Photoshop

Apply a Smart Filter

  1. Do one of the following:

    • To apply a Smart Filter to an entire Smart Object layer, select the layer in the Layers palette.

    • To constrain the effects of the Smart Filter to a selected area of a Smart Object layer, make a selection.

    • To apply a Smart Filter to a regular layer, select the layer, and choose Filter > Convert For Smart Filters, and click OK.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • Choose a filter from the Filter menu. You can choose any filter, including third-party filters that support Smart Filters, except Extract, Liquify, Pattern Maker, and Vanishing Point.

    • Choose Image > Adjustments > Shadow/Highlight or Image > Adjustments > Variations.

    Note: If you apply one or more filters using the Filter Gallery, they appear as a group in the Layers palette named “Filter Gallery.” You can’t rearrange filters in a Filter Gallery. You can edit individual filters by double-clicking a Filter Gallery entry.
  3. Set filter options and click OK.

    The Smart Filter appears under the Smart Filters line in the Layers palette beneath the Smart Object layer. If you see a warning icon next to a Smart Filter in the Layers palette, the filter doesn’t support the image’s color mode or depth.

After you apply a Smart Filter, you can drag it (or an entire group of Smart Filters) onto another Smart Object layer in the Layers palette; press Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) Smart Filters. You can’t drag Smart Filters onto regular layers.

For a video on applying smart filters, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0004.