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CHAPTER 8
Using Live Filters
Macromedia Fireworks 8 Live Filters (formerly known as Live Effects) are enhancements that
you can apply to vector objects, bitmap images, and text. Live Filters include bevels and
embossing, solid shadows, drop shadows and glows, color correction, and blurring and
sharpening. You can apply Live Filters to selected objects directly from the Property inspector.
Fireworks automatically updates Live Filters when you edit objects that have them applied.
After you apply a Live Filter, you can change its options anytime, or rearrange the order of
filters to experiment with a combined filter. You can turn Live Filters on and off or delete
them in the Property inspector. When you remove a filter, the object or image returns to its
previous appearance.
Some filters now listed among Fireworks Live Filters—such as Auto Levels, Gaussian Blur,
and Unsharp Mask—were once available only as irreversible plug-ins or filters. In addition to
these, you can add third-party plug-ins to be used in Fireworks as Live Filters. If you prefer,
you can use these filters in the traditional manner using the Filters menu. For more
information, see
"Adjusting bitmap color and tone" on page
93.
This chapter contains the following topics:
Applying Live Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Editing Live Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
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