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Reduce noise for sharper and crisper images. Noise is a very important issue in digital photography. Nearly all digital cameras produce images with an easily noticed noise component. This digital noise is especially strong in images taken at high ISO rates. Scans of negatives show a similar film grain. When the picture is taken in low light (indoor/night) or high-speed (sport/action) the noise is even more noticeable and a tool such as Auto DeNoise is needed. The noise and grain reduce the visual quality of digital images and resulting prints.Noise is inherent to digital photos. Digital image sensors, because of the size and sensitivity, produce a slight noise as photons arrive at random intervals. The induced sampling error produces the noise. Small sensors on compact digital cameras generate more noise but even top-of-the-line cameras at high ISO settings show some noise.Digital tools are needed to control digital noise. In many situations, fast-action photos, indoor, and low-light, a high ISO setting is required to avoid motion blur or shaking. Without the right digital tool, the photographer is faced with the choice of using a low ISO and get a blurry photo, or a high ISO and get a noisy image. The problem is compounded when photo enlargement is required.Auto DeNoise uses a sophisticated algorithm that preserves detail and sharpness while removing grain or noise. Since noise is highly dependent upon the sensor of the camera (even within the same digital camera model, results may differ) and the picture being taken, it is very important to rely on a fast and simple tool.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Human Software Company Inc., The
AutoCorrect is a Plug-in for all Photoshop-compatible Mac or Windows applications that support Plug-ins.AutoCorrect is a very efficient, one-click, color-correction system. It is not based on curves (even if added for a perfect final tune-up) but rather based on the techniques professionals are using in darkrooms. With AutoCorrect, get a professional picture-enhancement tool in RGB or CMYK.Make photos stand out with multiple controls in one easy dialog box. AutoCorrect uses a unique approach that provides better image enhancement and crisp, lifelike images eliminating the need to spend more for another sharpener or picture-enhancement tool or trying to manipulate several tools (such as levels/curves) without being sure of the final output and losing details at each step.Features:• improves output quality with AutoCorrect and makes the best of already good photos or simply salvages photos of inferior quality;• ultra-efficient sharpening gives better results than Photoshop's usm tool;• scans corrections and enhancements in one click;• photo restoration reclaims lost colors and details through a unique, professional approach;• optionally combines several adjustments in one click for the best image tuning;• enhances digital images for print and web; and• works on RGB and CMYK images — all ultra fast.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Human Software Company Inc., The
With AutoSelect, define the source colors on which to operate - select multiple colors with a color picker. Take advantage of RGB, LAB, or HSV space to perform color changes, even if the image remains in RGB. Simply sample the colors in the area to be affected with the built-in color sampler tool, and use the sliders to obtain the color. Adjust the range and limit of the extent of modifications. An easy brush mask creates an instant selection and quickly limits the effect. Unlike Photoshop HSV changes, the selectivity range will limit the effect to the color to be changed and will keep all the shades for a natural rendering.Features:• selectively change colors in GB without building a mask;• easily compare changes side by side;• view up to nine variations at once;• correct a color cast in a snap;• correct red eyes; and• change eyes, clothes, color and more.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: The Human Software Company Inc.
