interface
A: Menus
Command menus are accessible when you launch any filter. Macintosh
users will see the menus in place of their usual menu bar. Windows
users will see the menus at the top of the filter preview
window.
B: Tabs
Sliders, color swatches, check boxes, and radio buttons appear
along the left side of the window. These controls are grouped on
tabs according to function. Click on a tab name to switch to that
related subset of controls.
C: Settings
Settings save the parameter values of an effect. The effect can
then be recalled with a single click. Exposure ships with 85
factory settings, including 31 film stock emulations. You can also
save your signature look as a setting, and it becomes a one click
effect.
D: Thumbnail Navigation
The thumbnail image above the preview window allows you to move the
preview anywhere in your image with a single click. The movable red
box displays the area of your image visible in the preview
window.
E: Show Original, Move, Zoom
The Show Original, Move (hand) and Zoom (magnifying glass) tools
are found above the preview window. The Show Original button
enables you to toggle between the filtered and unfiltered versions
of your image. Just click and hold the button to view the
unaffected image. Release the button when you want to view your
image with the effect.
Click the hand to enable the Move Tool. Then click and drag to move
around in the preview image.
Click the magnifying glass to enable the Zoom Tool. Click to zoom
into your image, or Option-click to zoom out (Alt-click for Windows
users). Double-clicking the Zoom Tool at any time resets the
preview window to 100% magnification.
F: UpToDate Message Indicator
When you see this visual cue, you have a new message from Alien
Skin Software.
G: Preview Background
Choose to fill transparent backgrounds with the standard
Photoshop-style grid, custom colored grids, or even solid
colors.
H: Split Screen Preview
New in Exposure, this menu gives the option to divide the preview
in half, showing the filtered image in one half and the original
image in the other.
I: OK and Cancel Controls
Clicking the "OK" button applies the filter with the current
settings. Clicking "Cancel" closes the filter window without
applying the effect.
J: Preview Window Area
Preview the effect on your image here. The preview area can be
resized by clicking and dragging the bottom right-hand corner of
the filter window. Windows users can also click and drag the bottom
of the window.
K: Mouseover Help String Area
All elements in each filter window have mouseover help text
associated with them. This help text appears at the bottom left of
the filter window whenever you move your cursor over a user
interface element.
L: Render Status Bar
The rectangle to the left of the magnification indicator is the
Render Status bar. As an effect is being rendered in the preview,
this rectangle displays the amount of rendering that has been
completed.
M: Magnification Indicator
The current level of magnification is shown to the right of the
render status bar at the lower right corner of the filter
window.
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