Live Filters

Live filters allow you to apply filter effects such as blurring, sharpening, noise and distortion non-destructively, meaning you can modify or remove the effects without having to use the History panel to undo other operations on your work.

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Using the Motion Blur live filter to imitate motion in the scene.

About live filters

Live filters provide a way of applying creative effects to your images whilst retaining the ability to modify the effect settings or remove the effect altogether. The filter is added to the active layer, similar to applying Adjustment Layers.

To create a new live filter:
To modify, merge or delete a live filter:
  1. On the Layers panel, double-tap the live filter that you want to modify.
  2. Adjust the settings on the context toolbar; the changes will be applied in real time.
  3. Close the context toolbar by selecting another layer or tool. Additionally, on the context toolbar, you can Merge to apply the changes and merge the adjustment with the layer beneath, or Delete to remove the filter layer entirely.
To move a live filter:
Erase Brush Tool Paint Brush To mask a live filter:
  1. On the Layers panel, select the live filter.
  2. Do any of the following:
    • To 'erase' from the mask, paint with the Erase Brush Tool.
    • To 'restore' the mask, select the Paint Brush Tool and paint (white restores fully, shades of gray or a lower opacity will gradually restore areas).
    • To apply a gradient mask, select the Gradient Tool from the Photo Persona and drag across the layer. Adjust the gradient colors from the context toolbar.
Available live filters:

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