User guide

70 Image Adjustments and Effects
Managing filter groups and specific filters
When you apply a filter to a filter layer it automatically creates a filter group.
This allows you to store and manage a selection of filters more easily—you'll be
able to control multiple filter in bulk by operating at the group level, e.g. to
hide/show, delete, apply blend modes, and opacity to all filters simultaneously.
Most operations can be applied equally to group or specific filter, except for
masking, which can be used on filter groups but not on individual filters.
To hide/show a filter group/filter:
Click the Hide/Show Filter button next to its name on the Layers
tab.
OR
Right-click the filter and select Disable Filter (or Enable Filter).
To delete a filter group/filter:
Right-click the filter group (or filter) and select Delete Filter.
Just as layers can adopt different blend mode and opacity levels the same is true
of filter groups and individual filters. For a refresh on these concepts, see Using
blend modes and Adjusting opacity/transparency on p. 38 and p. 40,
respectively.
You can use the Blend Options dialog to make blend mode and opacity changes
with a dynamic preview, updating as you make change.
To apply a blend mode:
1. Right-click the filter group (or filter) and select Blend Options....
2. From the dialog, select an option from the Blend Mode drop-down list.
3. Click OK.
To change opacity:
From the above dialog, enter an Opacity level.