User Guide

Basics58
• Dynamic plug-ins are different
from other effects plug-ins because
you can re-access their controls
and change the characteristics of
the effect at any time.
• Acquire plug-ins support
acquisition of images through
external devices (such as scanners
and digital cameras) and file
formats not built into the
application.
• Export plug-ins export image data
and support special output devices.
For example, many photo-realistic
dye-sublimation printers include
export modules to provide better
control over output quality than
the standard print interface.
Note
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Mac OS: Third-party plug-ins that are
not designed for native PowerPC®
architecture will not work in Corel
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Installing Plug-ins
Where you install a plug-in module
depends on its type.
Plug-in brushes and dynamic plug-ins
are specific to Corel Painter and must
reside in a specific location in the
Corel Painter > Plug-ins folder. The
Corel Painter standard plug-in
brushes and dynamic plug-ins are
automatically installed in the correct
location. However, if you want to
install new plug-in brush and
dynamic plug-in modules, you must
manually place them in the correct
location.
Other plug-in modules are used by
multiple software applications and
can reside anywhere on your
computer. For Corel Painter to access
such plug-ins, you must place an alias
(Mac OS) or shortcut (Windows) to
the source folder in the Corel Painter
> Plug-ins folder. During start-up,
Corel Painter uses the alias or shortcut
to load the plug-ins.
To install a new plug-in brush:
1 Drag the plug-in brush module
into the Corel Painter > Plug-ins
folder.
2 If Corel Painter is running, restart
it to activate the new plug-in.
To install a new dynamic plug-in:
1 Drag the dynamic plug-in module
into the Corel Painter > Plug-ins
folder.
2 If Corel Painter is running, restart
it to activate the new plug-in.
To install an effects, acquire, or
export plug-in:
1 Follow the installation instructions
provided by the plug-in
manufacturer.
You can install plug-ins anywhere
on your computer—inside the
Corel Painter folder, in a generic
plug-ins folder on your hard drive,
or in another location.
2 If you installed the plug-in in the
Corel Painter > Plug-ins folder,
Corel Painter automatically loads
the plug-in during startup.
3 If you installed the plug-in in
another location:
• (Mac OS) Select the folder con-
taining the plug-in. Choose
Make Alias from the File menu.
• (Windows) Select the folder
containing the plug-in in My
Computer or Windows