AutoSmooth is a very efficient one-click color correction. It is not based on curves (even though we’ve added it for a perfect final tune-up), rather it is based upon the techniques professionals are using in darkrooms. With AutoSmooth, get a professional picture-enhancement tool in RGB (including 16 bits) or CMYK — optionally applied directly on a layer within Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.Features:• smoothes surfaces of all digital images to provide a glamorous look;• smartblurring of all digital surfaces — five simple sliders provide very precise tuning of the smoothing while maintaining details;• easy visual and single-click operation;• anti-aging, smoothes surface while maintaining details;• combine several adjustment in one click for the best image tuning;• enhance digital images for print and web;• work on RGB (including 16-bit support) and CMYK images; and • save hours of very difficult manual retouching.With AutoSmooth the professional or amateur photographer will enhance and change the age of the subject by reducing or enhancing imperfections or spots. For all ages (old skins with wrinkles, middleage with light spots, teens with blemishes) AutoSmooth enhances faces for a great look. The technique preserves edges and details and save hours of masking or airbrushing.With AutoSmooth, get the best features available at a very affordable Plug-in price. AutoSmooth is a Plug-in and it will supports all versions of Photoshop from 7 to CS3, Photoshop Elements 2, 3, 4, and 5, Corel PaintShop, ULead, Microsoft Picture, Painter, and even Illustrator and FreeHand and more.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Human Software Company Inc., The
Blow Up offers the highest quality image resizing available, better than bi-cubic interpolation, Blow Up makes advanced image scaling easy, preserves smooth, crisp edges and lines, and creates four times (1600% area) enlargements from any image without jagged artifacts or halos. In some cases, Blow Up can enlarge up to six times (3600% area) without obvious artifacts.Blow Up includes advanced features such as photo-grain controls, enlargement-specific sharpening, and support for most image modes, including CMYK. Blow Up also supports 16- and 32-bit images and is optimized for multi-core and multi-processor systems. These features make Blow Up perfect for a professional photographer creating gallery prints from digital photos, as well as an amateur photographer creating a poster from a favorite snapshot. Graphic designers can now easily scale web graphics up to print resolution or rescale everyday images for large format printing and outdoor advertising.Important note: Blow Up is an automation Plug-in and as such, only works with Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Alien Skin Software
Powerful masking for the most difficult photos within Photoshop Elements. Easy-to-use curves for color corrections. Create duotones, sepia, or perform color changes with Swap Element.Features:• Mask Module for density masking, fast and easy;• Curves Module provides simple and intuitive color corrections; and• Swap Module creates duotone/sepia, and optionally compare side by side.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Human Software Company Inc., The
ColorWasher corrects colors, contrast, and the exposure of photos. It is a Photoshop-compatible Plug-in which can be used in dozens of graphics applications including Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, PhotoImpact, PHOTO-PAINT, Fireworks, and Photoshop Elements.ColorWasher features a wide range of automatic, semiautomatic, and manual tools for correcting, enhancing, and restoring photos. It is very easy to use as it offers interactive explanations and hints for each feature, incorporates a Quick & Easy Mode, and detailed step-by-step instructions in the manual. ColorWasher performs professional photo corrections within seconds and also offers a Cloak mode for processing dozens of images very quickly. ColorWasher can be used on digital photos as well as scanned photos . It even achieves great results on old and faded photos. Use ColorWasher to enhance web graphics, drawings, cartoons, paintings, or screen shots. Create artistic and stylish color or black-and-white effects. With ColorWasher, correct photos and apply impressive color effects in one step.ColorWasher's revolutionary algorithms will turn even the worst photo into a delightful visual experience . Unlike other tools, ColorWasher contains six sophisticated methods, called Cast Types, for reconstructing lost colors and details in photos. It also features built-in mechanisms for hiding image noise, camouflaging overexposed areas, keeping chromacity constant, fixing chopped histograms, and increasing the number of colors in photos.ColorWasher provides four different automatic methods for achieving perfect results with photos that have a wide range of different color problems. Even more powerful is the semiautomatic sample-area feature , which lets the user select a white or gray image area for correcting the color cast. Additionally there are twelve different split-view modes that enables the user to visually perform photo corrections with the help of color or exposure stripes and grids that are laid over the image. The manual controls include source and target color boxes, three sliders adjustable to five different color models, a color picker, a color dialog, and a lightness balance button. Optionally, manually enter the color temperature of the photo or film type used as well as open and save color presets .As far as contrast and exposure are concerned, ColorWasher offers Auto Contrast and Exposure Fix features, which can be set in five steps from mild to extreme. In addition to these two automatic features, adjust the contrast and exposure manually and amplify or suppress the highlights, midtones, or shadows in an image. There is also an optional feature for keeping the chromacity constant while correcting contrast and brightness. ColorWasher combines precision, speed, and ease of use. Many currently available tools have insufficient automatic modes, don't manage to remove color casts completely, or demand expert knowledge to be used properly. ColorWasher is the first tool that performs 100% precise corrections within seconds and is flexible as well as very easy to use. It also guides the user with interactive comments and explanations. Additionally ColorWasher makes it very hard for inexperienced people to unintentionally apply destructive corrections. Best of all, ColorWasher saves precious time when correcting photos and is available for an affordable price.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: The Plugin Site
