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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Filters, effects, styles, and artwork
Last updated 7/26/2011
Texture filters Give the appearance of depth or substance, or add an organic look.
Video filters Restrict the gamut of colors to those acceptable for television reproduction, and smooth moving images
captured from video.
Other filters Let you create your own filter effects, modify masks, offset a selection within an image, and make quick
color adjustments.
Digimarc filter Lets you read a Digimarc watermark.
Filter Gallery
The Filter Gallery (Filter > Filter Gallery) lets you apply filters cumulatively, and apply individual filters more than
once. You can also rearrange filters and change the settings of each filter you’ve applied to achieve the effect you want.
Because you can apply more than one filter to an image when you use the Filter Gallery dialog box, you have a lot of
control over the way your image is affected by each filter. The Filter Gallery is often the best choice for applying filters
because it’s flexible and easy to use.
Applying filters through the Filters Gallery
A. Original photo B. Photos each with a single filter applied C. Three filters applied cumulatively
However, not all filters are available from the Filter Gallery. Some are available only as individual commands from the
Filter menu. Also, you cannot apply effects and layer styles from the Filter Gallery, as you can from the Effects panel.
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