Installing the filters

Once you have selected and downloaded your favorite filters, go ahead and install them on your computer. Pay attention to the installation folder. Some installer packages automatically scan for Adobe® Photoshop® plug-ins folder and install themselves into that folder. RealWorld products are able to use a filter from any folder, but it must be specified by you.

To use a filter, follow these steps:

• Open Windows Explorer or your favorite file manager and browse to the folder, where you have installed the plug-ins.
• Start RealWorld Icon Editor, open any image or create a new one.
• Click on "Manage Filters" in "Filters" menu. The dialog depicted on the image below appears.
• Drag and drop the image filters from Windows Explorer to the left pane of the configuration dialog as indicated by the red arrow. (You can drag multiple files at a time.)
• Once you drop the files, they are scanned for image filters and added to the box. Click OK.

You are now ready to use the filters - they will automatically appear in the "Filters" menu. Close the image and eventually the application to save the changes to your configuration.

Using the filters

You can invoke a filter by simply clicking it in the "Filters" menu. If there is an active selection, the filter will be applied to the selection only.

You may further customize how are filters presented in the main menu - you may change their category, name, description, icon, and position in the popup menu. To do so, open the configuration dialog using the "Manage Filters" command and look closely on the controls emhasized by the green rectangle. These controls and the left box with filter names allow you to modify the presentation of the filters. You may use localized names and descriptions and custom icons.

Tip: A plug-in can be present in the menu multiple times. If it supports scripting correctly, each instance can have its own configuration.

Compatiblity

The specification for image filter plug-ins created by Adobe® for their Photoshop® applications is rather complex and has been evolving with each version. Due to this fact and the lack of a publicly available documentation, we cannot guarantee a 100% compatibility with all plug-ins. A plug-in may work correctly, or with some limitations, refuse to work, or even crash the application. It is recommended to save all your opened documents when trying a plug-in for the first time.

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