Essentials for Photoshop Elements is a collection of four tools to correct color, remove unwanted backgrounds, add creative borders, and resize photos to get a larger print. Users will spend less time behind the computer and more time behind the camera! With built-in tutorials and an easy-to-use palette, even beginners can be up and running in no time.This tool combines six Photoshop image-adjustment dialog boxes into a single interface. This enables the user to make images better without the need to understand the complex image controls of Photoshop Elements. Rather than cryptic sliders such as thresholds and radius, choose from simple pull-down menus to intelligently adjust contrast, brightness, saturation, color correction, sharpness, and noise reduction, or just use the amazing Quick Enhance, that automatically enhances images in one click. The Make it Better tool also provides several ways to view and compare results with multiple split-screen views.Essentials for Photoshop Elements features the Cut it Out tool for cutting a subject out of a background. Easily take a person out of one picture and put them in another and don't be stymied by difficult areas such as hair or glasses. The Cut it Out tool makes it easy to paint away an unwanted background leaving the subject to be placed onto a new background. It maintains all of the small details such as hair, smoke, glass, and netting. With its unique color-decontamination technology, the Cut it Out tool can even paint away unwanted colors through semitransparent subjects so they blend naturally with a new background. Unlike the Extract tool in Photoshop Elements, results and fixes are in real time with any of the tools available in the Cut it Out tool.The Frame It tool really puts the digital darkroom at the user's fingertips. Now it is easy to add realistic film and darkroom edge and border effects to images. Don't stop at darkroom effects, add artistic edges such as torn paper, brush strokes, or even realistic frames and mats to hang on the walls. Stack multiple edges and frames to create a unique look Frame It comes packed with over 500 edges and frames to choose from. Use the built-in browser to browse or search for your favorites. The creative possibilities are limitless with the Frame It tool.Finally, Essentials for Photoshop Elements includes the Enlarge It tool that can increase image size without loss of sharpness and detail. It can resize images up to 4X and still maintain sharp edges and minute details. That's like taking a 4 X 6 print and making it as big as a poster. It is a must for any photo enthusiast who makes big prints or needs to crop a section out of an image to get just the right composition. The Enlarge It tool is also great for printing images from camera phones and even digital-video camera still frames.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: onOne Software, Inc.
Like the original release, Exposure 2 is a Plug-in for Photoshop and compatible host applications. Exposure provides amateur and professional photographers, graphic designers, and photo retouchers with one-click access to the broadest range of film stock and special effects settings available anywhere. Exposure 2 delivers even more features that add the look and feel of film to digital photography. Users can easily simulate current and discontinued print and slide film stocks — both black and white and color — and subtly manipulate realistic grain, mimic darkroom effects such as push and cross processing, even save a signature look as a preset. What's more, everything in Exposure 2 is accessible in one simple interface.Exposure 2 is the new, even more feature-packed version of our award-winning Photoshop Plug-in that gives digital photographs the look and feel of film. Whether you’re a fashion or wedding photographer, a designer, or art director, with Exposure 2 you'll have one-click access to the broadest range of film stocks and special effects settings available in any software package. That's why Exposure 2 is the closest thing to film since film.Pick a film, any film. When it comes to the variety of films you can simulate, Exposure 2 has no peer. Match the look of popular film stocks such as Portra, Velvia, Kodachrome, Polaroid, and TRI-X. We’ve even saved some films from extinction in Exposure 2, such as Agfa Scala, GAF 500, and Kodak EES.It all comes down to grain. Exposure 2 provides the most realistic grain on the market, now with even more control over sharpness, color variation, and intensity throughout the tonal range; and since Exposure 2’s grain size automatically adjusts to the image size, the user will get consistent results across all cameras.More effective effects. With over 300 presets, Exposure 2 has even more special effects settings than before, including push and cross processing, a vastly improved infrared simulator, and sophisticated color to black and white conversion.So easy to use. Exposure 2 simplifies workflow by collecting color, dynamic range, softness, and grain control into one easy-to-use Plug-in. Correct a colorcast, soften a digital portrait, or tweak contrast with our powerful slider and curve controls; or even define a signature look and save it as a one-click effect.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Alien Skin Software
Eye Candy 5: Impact, is a collection of ten Photoshop filters that create chrome, brushed metal, glass, bevels, shadows, reflections, and more. The third of three upgrades to Eye Candy 4000, Impact offers beautifully rendered effects that any novice or professional designer will appreciate.Impact includes three all-new filters. Backlight projects dramatic light beam and spotlight effects. Brushed Metal simulates textured metal surfaces such as brushed aluminum and polished brass. Extrude gives two-dimensional objects a classic three-dimensional look, adding thickness and perspective. In addition, Impact refines seven classic effects that made Eye Candy famous. Embossing effects now include surface textures and more bevel shapes. Gel, glass, chrome, and liquid metal effects now showcase a wide variety of vibrant reflections. Impact includes over 200 presets for frequently used effects; find the perfect effect quickly. The improved settings-management system makes it easy to browse, share, and collect new settings. Impact also works with 16-bit images. Color transitions are smoother, with less banding. Print documents reproduce colors more accurately. Upgrade pricing is available for owners of other Alien Skin products.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Alien Skin Software
Nature, is a collection of ten Photoshop filters, which create fire, smoke, rust, snow, ice, and more. The second of a three-part upgrade to Eye Candy 4000, Nature offers beautifully rendered effects that any novice or professional designer will appreciate.Nature includes four new filters and reincarnates six Eye Candy classics. The classic filters boast brand-new looks, greater realism, and improved ease-of-use. For example, select filters can create a new layer and render effects to it; this enables the user to view, edit, or turn off these effects without modifying the original layer.Nature includes over 500 presets for frequently used effects; find the perfect effect quickly. The improved settings-management system makes it easy to browse, share, and collect new settings.Nature also works with 16-bit images. Color transitions are smoother, with less banding. Print documents reproduce colors more accurately.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Alien Skin Software
Eye Candy 5: Textures, a Photoshop Plug-in, is a collection of ten seamless texture generators. The first of three upgrades to Eye Candy 4000, Eye Candy 5: Textures produces a wide variety of texture effects, including snake and lizard skin, fur, brick, stone, and wood. Graphic designers, web developers, and 3D artists can quickly create backgrounds, skins, seamless tiles, and more.Relying on the contents of a stock-texture library limits creativity. Eye Candy 5: Textures creates a limitless variety of photorealistic surfaces for $99, the cost of a stock CD. Tiling is quick and easy because every filter has a seamless-tile option. Eye Candy 5: Textures includes settings for over 200 frequently used effects. A new settings system makes it easy to explore these effects. The ability to save and export makes sharing settings a snap.Eye Candy 5: Textures works with 16-bit images and does not compromise expanded color depth. Color transitions are smoother and print documents reproduce colors more accurately.NOTE: Eye Candy 5 will be a three-part series. Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Alien Skin
FixerBundle includes four photo-correction Plug-ins: FocusFixer, NoiseFixer, ShadowFixer, and TrueBlur.Use FocusFixer to bring a background element of a photograph into focus for producing extra large enlargements to be used as exhibition stands or billboards. Removes focus blur from those parts of images where a narrow depth of field has to be used. Not only will FocusFixer restore detail, it will add clarity and quality for forensic as well as aesthetic applications. Use it on color and monochrome pictures; and even photographs taken by traditional methods and scanned into a PC or Mac OS X. Upgraded version uses the EXIF information (attached to image files) to produce significantly improved results.NoiseFixer removes noise or graininess from images by giving total control and enabling the user to tailor the results. The sophisticated mathematical technology is hidden by a simple and easy-to-use front end. Independently visualize the noise from an image’s luminance and chrominance components and see the final combined effects in the preview screen. Where previously noise-reducing applications have produced an image that is softened in the process, NoiseFixer ensures there is no loss of clarity in the final image.ShadowFixer corrects the problem of different exposure requirements within one image. A dark corridor in the foreground leading to a light garden in the background, shadows across a subject’s face, or a photograph taken in bright sunlight of a subject in shadow; the type of problems that photographers and image makers face daily.Previously one of the few ways of dealing with digital images with under exposed areas or dark shadows may have been to correct using the brightness and contrast controls, which has the effect of lightening the whole image and lightening the areas that were already correctly exposed. ShadowFixer is designed to be used on an entire image or a large region of an image which has boundaries that lie along those of an object or shadow in the image, blending the over exposed and underexposed regions into the whole picture, all while enhancing the detail in the fixed areas.TrueBlur gives images a more realistic-looking blur than has previously been possible. Due to the unique LensFIT technology, TrueBlur offers the most realistic blur on the market. TrueBlur uses EXIF information (where present) to generate an accurate model of the lens optics. Give the selection the final touch by adding noise to ensure it blends seamlessly into the final image.The FixerBundle supports Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Paint Shop Pro, and other Photoshop-compatible image editing suites.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: FixerLabs Ltd.
FocalBlade enables the user to sharpen photos for screen display and print as well as produce great blur, soft focus, and glow effects. It is a Photoshop-compatible Plug-in which can be used in dozens of graphics applications including Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, PhotoImpact, PHOTO-PAINT, Fireworks, and Photoshop Elements. It works with 8-bit and 16-bit RGB images.FocalBlade features a range of automatic, semiautomatic, and manual tools for sharpening photos. It is very easy to use as it offers interactive explanations for each feature, incorporates modes for various tasks (including a Novice Mode), and provides detailed step-by-step instructions in the manual. FocalBlade works quickly and also batch processes images in cloak mode. Moreover, FocalBlade offers numerous options for creating blur, soft focus, and glow effects and for de-blurring photos that are highly blurred.FocalBlade's sophisticated algorithms enables the user to sharpen images without ugly side effects and gives a lot of control over the sharpening process. FocalBlade sharpens edges and surfaces in an image independently keeping objects (e.g., sky, walls, skin, and other even surfaces) soft while the overall photo is still sharpened. Unlike other tools, FocalBlade doesn't produce halos at high radius settings and even provides sliders for suppressing the white and black part of halos independently. Additionally with FocalBlade the user can set the pixel size of details that are sharpened. Keep noise constant or even reduce it when sharpening a photo.FocalBlade provides three automatic sharpening options for achieving perfect sharpening results with different classes of photos. With screen and print options, make FocalBlade automatically sharpen for screen display or for printing. There is also a semiautomatic sample-area feature, which lets the user focus on an important image area and thereby apply the optimal sharpness to this area. Additionally there are several split view modes to compare the original and sharpened version, or visually perform sharpening with the help of preview stripes that present variations of the current settings. The manual controls include independent sharpen and radius sliders, a soften slider, halo fix sliders, several masking options, and a glow feature. FocalBlade also offers five different sharpening methods. Opening and saving presets for reusing certain effects is also possible.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: The Plugin Site
FocusFixer is the ultimate image-sharpening tool with any number of uses from removing softness to bringing a background element of a photograph into focus. It just simply removes focus blur making it invaluable for countering softness generated by digital cameras or those occasions where a narrow depth of field results from wide apertures. FocusFixer will restore detail and it will add clarity and quality to photographic results. Use it on color and monochrome pictures and even photographs taken by traditional methods and scanned into a PC or Mac OS X.Now with the launch of FocusFixer 1.3, images can be even sharper and the results are stunning. FocusFixer 1.3 uses LensFIT technology (patent pending) to produce amazing results.FocusFixer dispels the myth that once an image has been blurred the information is lost. The vast majority of the information is still there in a blurred image, it is just not in a form that looks good. If you know how the image was blurred, this can be used with the information in the image to reverse the blur to make it sharper. Unsharp masking cannot do this as it attempts to remove blur by blurring the already soft image and subtracting this from the soft original. This perceptual trick often looks adequate but very effectively enhances noise — precisely not what you want. FocusFixer produces superior results on soft images as well as those with more obvious focus blur. It simply puts the light back where it belongs to give a sharper image.Features:• the ultimate sharpening tool;• razor-sharp results from soft images;• removes focus blur cleanly and simply;• uses EXIF information to produce stunning results;• clearer and sharper results than unsharp masking;• sharpens conventional photography for excellent pictorial quality;• use on selected regions of an image;• v1.3 works on any size of image that can be opened in Photoshop;• works on both 8-bit and 16-bit images;• easy installation, just download as instructed; and• optimized for PC and Mac OS X.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: FixerLabs Ltd.
