<li class="Bulleted"><a href="13-Channels5.html#1010706">Working with Channels</a></li><br/>
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<a name="1009311"> </a>Managing Channels
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<a name="1009313"> </a>The Channels palette lists the RGB color image and each channel you've saved.
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<a name="1009314"> </a>If a layer is selected, and the layer has a layer mask, the Channels palette also lists the layer mask. For information about layer masks, refer to <a href="14-Layers12.html#1015246"><span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">"Working with Layer Masks"</span></a>.
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<a name="1009318"> </a>To display the Channels palette
<a name="1009320"> </a>If the palette is not expanded, click the palette arrow.
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<a name="1009322"> </a>Selecting and Viewing Channels
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<a name="1009323"> </a>If you want to edit a particular channel, you must select it.
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<a name="1010269"> </a>You can view or hide a channel. The eye icon next to the channel's thumbnail on the Channels palette lets you view or hide a channel. When the eye is open, the channel displays in the document window. When the eye is closed, the channel is hidden.
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<a name="1011706"> </a>Corel Painter offers two ways to view a channel-as a colored overlay on the image or in grayscale. Colored overlays are red by default, but you can change the color. For more information, refer to <a href="13-Channels5.html#1009363">"To set channel attributes:"</a>.
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<a name="1011707"> </a>Selecting and viewing a channel are distinct operations-you can view a channel without selecting it, and you can select a channel without viewing it.
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<a name="1010247"> </a>You can view the RGB image and more than one channel, but your editing applies only to the one item selected on the Channels palette-the RGB image or a channel.
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<a name="1010967"> </a>To select a channel
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<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1010968"> </a>On the Channels palette, choose a channel from the list.</li>
<a name="1011676"> </a><i>The "wings" and "body" channels are displayed as red overlays on the RGB image. The eye icons for both channels, and for RGB, are open.
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<a name="1010489"> </a>To view a channel as a grayscale image
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1010512"> </a>On the Channels palette, make sure the channel is hidden (eye closed) and not selected. </li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1010539"> </a>Click the channel name. </li>
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<a name="1010545"> </a>In this mode, the RGB image is hidden.
<a name="1011696"> </a><i>A channel protecting the wings and body is displayed in grayscale. The RGB image is hidden.
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<a name="1010576"> </a>To hide a channel
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<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1010577"> </a>Click the eye icon next to the channel item to close the eye.</li>
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<a name="1009361"> </a>Setting Channel Attributes
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<a name="1011742"> </a>Each channel has a set of display attributes that can make it easier to use and help you distinguish it from the other channels.
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<a name="1011743"> </a>These attributes do not affect the function of the channel; they affect only how the channel displays as you work on it.
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<a name="1011748"> </a>Corel Painter names new channels incrementally: Alphaá1, Alphaá2, and so on. Renaming a channel makes it easier to work with, especially if you have several in the document. You can choose the channel you want immediately if you've given it a descriptive name.
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<a name="1009363"> </a>To set channel attributes
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1009364"> </a>On the Channels palette, choose a channel from the list.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1009365"> </a>Do one of the following:</li>
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<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1009366"> </a>Click the palette menu arrow, and choose Channel Attributes. </li>
<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1009367"> </a>Double-click the channel name in the list.</li>
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<li class="SmartList1" value="3"><a name="1009371"> </a>In the Channel Attributes dialog box, drag the Opacity slider to set the channel display strength.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="4"><a name="1009373"> </a>Click the color chip, and choose a display color in the Color Picker dialog box. </li>
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<a name="1009374"> </a>If you want to see the color overlay in grayscale, choose black.
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<a name="1009375"> </a>A channel is easiest to use as an overlay when its color is a strong contrast with the predominant hue of the RGB image. You might want to use a different color for each channel.
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<li class="SmartList1" value="5"><a name="1010704"> </a>Enable one of the following options to specify where the color overlay displays:</li>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1010815"> </a>If you want the channel displayed at its full intensity, set Opacity to 100%. Choose a lower value to display the channel more transparently so you can follow the underlying RGB imagery as you edit the channel.</li>
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<a name="1010706"> </a>Working with Channels
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<a name="1009380"> </a>You can create a new channel by copying an existing channel.
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<a name="1010874"> </a>If you've finished working with a particular channel you can delete it. You can also clear a channel without deleting it, leaving you with a blank channel.
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<a name="1010891"> </a>The channel is a grayscale image. By inverting it, you can make dark pixels light, and light pixels dark.
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<a name="1010841"> </a>To copy a channel
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1010842"> </a>On the Channels palette, choose a channel from the list.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1010843"> </a>Click the palette menu arrow, and choose Duplicate.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="3"><a name="1010844"> </a>In the Duplicate Channel dialog box, choose New from the Destination pop-up menu.</li>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1010846"> </a>You can also copy to an existing channel, which replaces that channel. To do this, choose the channel to replace from the Destination pop-up menu.</li>
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<a name="1009400"> </a>To delete a channel
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1010937"> </a>On the Channels palette, choose a channel from the list.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1009402"> </a>Do one of the following:</li>
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<li class="Bulleted2"><a name="1010949"> </a>Click the palette menu arrow, and choose Delete.</li>
