Using Bitmap Filters - MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX 2004-USING DIRECTOR Use Manual

Darken
makes colors darker. The more times you click with the Brush tool, the darker the area
becomes. The colors of the foreground, background, and destination inks have no effect on
Darken. Darken creates an effect that is the same as reducing a color's brightness with the
controls in the Color Palettes window. You can change the rate of this ink effect in the Paint
Preferences dialog box.
Lighten makes colors lighter. The more times you click with the Brush tool, the lighter the area
becomes. The color of the foreground, background, and destination inks have no effect on
Lighten. Lighten creates an effect that is the same as increasing a color's brightness with the
controls in the Color Palettes window. You can change the lightness of this ink effect in the Paint
Preferences dialog box.
Smooth
blurs existing artwork when it is painted with the Brush tool. It is not directional as are
Smear and Smudge. The color of the foreground, background, and destination inks have no effect
on Smooth. Use it to smooth out jagged edges.
Smear
works with the Brush tool and functions like mixing paint. Any area you drag across with
a Smear ink spreads in the direction of the brush, fading as it gets farther from the source. The
color of the foreground, background, and destination inks have no effect on Smear ink.
Smudge is a color ink for the Brush tool that is similar to Smear ink. It also functions like mixing
paint. The colors fade faster as they are spread. The color of the foreground, background, and
destination inks have no effect on Smudge ink.
Spread
works with the Brush tool in color. Whatever is under the Brush tool when you start to
drag is picked up as the ink for the brush. Copies of what is beneath the brush are pushed across
the window as you draw.
Clipboard uses the current contents of the Clipboard as a pattern with which to paint. The
Clipboard contents must originate in Director.

Using bitmap filters

Bitmap filters are plug-in image editors that apply effects to bitmap images. You can install
Photoshop-compatible filters to change images within Director.
Original image
Filtered image
You can apply a filter to a selected portion of a bitmap image, to an entire cast member, or to
several cast members at once.
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