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P3L File - What is a .p3l file and how do I open it?
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What is a P3L file? 3D light settings file used by Adobe Photoshop, an image-editing program; stores the color, locations, directionality, and magnitudes lights in a three-dimensional space; can store point, spot, infinite, and image-based lights; used by Photoshop's 3D image-editing component to save and load preset lighting properties and add them to one or more 3D scenes.
More Information Photoshop CS5 includes several lighting preset files which are stored in the /Presets/Lights/ directory. Preinstalled P3L files include: Blue Lights.p3l CAD Optimized.p3l Cold.p3l Dawn.p3l Day Lights.p3l Default Lights.p3l Fire.p3l Hard Lights.p3l Lush.p3l Mardi Gras.p3l Night Lights.p3l Primary Colors.p3l Purple Faze.p3l Red Lights.p3l White Lights.p3l
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Adobe Photoshop Light Preset File
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What is a P3L file?
3D light settings file used by Adobe Photoshop, an image-editing program; stores the color, locations, directionality, and magnitudes lights in a three-dimensional space; can store point, spot, infinite, and image-based lights; used by Photoshop's 3D image-editing component to save and load preset lighting properties and add them to one or more 3D scenes.
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Photoshop CS5 includes several lighting preset files which are stored in the /Presets/Lights/ directory. Preinstalled P3L files include:
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Updated: December 4, 2018