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To apply the Lighting Effects filter
In the Editor, select an image, layer, or area.
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Choose Render > Lighting Effects from the Styles And Effects palette, or Filter menu.
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Specify options as desired and click OK.
3
Displays a preview of the lighting effect so you can adjust each light as described in "To adjust a light"
Preview area
on page 207. You can also create a new light by dragging the light icon into the preview area (you can create up to 16
lights). To delete a light, select the light in the preview window and drag the light (by its center circle) to the Trash
or press Delete.
To copy an existing light, select a light in the preview window, press Option, and drag to a new location in the
window.
Lets you name and save the style. Saved styles include all of the settings for each light and appear in the Style
Save
menu whenever you open an image in Photoshop Elements.
Removes the selected style. You can't delete default styles.
Delete
Lets you choose from these default light styles, plus any custom ones you save:
Style menu
Note: If you choose a style that has multiple lights, you must set options for each light individually.
Adds a blue overhead omni light with full intensity and no focus.
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Blue Omni
• Adds four spotlights. White has full intensity and a concentrated focus. Yellow has strong intensity
Circle of Light
and a concentrated focus. Red has medium intensity and a concentrated focus. Blue has full intensity and medium
focus.
Adds one white spotlight with medium intensity and a wide focus.
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Crossing
Adds two white spotlights with medium intensity and wide focus.
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Crossing Down
Adds a white spotlight with a medium intensity and a wide focus.
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Default
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Five Lights Down/Five Lights Up
• Adds an omni yellow light with medium intensity.
Flashlight
Produces a medium intensity and wide focus white spotlight.
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Flood Light
Is a blue light with full intensity and no focus, or a while directional light with medium
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Parallel Directional
intensity and no focus.
Are red, blue, and green lights producing a light of medium intensity and wide focus.
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RBG Lights
Adds two unfocused white (soft intensity) and blue (medium intensity) directional lights.
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Soft Direct Lights
Is a soft omni light of medium intensity.
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Soft Omni
Is a white spotlight with full intensity and wide (100) focus.
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Soft Spotlight
• Adds three white spotlights with medium intensity and wide focus.
Three Down
Adds three spotlights with medium intensity and wide focus.
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Triple Spotlight
Contains these options for each light in the selected style:
Light Type
Turns the selected light on or off in the preview window. This is useful if your lighting effects style uses
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On
multiple lights and you want to look at a particular light.
Specifies the light's brightness.
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Intensity
Add five white spotlights down or up with full intensity and wide focus.
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