Changing filter settings

To apply a filter to an image, you may want to change some aspects of it, without changing the filter itself. This is what the Filter settings are for

Sliders

The sliders control all filter settings.

Rotation

Like most real-life filters, FilterOptix filters can be rotated a full 360°.

Level

Control the height (vertical offset) of the filter relative the lens by using the slider "Level".
If you rotate the filter, the level is adjusted to align to the rotation as well.

Scale

Using the Scale slider, you can change the "size" of the filter, similar to changing the distance from the lens in real-life.

Focus

Focus is applied to all filters and allows for less sharp rendering.

Dial

The dial control allows you to change the rotation and level more intuitively by clicking and dragging with the mouse.
Inside the dial is a preview of the filter applied to a transparency grid.

Rotation

Click and drag around the outermost ring of the dial to rotate the filter.
The markings on the outer ring will rotate along with the filter.

Click the right mouse button over the inner ring and a popup menu will appear with a number of useful options:

• Reset
  Set rotation to 0°.
• Upside-down

  Set rotation to 180°.

• Snap...
  Snap rotation to the nearest multiple of the snap degrees picked. The available steps are 15°, 45° and 90°.

You can use the options to enable automatic snapping of the rotation.

Level

Drag on the inside to change the level.
Whilst dragging the level up or down, a thin gray line will move along with the level in the outside (rotation) ring.

Click the right mouse button over the inner ring and a popup menu will appear with a number of useful options:

• Center
  Set the level to 0%.
• Snap...
  Snap the level to the nearest multiple of the snap percentage picked. The available steps are 10%, 25% and 50%.

You can use the options to enable automatic snapping of the level.

Saving filter settings

You can save the filter settings, including the entire filter, to a file.
Use the buttons on the bottom right of the window to do this.

• Open...
  Click on the button to open previously save FilterOptix filter settings.
  A window will appear where you can browse to the file, similar to other applications.
• Save as...
  Click on the button to save the current filter settings to a file.
  A window will appear where you can select a new filename or an already existing file to replace.
  if you omit the file extension, the default ".fos" extension will be used.
• Delete...
  To delete filter settings files, click the button.
  A window will appear where you can browse to the file you want to delete.

FilterOptix filter settings files use the .fos file extension.
Filter settings files are plain text files, experienced computer users may be able to edit the files manually, but no warranty or support is provided for manually edited filter settings files.

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