each other, providing continuity of control over multiple objects
throughout the image.
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Each Control Point in Color Efex Pro 3.0 can control the extent to
which the selected object is affected by a filter. This lets you add
Control Points and then decide whether and how strongly to apply
the filter to each object.
Each Control Point has two sliders:
. The top slider, Size, controls the size or reach of the Control
Point. Click and drag this control rightward to enlarge the
Control Point’s reach, or leftward to reduce its reach, as
indicated by an expanding or contracting circle.
. The bottom slider, Opacity, controls the extent to which the
effect is added to the image. At 100%, the filter’s full effect
is applied to the selected object; at 0%, the selected object
retains its original colors and details.
The following controls apply to all filters:
Add 0% Control Point
Click this button to add a Control Point preset to no filter effect (i.e.,
0% opacity). The mouse pointer changes, indicating that you can
place a Control Point on the image. After placing the Control Point on
the image, you can adjust the Opacity slider.
Add 100% Control Point
Click this button to add a Control Point preset to the full effect of the
filter (i.e., 100% opacity). The mouse pointer changes, indicating
that you can place a Control Point on the image. After placing the
Control Point on the image, you may adjust the filter’s effect with the
Opacity slider.
If the first Control Point added is a 100% Control Point, the Apply to
entire image slider will automatically move to 0% to ensure that the
filter effect is applied only at that Control Point. You can then adjust
the slider manually.
Delete
To remove a Control Point, click the Select tool, then click on the
Control Point to be removed. Then either click the Delete button or
press the Delete key on your keyboard.
Apply to entire image
This slider lets you specify how much of the current effect to apply
across the entire image. Click the 0% or 100% shortcut buttons to
move the slider immediately to 0% or 100%, or click and drag the
slider to the desired value.
Any Control Points added to the image override the effect of this
slider for the object they select. For example, if you specify a filter
effect on an entire landscape photograph, set Apply to entire image
to 100%, and then later add a Control Point to the sky at 0% opacity,
the filter will have no effect on the sky.
Control Point Details
This area shows you the details for each of
the Control Points currently added to
the image.
Click on a Control Point listed in this section to select it in the image,
and click on the percentage displayed to type in a new
value manually.
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Reset
Click the Reset button to remove all Control Points from the image
and set the Apply to entire image slider to 100%.
To adjust or delete multiple Control Points or adjust their controls
in parallel, first select the desired Control Points by one of the
following methods:
. Click the Select Tool, then left-click, hold and draw a bounding
box containing the desired Control Points, or
. Hold the Shift key down and click on the Control Points to
be selected.
With multiple Control Points selected, you can delete all or modify
the filter controls of all Control Points at the same time by adjusting
those of only one.
After adding Control Points to the image and applying different
levels of opacity to each object, you can look at the Effect Overlay or
Effect Mask to see how the filter is affecting the image. (Please see
Effect Overlay and Effect Mask above.)