ImpressionFX Shell

ImpressionFX Shell is a standalone application for use with ImpressionFX plugins, which is useful when you don't already have a Photoshop compatible host application to run the plugins in. The Shell application can handle a variety of basic image editing tasks, including reading and writing of several standard image file formats, so you can easily apply effects to your existing image files.

Basic Functions

Here is a list of the basic functions that are available in ImpressionFX Shell from the main application toolbar:

	Open an image file from a local disk drive or network store
	Save the current image to a file on a local disk drive or network store
	Rotates the current image 90 degrees clockwise
	Rotates the current image 90 degrees counter-clockwise
	Mirrors the current image left to right
	Flips the current image left to right
	Opens a dialog that allows the brightness and contrast of the image to be changed
	Rolls back the last change made to an image
	Rolls forward the last change undone - cancels the previous undo
	Zooms in on the current image
	Zooms out on the current image
	Zooms so that the entire image is visible in its window
	Zooms the image to its true size on screen

ImpressionFX Shell can open more than one image at a time. If multiple images are open, the tabs at the bottom of the application window can be used to switch between images. Keep in mind that if too many images are open at the same time can cause a large amount of system memory to be used, leading to sluggish performance.