Re: live effects very slow
What are you trying to blur Frances? They work pretty quick for me, photos or vector shapes on my 3 year old PC.
Sure, there are a few more clicks to get to the filter, but the processing seems on a parr to me.
Re: live effects very slow
I was applying the Gaussian Blur to a photo. I will admit that it was a hi res photo and it was on my other computer which is a tad slower, but still the effect was slow to render. I was creating a faked DOF effect for an advertisement.
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Re: live effects very slow
Frances have you tried Xara's 'Enhance' tool (XPE's edit controls).
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It's fast, has greater blur level than the Photo Tools and it lets you apply the same blur over and over again simply by opening the 'Enhance' tool again.
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Works with bitmaps and vectors.
Re: live effects very slow
I should have thought of that! I will remember next time. The ad is done now, and it looks good. The image was a hockey jersey being raffled off. I used the DOF trick to make the jersey really pop.