Special Effects

Xara LX offers a number of special effects, such as sharpen, blur and horizontal edge detection.

Applying special effects

To the selected bitmap: use Special Effects on the Utilities menu.

To any bitmap: right-click on the bitmap and choose Special Effects from the pop-up menu.

To a bitmap in the Bitmap Gallery: select the bitmap in the Gallery then click the Effects gallery button.

For more advanced special effects, you can use plug-ins. See the related topics below for more information.