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Using bitmap filters

Bitmap filters are plug-in image editors that apply effects to bitmap images. You can install Photoshop-compatible filters to change images within Director.

Original image

Filtered image

To install a filter, place it in the Xtras folder in the Director application folder. See Installing Xtras.

You can apply a filter to a selected portion of a bitmap image, to an entire cast member, or to several cast members at once.

To apply a filter:

1 | Open the cast member in the Paint window or select the cast member in the Cast window.
| You can apply a filter to several cast members at once by selecting them all in the Cast window. To apply a filter to a selected portion of a cast member, use the Marquee or Lasso tool in the Paint window to select the part you want to change.
2 | Choose Xtras > Filter Bitmap.
3 | In the Filter Bitmap dialog box, choose a category on the left and a filter on the right.
| To view all the filters at once, choose All from the Categories list.
4 | Click Filter.
| Many filters require you to enter special settings. When you choose one of these filters, a dialog box or other type of control appears after you click Filter. When you finish choosing filter settings and proceed, the filter changes the cast member.
| Some filters have no changeable settings. When you choose one of these filters, the cast member changes with no further steps.