Using Director > Vector Shapes and Bitmaps > Using bitmap filters

 

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
 

To install a filter, place it in the Xtras folder in the Director application folder. See Installing Xtras.

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.

To apply a filter:

1

Open the cast member in the Paint window or select the cast member in the Cast window.

You can apply a filter to several cast members at once by selecting them all in the Cast window. To apply a filter to a selected portion of a cast member, use the Marquee or Lasso tool in the Paint window to select the part you want to change.

2

Choose Xtras > Filter Bitmap.

3

In the Filter Bitmap dialog box, choose a category on the left and a filter on the right.

To view all the filters at once, choose All from the Categories list.

4

Click Filter.

Many filters require you to enter special settings. When you choose one of these filters, a dialog box or other type of control appears after you click Filter. When you finish choosing filter settings and proceed, the filter changes the cast member.

Some filters have no changeable settings. When you choose one of these filters, the cast member changes with no further steps.