Effects preview\effects browser

[wjb76]

Is there a better way to preview the effects than to select each one off the drop down (at least three clicks every time times I lost count after 50)?? The effects browser is pathetic with those tiny pictures. Are they joking with this stuff? I found this similar comment from 2008 - http://forum.corel.com/EN/viewtopic.php ... er#p340954 I can't believe 10 years later Corel hasn't done better than this. They could take a page from MS PowerPoint's "Artistic Effects" palette. One click pulls down a palette with each effects thumbnail. You HOVER over the effect and it previews on the image. And that's not even its primary function.

[Joelle]

I was going to try to be useful, but every time I clicked on the Effects Browser the program crashed (3 x ), so am none the wiser.

PSPX9 and Windows 10.
Have never had it crashing before when clicking on the Effects Browser (which I have only ever clicked on out of curiosity).
Ergo, I blame Windows 10, it's not the first time it's messed up PSP.

But I digress, I agree, the Effects Browser is not a very good tool.
Mind you a lot of the effects aren't very good either.

Joëlle

[Kathy_9]

It would be helpful if it had a "preview on image" check box.

[Joelle]

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Joëlle

[leahcimi]

Although I do not usually use Effects Browser in my PSPX9 under Windows 10, I did try it and it worked without problem but the thumbnails were too small to be of any use!

[Joelle]

You can change that in Preferences:

Joëlle

[flagpole]

Nice. Thanks.

[JoeB]

Changing the size of the effects browser thumbnails does help. However, the best answer would be if the browser acted just like some of the dialogues do - i.e., preview on image when you click the thumbnail. Even the largest thumbnail isn't good enough to see the effect properly as compared to seeing it on the much larger image.

[Charlie77]

Thank you Joelle!

I have never used Effects before, but a few effects looked interesting. Changing the Effects Browser Size to 250 has made a big deference. I can now sort of see what the effect will do and if I double click on the effect display it applies the effect to the active photo edit. If I like the effect all is good or if not I can do a CTRL Z to undo the effect. Before I changed the Effects Browser Size from 80 to 250, PSPX9 would lockup if I double clicked on the effect display. I would then have to use Task Manger to kill PSPX9. Now with the Effects Browser Size set to 250, all seems well. A check in Quick Render seems to work best.

Joelle thank you again.

[Joelle]

You are very welcome

I have solved the crashing by restarting PSP using the Shift key, so we're both happy

Joëlle

[wjb76]

You can change that in Preferences:

Preferences-Display_Effects-thumbs.jpg

Joëlle

Thank you! You are the best! Gold star for you!

[Joelle]

You are very welcome

Joëlle