Use the Effect Browser when you want to try out multiple effects before applying them to your image. The Effect Browser displays presets, both the default ones and any that you create.
To choose an effect using the Effect Browser:
Choose Effects > Effect Browser. The Effect Browser opens.
The left panel shows the Effects Presets folders, which are located in the Presets folder of the Paint Shop Pro program folder. Paint Shop Pro scans the folders and creates thumbnails of your image with each effect applied to it.
About effects presets: To display the thumbnail previews that you see in the Effect Browser, Paint Shop Pro applies an effect’s default preset and any presets you have saved to the image. This preset is a script file (.PspScript).
To preview all effects on the image, click the Presets folder.
To preview types of effects, click one of the Effect folders (such as 3D Effects, Artistic Effects, or Blur).
To select an effect preset, click the thumbnail image in the right panel.
Note: The size of the thumbnail preview is determined by the Thumbnail/Preview Size setting in the Display and Caching tab of the General Program Preferences dialog.
Do either of the following:
To apply the selected preset effect, click the Apply button.
To display a
dialog where you can modify the selected preset effect, click the Modify button. (If this button is greyed out,
the effect does not have adjustable settings.)