Pluginless Chrome effects

[covoxer]

Some might consider the Curves tool a plugin John
(c/o Magix isn't it?)

Yes, it is a live effect plug-in. But since it is not a 3rd party plug-in, everyone can use it.
It worth noting though that in Xtreme, all the bitmap tools are implemented in form of plug-ins.
So, all examples demonstrated in this thread are using at least one live effect. Select your example and activate LE tool. You'll see the effect in the list.