Chapter 5 : Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 Interface
Effect Mask
This mode displays the mask
created automatically by the
filter and the Control Points
added to the image. You can
adjust the filter controls or
Control Points while in the
Effect Mask mode.
White indicates those areas
enhanced by the filter, black indicates unaffected areas, and gray
indicates moderately affected areas.
Select Tool
The Select Tool lets you select and interact with Control Points.
SELECT SHORTCUTS
Press the A key to switch to this tool.
Ctrl (Windows) / Command (Mac) to temporarily switch to this tool
Zoom Tool
The Zoom Tool lets you zoom in and out of the active image. Select
this tool, then click on the area of the image that you want to
magnify. To zoom out, press and hold the Alt (Windows) or Option
(Macintosh) key and click on the image.
Color Efex Pro 3.0 offers three zoom states:
. Zoom to Fit to see the entire image within the Image Preview
and automatically adjust the zoom factor as you change the
size of the interface.
. 100% to show the actual pixel details.
. 300% to zoom even further into the image and view fine
pixel detail.
ZOOM SHORTCUTS
Press the Z key to switch to this tool.
Ctrl (Windows) / Command (Macintosh) + Spacebar to temporarily
switch to this tool
Ctrl (Windows) / Command (Macintosh) + ‘+’ to zoom in one level
Ctrl (Windows) / Command (Macintosh) + ‘-’ to zoom out one level
Ctrl (Windows) / Command (Macintosh) + 0 to Zoom to Fit
Ctrl (Windows) / Command (Macintosh) + Alt (Windows) / Option
(Macintosh) + 0 to zoom to 100%
Pan Tool
The Pan Tool lets you reposition the image while zoomed into the
100% or 300% views. When the Loupe tool is enabled, the mouse
pointer becomes a Pan Tool to let you reposition the content of the
Loupe tool.
PAN SHORTCUTS
Press the H key to switch to this tool.
Spacebar to temporarily switch to this tool
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Background Color Selector
The Background Color Selector tool lets you change the color of the
background surrounding the image. The three choices are Light Gray,
Medium Gray, and Dark Gray.
Image Preview
The Image Preview area displays the active image and related
information beneath the image.
Image
The active image is displayed with the view, preview mode,
background and zoom state you have configured. This area has three
zoom states: Zoom to Fit, 100%, and 300%, controlled with the
Zoom Tool or with keyboard shortcuts. (Please see Zoom Tool above.)
Image Info
The filename appears below the image. This is visible in the Zoom to
Fit state. If Exif data is available, additional image information will
be displayed under the filename.