Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
layer route, the controls appear in the Adjustments panel instead (after you click OK
to create the layer), but both offer exactly the same controls.
2.
Choose a filter from the drop-down list, or click the Color radio button and
choose a color
.
The drop-down list gives you a choice of filters in preset colors. The numbers follow-
ing the names of some filters correspond to the numbers of the equivalent glass filters
you'd use on a film camera.
To pick your own custom color, click the color square to bring up the “Select filter
color” dialog box—which is really just the Color Picker (
The Color Picker
)
—and
choose the shade you want. Pick a color for the filter, and Elements applies it to your
image so you can decide whether you like it (you may have to drag the dialog box out
of the way to see your image). When you've got the color you want, click OK to close
the Color Picker.
3.
In the Photo Filter dialog box or Adjustments panel, use the Density slider to ad-
just the filter's intensity
.
Moving the slider right increases the filter's effect; moving it left decreases it. If you
leave the Preserve Luminosity checkbox turned on, then the filter doesn't darken the
image. Turn off this checkbox and your photo gets darker when you apply the filter.
Watch your image to see the effect.
4.
When your photo looks good, save it
.
Processing Multiple Files
If you're addicted to batch-processing photos, then you'll love Elements' Process Multiple
Files feature. In addition to renaming files and changing their formats, you can do a lot of
other very useful things with this tool, like add copyright information or captions to multiple
files, or even apply some of Quick Fix's Auto commands.
To call up the batch-processing dialog box, in Expert mode, go to File→Process Multiple
Files. You see yet another headache-inducing, giant Elements dialog box. Fear not—this one
is actually pretty easy to understand. If you look closely, you see that it's divided into sec-
tions, each with a different specialty (see
Figure 8-14
).
