useful in the latter stages of working on a mask, to locate any small regions
that may have escaped your attention.
To view the active layer's mask:
that may have escaped your attention.
To view the active layer's mask:
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Alt-click the mask preview thumbnail. Alt-click again to stop viewing
the mask.
White or light portions of the mask reveal layer pixels (make them more
opaque). Black or dark portions hide layer pixels (making them more
transparent).
You can disable the mask to see how the layer looks without the mask's effects.
Note that disabling the mask is not the same as canceling Edit Mask mode—it
only affects your view of the layer, not which plane (i.e. mask or layer) you're
only affects your view of the layer, not which plane (i.e. mask or layer) you're
working on.
To disable the active layer's mask:
To disable the active layer's mask:
Shift-click the mask preview thumbnail, or check Disable Mask on
the Layers menu. (Shift-click again or uncheck the menu item to
enable masking again.)
the Layers menu. (Shift-click again or uncheck the menu item to
enable masking again.)
When the mask is disabled, a red "X" appears across its thumbnail.