I can't get it to do any of the effects. I'm trying to learn about it by doing the tutorials but none of them work for me. I follow the steps really carefully. I tried to do something really simple, like blur the image or add the blind effect, I remember doing it about a few months ago when I was messing around with it. But now when I've gotten serious I can't get anything to work. I completely selected the picture, I didn't select the picture, and everytime I click ok nothing happens. I know I'm doing something wrong. If someone could help me on this one I would greatly appreciate it.

if you are trying to blur the whole image im pretty sure, on a livecd at the moment so cant check, that you:

• dont need to select anything, un select all
• click effects>blur>the choose the blur you want
• just change the variables to what you need
• click ok

hope that helps

I started out by just looking at totorials and just trial and error, heres a good site to look at http://www.pixel2life.com/ hope that helps:D