Thanks Charles and Co.

[RAMWolff44]

S'all right, I do it all the time buddy!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

OK, enough before Gary kicks us or something! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[OklaEd]

Hi all,
I'm going to show my ignorance here ... (no remarks from you JohnR!!!) ... but not having ANY experience with plugins ... how do you get them to work with XaraX1?

Nevermind ... I figured it out. Whoopeedoo. I'm going back to drawing.

[RAMWolff44]

VERY easy Ed. Utilities/Bitmap Effects & Plug-ins/ Configure Plug-ins. Click the "New" button and browse to where you are storing your favorite plugins and then click "Add". When you click on the "OK" button when your finished it will load up the plugins that you pointed the program to.

Then either use a photo or right click on one of your objects and choose "Create Bitmap Copy" and then one that's done go up the Utilities/Bitmap Effects & Plug-ins and you will see your plugins listed there and then go to work.

HTH http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[OklaEd]

Thank you Richard http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif I figured it out while your were typing your response ... but I appreciate the effort. I guess I need to play with them a while ... doesn't look like anything I would ever use http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

-Ed.

[RAMWolff44]

Hi Ed,

Your certainly welcome.

Do you like the Fritillary filter I used on the stars above?? If so then I think filters would be helpful to you in the long run. I guess you could create that effect in vector but boy would it take you some time to do it!! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[raynerj]

"(no remarks from you JohnR!!!) " Mr. Ed...

I didn't say nuthin' http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

But if the (horse) shoe fits... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[joroho]

Ed, After seeing your example of how you used a plug-in, I can't help but think you could've easily achieved the same effect by using some of Xara's textures and transparency. This would leave your original image in it's unaltered state for future use.

Am I wrong here?

.joroho.