X9 also sees some significant reorganisation with the previously separate Live Effects tool, now rolled in as another Photo tool flyout, complete with an extended range of non-destructive filters including sepia and thermal imaging effects. Again, you could probably have achieved similar results with XDP’s existing Clone tool, but X9 makes the process simpler and quicker. A useful new option here is the Photo Heal tool, which in a similar fashion to Photoshop’s Magic Erase, allows the quick removal of blemishes and spots. Once you’ve isolated the region that you want to work with, it can be enhanced, say by changing brightness or hue or manipulating levels, with the various flyout options available from XDP’s Photo tool. Being able to create reasonably sophisticated cutouts like this directly within XDP greatly boosts productivity when working on photographic compositions. It’s also designed to work with a new Erase Background command, which lets you quickly rough out areas of a photo you want to keep and those you want to lose, and then intelligently creates a mask accordingly.
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