Menu items

You can use Looks as a stand-alone application or as a plug-in. Either way, when the Looks interface opens, it brings along its own menu bar.

The commands are similar between Macintosh and Windows systems, but they are spread out in different areas. On Macs, there are four drop-down menus: LooksBuilder, File, Edit and Window. On Windows, there are three drop-downs: File, Edit and Help. Let's look at what each menu contains.

 

 

Looks menu (Mac only)

The Looks menu contains global operations. These options include the About panel, entering your serial number, setting Preferences, and quitting out of Looks. On Windows, the global functions are also present but are often found in the Edit menu.

Preferences: Opens the Preference Panel, where you can choose options such as external video source, using GPU or CPU rendering and setting the pace of the Look Theater.

Use External Video: Lets you preview the look on an external video display. Learn more on this page.

 

 

 

File menu

The File menu is where you choose basic functions like opening an image file, saving the image you've been working with, and saving a look preset.

Open Image: Opens a graphic to work with.

Save Image/As: Exports your graphic with a Looks treatment applied.

Export Look As: Saves a custom look preset for use in later projects. Learn more on this page.

 

 

 

Edit menu

The Edit menu has standard operations like Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete.