Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Some of these effects are attractive and useful; many are gaudy
(but that is my personal taste). The best approach is to create your
own styles. Be sure to see Chapter 13, “Layer Styles,” for more
information.
Tip
System Performance
Having too many fonts active can impact the performance of your system
by hogging RAM and slowing system boot and application launch times.
Instead, use a font manager like FontBook or Suitcase to better manage
your font collection.
Filters on Text
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3D Text
If you want to run a filter on text, Photoshop will rasterize the
text. This process converts the text from being vector-based (and
scalable) into pixel data (which cannot be enlarged without visible
softening of the edges due to blowing up pixels). When you have
a text layer selected and you want to apply a filter, Photoshop
will warn you that it will rasterize the type and leave it unedit-
able. Click OK if you are sure you want to do this. I recommend
making a duplicate text layer as a backup (with the visibility icon
turned off) before filtering text, or try to create the effect using
Layer Styles and warped text instead. Open the file Ch12_Light.
psd to see an effect that combines the Radial Blur-Zoom filter
with Layer Styles.
