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The Photo Tools 397

Saving and transferring files
When you transfer a file to someone else, unless they have the same plug-ins installed
on their computer, they will not see the effects (this is similar to the problem of fonts; the
recipient needs to have all the fonts used in the design to see an accurate representation
of the text in the document). In order to guarantee that recipients can see the effects in
your design, lock them before saving.

Because locked effects are saved in the design file as a bitmap, this means the files are
much larger than for unlocked Live Effects.

Copying Live Effects

For more on Copy and Paste, see Object Handling (on page 97).

You can copy Live Effects in your design from one object to another using PASTE
ATTRIBUTES, just as you can copy other object attributes. Simply select the object with the
effect(s) you want to copy and select "Edit -> Copy". Select the object or objects you
want to copy the effects onto, and select "Edit -> Paste Attributes".
Note that you cannot copy "old-style" Photoshop plug-in effects in this way because
those effects do not have the ability to re-apply themselves.

Content Aware Photo Resize

In Web Designer Premium the CONTENT-AWARE PHOTO RESIZE tool is not presented on
the main toolbar at startup. If you want to use this tool you can find it in the BUTTON
PALETTE.

To open the Button Palette choose CONTROL BARS... from the WINDOW menu and scroll
through the list to the bottom. Then click the checkbox next to the BUTTON PALETTE item.
(Or right-click on an empty area of any button bar and choose BUTTON PALETTE from the
popup menu.)
If you want to use this tool regularly you can move it out of the Button Palette by dragging
it onto the toolbar. (Hold down Alt, then drag the button and drop it onto a toolbar icon).
It is possible to drag the content-aware resize button onto the photo tool flyout if you
ensure that the flyout is open before you drag the button but note that it won't be
remembered in that position when you next start the program.

Web Designer Premium includes the ability to stretch photos using a new technique that
retains the proportions of key aspects of the photo.

The human eye is particularly sensitive to changes in aspect ratio of everyday objects,
and most people can tell something is wrong with images that are even slightly squashed
or stretched.