Phantasm Panel

Menu items to show and hide the Phantasm panel can be found in the main menu under Window > Astute Graphics > Phantasm. Be default, all of Phantasm’s effects are shown on the panel, but, except for the top four effects (Levels, Curves, Duotone, and Halftone), they can be individually hidden or shown through the flyout menu. The lower effects include controls such as sliders which can be used to instantly adjust artwork without having to use a parameters dialog. However, for Brightness/Contrast, Hue/Saturation, and Exposure, not all parameters are adjustable directly on the panel. If multiple copies of an effect are present in the targeted artwork, only the parameters from the last copy are reflected on the panel.

Phantasm Panel Overview

1. Flyout menu

See Phantasm Panel: Flyout Menu.

2. Panel banner

The help button on the right opens the help documentation in the Astute Manager. If this does not automatically appear, please ensure your Astute Manager is running first.

3. Levels Effect

Clicking the icon will apply the Levels effect to the targeted artwork (if not already applied) and then open its parameters dialog. Option/Alt-clicking the icon will apply Levels as a filter instead. Read more about Levels.

4. Curves Effect

Clicking the icon will apply the Curves effect to the targeted artwork (if not already applied) and then open its parameters dialog. Option/Alt-clicking the icon will apply Curves as a filter instead. Read more about Curves.

5. Duotone Effect

Clicking the icon will apply the Duotone effect to the targeted artwork (if not already applied) and then open its parameters dialog. Option/Alt-clicking the icon will apply Duotone as a filter instead. Read more about Duotone.

6. Halftone Effect

Clicking the icon will apply the Halftone effect to the targeted artwork (if not already applied) and then open its parameters dialog. Option/Alt-clicking the icon will apply Halftone as a filter instead. Read more about Halftone.

7. Apply to Specification

The checkboxes reflect the “Apply to:” settings found in the Basic options of each applied effect, except for Duotone, Halftone, and Prepress Correct. See Phantasm: Common Options (Basic).

8. Brightness/Contrast Effect

Clicking the icon will apply the Brightness/Contrast effect to the targeted art (if not already applied) and then open its parameters dialog. Option/Alt-clicking the icon will apply Brightness/Contrast as a filter instead. The sliders may also be used to instantly apply the effect (if not already applied) and adjust the Brightness and Contrast parameters qualitatively.

9. Hidden Effect Indicator

When a dotted line appears at the right edge of an effect (the four top effects share a single indicator), it means that the effect has been applied to the targeted artwork but has been hidden using the Appearance panel. Clicking the indicator will make the effect visible.

10. Hue/Saturation Effect

Clicking the icon will apply the Hue/Saturation effect to the targeted artwork (if not already applied) and then open its parameters dialog. Option/Alt-clicking the icon will apply Hue/Saturation as a filter instead. The sliders may also be used to instantly apply the effect (if not already applied) and adjust the Hue, Saturation and Lightness parameters of the Master channel qualitatively. To use Colorize mode or adjust channels other than Master, open the full parameters dialog by clicking the icon.

11. Exposure Effect

Clicking the icon will apply the Exposure effect to the targeted artwork (if not already applied) and then open its parameters dialog. Option/Alt-clicking the icon will apply Exposure as a filter instead. The sliders may also be used to instantly apply the effect (if not already applied) and adjust the Exposure parameter qualitatively. To adjust the Offset or Gamma parameters, open the full parameters dialog by clicking the icon.

12. Remove Effect Button

Each effect that has been applied to at least one targeted object will display this button, which may be clicked to remove the effect from all targeted objects.

13. Temperature/Tint Effect

Clicking the icon will apply the Temperature/Tint effect to the targeted art (if not already applied) and then open its parameters dialog. Option/Alt-clicking the icon will apply Temperature/Tint as a filter instead. The sliders may also be used to instantly apply the effect (if not already applied) and adjust the Temperature and Tint parameters qualitatively.

14. Shift to Color Effect

Clicking the icon will apply the Shift to Color effect to the targeted art (if not already applied) and then open its parameters dialog. Option/Alt-clicking the icon will apply Shift to Color as a filter instead. The color chip may be clicked to pick a color, and the slider may also be used to instantly apply the effect (if not already applied) and adjust the Shift parameter qualitatively.

15. Invert Effect

Clicking the icon will apply the Invert effect to the targeted art (if not already applied) and then open its parameters dialog. Option/Alt-clicking the icon will apply Invert as a filter instead. The checkbox may be used to instantly apply the effect (if not already applied) and the Invert Appearance parameter may be toggled with the second checkbox.

16. Desaturate

Clicking the icon will apply the Desaturate effect to the targeted art (if not already applied) and then open its parameters dialog. Option/Alt-clicking the icon will apply Desaturate as a filter instead. The checkbox may be used to instantly apply the effect (if not already applied) and the Gray Tone parameter may be toggled with the second checkbox.

17. Prepress Correct Effect

Clicking the icon will apply the Prepress Correct effect to the targeted art (if not already applied) and then open its parameters dialog. Option/Alt-clicking the icon will apply Prepress Correct as a filter instead. The Remove Overprint White and Overprint Pure Black checkboxes may be used to instantly apply the effect (if not already applied) and turn on those options. When the Apply Overprint Rules to All Layers checkbox is enabled, the Prepress Correct effect is immediately applied to all layers in the document, and will be added to any new layers that are subsequently created.