| File |
| New Project... |
Creates a new blank project. This command is available in the standalone mode only. |
| Open Project... (Ctrl⌘+O) |
Loads a project from a ffproj file. This command is available in the standalone mode only. |
| Recent Projects... |
Shows the list of most recently opened projects. Up to 9 recent files are listed. This command is available in the standalone mode only. |
| Save Project (Ctrl⌘+S) |
Saves the current project with all filters, artboards and imported images, into a single ffproj file.This command is available in the standalone mode only. |
| Save Project As... (Ctrl⌘+Shift+S) |
Shows the system save dialog allowing you to save the project under a different name. This command is available in the standalone mode only. |
| Close Project |
Allows you to save all, or some of the Render Channels at once. See Export Dialog. |
| Export... |
Allows you to export all, or some of the tabs and their corresponding Render Channels to files. See Export Dialog. |
| Save Image As... (Alt⌘+S) |
Saves the image rendered in the current tab to a file. To select specific tabs for export, use the File &qt; Export command. |
| Render History |
Shows 20 recently opened source files together with the filter that was applied to each file. Click any menu item to reload the source image and the corresponding filter. |
| Render Animation... |
Opens the Render Animation dialog. This command is only available for animated filters. See Render Animation dialog. |
| Exit |
Exits Filter Forge. |
| Source |
| Blank Image... |
Opens a Blank Image dialog which creates a blank source image of the desired size, fill color and transparency. This command is available in the standalone mode only. |
| Open Image... |
Loads a source image from a file. This command is available in the standalone mode only. See Image component. |
| Recent Images |
Shows the list of most recently opened images. Up to 9 recent files are listed. This command is available in the standalone mode only. |
| Built-In Previews... |
Shows the list of factory images to be used as a source image. This command is available in the standalone mode only. |
| Open Video or Sequence... |
Loads a video file or all sequentially-numbered image files in a folder. Filters will be applied to all video frames or images in the sequence. This command is available in the standalone mode only. |
| Selection... |
Loads a selection image from a file or from a built-in preview image. See Selection component. |
| Recent Videos |
Shows the list of most recently opened video files or image sequences. This command is available in the standalone mode only. |
| View |
| New Tab (Ctrl⌘+T) |
Creates a new blank tab next to the current one. You need to select a filter from the filter list to see an effect. |
| Duplicate Tab (Ctrl⌘+D) |
Creates a clone of the current tab. The duplicate will contain the same source image, the same filter and the same preview settings. |
| Rename Tabs... |
Allows you to assign custom names to tabs. They will be used as file names during Export. |
| Close Tab (Ctrl⌘+W) |
Closes the current tab. The last remaining tab can't be closed. |
| Zoom In (Ctrl⌘+Plus) |
Zooms the Preview in. |
| Zoom Out (Ctrl⌘+Minus) |
Zooms the Preview out. |
| Actual Pixels (Ctrl+Alt⌘+⌥+0) |
Sets the zoom level to 1:1 so that the image pixels correspond to screen pixels directly. |
| Zoom to Fit (Ctrl⌘+0) |
Sets the zoom level so that the Preview shows the entire image. |
| Show Border (Ctrl⌘+B) |
Shows or hides the borders of a seamless texture. If Seamless Tiling is turned off, this command is unavailable. |
| Show Original (Ctrl⌘+R) |
When turned on, the Preview shows the unmodified source image. |
| Preview Size |
Allows to reduce the preview size for faster rendering. |
| Find Filters (Ctrl⌘+F) |
Searches for filters in the local filter storage. |
| Animation |
| Next Frame (]) |
Moves the Timeline playhead to the next frame. This command is only available for animated filters. |
| Previous Frame ([) |
Moves the Timeline playhead to the previous frame. This command is only available for animated filters. |
| 10 Frames Forward (Shift+]) |
Moves the Timeline playhead 10 frames ahead. This command is only available for animated filters. |
| 10 Frames Back (Shift+[) |
Moves the Timeline playhead 10 frames back. This command is only available for animated filters. |
| First Frame (Ctrl⌘+Shift+[) |
Moves the Timeline playhead to the first frame. This command is only available for animated filters. |
| Last Frame (Ctrl⌘+Shift+]) |
Moves the Timeline playhead to the last frame. This command is only available for animated filters. |
| Filter |
| Add to Favorites |
Adds the current filter to the default Favorite folder (usually My Favorites). |
| Locate Category |
Opens the category for the found item in the search results. This command is only available for filters in the Searches list. |
| Locate File (Ctrl⌘+L) |
Opens the folderdirectory where the .ffxml file of the current filter is located. |
| Delete (Del) |
Deletes the current filter or Favorite. Deleting a filter from Favorites deletes only its shortcut and does not delete the filter itself. |
| New (Ctrl⌘+N) |
Opens the Filter Editor for creating a new filter. |
| Edit (Ctrl⌘+E) |
Opens the current filter in the Filter Editor. For details, see the Creating and Editing Filters section in Main Window. |
| Submit to Library... |
Opens the Submit Wizard for the currently selected filter. This command is available only in the Custom Filters category. |
| Import into Project |
Imports the current filter into the open project. This command is only available in the project mode. See Importing Filters into Project |
| Anti-aliasing |
Sets the level of anti-aliasing for the current filter. See Anti-Aliasing Menu. |
| Render Channels |
Allows you to render bump, diffuse, normal and other render channels. See Render Channels Menu. |
