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Transparency 227
Applying Enhance transparency
To apply enhance transparency:-
1. Draw or select the shape to which you want to apply the enhance
transparency effect.
2. Go into the TRANSPARENCY TOOL and select "ENHANCE" from the
TRANSPARENCY TYPE list on the infobar.
3. The shape seems to have disappeared from your page! That’s because it will
only apply enhancements to objects underneath it, and you’ve yet to specify
the enhancements it will apply. The object should still be selected however.
4. Switch into the PHOTO ENHANCE TOOL. Turn up the brightness using the
control on the infobar. Now you can see that the area covered by your shape is
brightened compared to the area outside the shape.
5. You can adjust brightness, contrast, saturation and temperature.
6. Move your shape around, or transform it and it always applies the photo
enhancement(s) to the area underneath the shape.
Normally you’ll also want to apply some feathering to the shape using the
FEATHER
TOOL
(on page 148), to soften the edges of your shape and blend it into your design.
Profile
You can change the rate of change of transition between the start and end of
transparencies. This applies to all single stage graduated transparency types except
three point and four point (where the option is not available)
To change the profile of a transparency:
1. Select the object.
2. On the TRANSPARENCY Tool InfoBar click PROFILE. This opens the PROFILE
dialog.
3. You either select a predefined profile from the dropdown list or drag the sliders
to create a custom profile. The top option in the dropdown list (the straight
line) creates a linear transition between the start and end of the transparency.
Bitmaps
BITMAP & FILL GALLERIES are described in Photo Handling (on page 255) and Fills (on
page 220).
When you select a transparency type of BITMAP, a default bitmap is initially used.
Click on
BITMAP NAME in the transparency InfoBar, or use the BITMAP or FILL
GALLERIES
to change the bitmap used (click the TRANSP button in the gallery or drag-
and-drop from the gallery).