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Applying filters (Flash Professional only) 231
Creating preset filter libraries
You can save filter settings as preset libraries that you can easily apply to movie clip and text
objects. You can also share your filter presets with other users by providing them with the
filter configuration file. The filter configuration file is an XML file that is saved in the Flash
Configuration folder. You can find this file is the following location:
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Windows: C:\Documents and Settings\ username \Local Settings\Application
Data\Macromedia\Flash 8\ language \Configuration\Filters\ filtername.xml
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Macintosh: Macintosh HD/Users/ username /Library/Application Support/Macromedia/
Flash 8/ language /Configuration/Filters/ filtername.xml
To create a library of filters with preset settings:
1. Apply the filter or filters you want to use to the object.
2. When you have a filter setting that you want to save for use later, click the Add Filter (+)
button, and select Presets > Save As from the Filters pop-up menu.
3.
Enter a name for the filter settings in the Save Preset As dialog box, and click OK.
The filter preset appears in the Presets menu.
To rename a filter preset:
1. Click the Add Filter (+) button, and select Presets > Rename from the Filters pop-up menu.
The Rename Preset dialog box appears.
2.
Double-click the preset name you want to modify.
3.
Enter a new preset name, and click Rename.
To delete a filter preset:
1. Click the Add Filter (+) button, and select Presets > Delete from the Filters pop-up menu.
The Delete Preset dialog box appears.
2. Select the preset you want to remove, and click Delete.