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368 Photo Handling

RED EYE or PHOTO HEAL (on page 395) tools then the applied filter will merge with these
edits too.

When you right-click on a photo, you will see a PHOTO FILTER option in the context menu
that appears. This option has a sub-menu, which allows you to apply filters to your photo
and remove filters that are already applied.

The APPLY FILTER… option opens the CONTENT CATALOG onto the PHOTO FILTER PRESETS
folder so you can apply a filter to the selected photo. Following this option in the menu,
you will see REMOVE options for each of the filters you currently have applied to the
photo, so you can remove any of them.
The final option in the menu allows you to clear all applied filters from the photo.

Editing Photo Filter Presets

Most of the preset filter effects modify the image by adjusting the same settings that you
see in the PHOTO TOOL and the BRIGHTNESS LEVELS DIALOG. Therefore remember that
applying an effect may remove any photo enhancements you have applied manually
beforehand, using the PHOTO TOOL. Similarly if you apply a preset filter and later adjust
the settings in the PHOTO TOOL, if you later remove the preset it may also remove your
enhancements.

Similarly, the overlay effects under "OVERLAYS" > "TRANSPARENCY" work by applying
transparency effects to your photo directly. You can see and modify these effects by
selecting your photo and going into the TRANSPARENCY TOOL.

Applying presets to your photo and then examining the settings in the PHOTO TOOL and
BRIGHTNESS LEVELS DIALOG is a great way to learn about the capabilities of the PHOTO
TOOL.

Integration with external Photo Editors

While Xara Designer Pro X provides a great many photo editing and compositing
features, it is not a "pixel editor", and for these purposes you may want to use a separate
program. Xara Designer Pro X makes integration with these easy. You can configure any
external program to be launched when you double click a photo while in the Photo Tool,
and after editing, for the photo to automatically be transferred back into your Designer
Pro document.

Double clicking a photo when you are not in the Photo Tool, selects the Photo Tool so
you can edit the photo using Xara Designer Pro X’s integrated editing features. Double
click the photo while in the Photo Tool to invoke the external editor.