Within Adobe Photoshop 6 or Photoshop Elements multiple effects may be applied at once on a layer or within a text. This is referred to as a style. FXPak Styles is a huge collection of beautiful styles at a very affordable price.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Human Software Company Inc., The
Image Doctor is an all new set of powerful image-correction filters for Photoshop, Fireworks, Paint Shop Pro, and other image editors. Image Doctor magically removes blemishes and defects, quickly repairs over-compressed JPEGs, and seamlessly replaces unwanted details and objects. Professional and amateur photographers, photo editors, archivists, graphic designers, and web designers can quickly fix their images with Image Doctor. Image Doctor delivers these effects in a clean, easy-to-use interface. Users can tweak effects in a huge preview that includes a before/after toggle, command menus, keyboard shortcuts, and unlimited undo capability.Image Doctor is the only filter set to offer selection-based image repair. Use the familiar selection tools of the image-editing application, then correct large and small areas in one pass. The intelligent pattern matching of Image Doctor makes it the perfect complement to existing photo-editing tools.Features:• smart fill replaces large objects and defects, intelligently combining the repair with the background;• remove signs and trash from landscapes, unwanted tourists from vacation snapshots, and uninvited guests from party photos — without leaving seams;• scratch remover mends small defects and removes unwanted background details making photo restoration such as repairing scratches, folds, creases, and wrinkles, a breeze;• scratch remover offers the fastest way to cleanly eliminate text from a photo;• spot lifter removes blemishes while preserving the texture and detail of the underlying image;• ideal for erasing skin flaws such as moles, birthmarks, acne, beauty marks, or tattoos and for reducing dark circles, shadows, and wrinkles around the eyes;• erases photo imperfections such as watermarks, stains, time codes, and dust;• JPEG repair revitalizes over-compressed JPEGs;• remove blocky compression artifacts while retaining detail and adding grain;• repair an entire image, or repair as needed to smaller selections; and• repurpose web graphics and replace lost originals.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Alien Skin Software
NoiseFixer was designed to remove noise or graininess from images by giving total control to the user, tailoring results to their specific needs. The sophisticated mathematical technology is hidden by a simple and easy-to-use front end which enables the user to independently visualize the noise from an image's luminance and chrominance components and see the final combined effects in the preview screen.Where previously noise-reducing applications have produced an image that is softened in the process, NoiseFixer ensures there is no loss of clarity in the final image. NoiseFixer has been designed to ensure the very best results are simple to produce for technical and non-technically minded alike.Features: • removes noise, grain, or fuzz from images;• new support for much larger images;• new much-reduced memory requirement;• an essential new tool for use with high ISO and low-quality images alike;• obtains results without removing the crispness from the image;• designed to work independently on the grey and color components;• seamless integration with image-editing workflow as a Plug-in filter;• works on both 8-bit images (24-bit RGB) and 16-bit images (48-bit RGB);• PC and Mac OS X compatibility; and• easy, intuitive, and fast user interfaceClick the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: FixerLabs Ltd.
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Page Curl Pro 2.2 is the filter Plug-in (8bf) for Adobe Photoshop and compatible host applications with an all new and unrivalled engine that enables the user to not only bend the image, using two types of bending (curling and folding), but also to texturize it (using the bump maps), orient it in three-dimensional (3D) space (including the perspective distortions) and obtain total control over the process of lighting the image (including the option of dropping inner shadows).The user interface is extremely convenient and has some unique features that make work with the Plug-in both very efficient and pleasant at the same time.Features: • compatibility with Adobe Photoshop CS3, including support of smart filters;• Mac version is now a universal application and therefore can be successfully used on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Mac computers;• create both the turning-page effect (Page Curl) and the folding-page effect (Page Fold) (collectively referred to as bends);• create several bends within the single session of the Plug-in;• orient the page in 3D space;• specify the desired level of the perspective while orienting in 3D space;• work with arbitrarily shaped images (non-rectangular, with full or partial transparent areas, and so on);• total control over the process of creating the surface for a curled or a folded page by adjusting the parameters of the surface (for page curling: angle, level, radius, obliquity, torsion, direction, and the limit of the turn for page curling; and for page folding: angle, level, folding angle, and direction);• switch the direction (upward or downward) of page curling or folding;• adjust the opacity of the whole page;• adjust the cross-opacity of the page;• specify various contents for either side of the page;• flip the content of either side of the page;• swap the content of the page's sides;• choose between two lighting modes (simple and advanced modes);• adjust the level of the shading in the simple lighting mode;• improved performance;• texturize either side of the page by using the grayscale images (called bump maps) and as a bump map, use either document's channels or any file;• adjust the existing bump map inside the Plug-in (blur, level, flip vertical and horizontal, and invert (black to white and vice ersa);• make the bent part of the page outside the page's initial boundary;• make the bent part of the page cut into the remaining part of the page;• create the non-complete page-curling effect by adjusting the turn limit;• add a transparent area under the curled or folded part of the page;• multi-level undo;• supports images in RGB, CMYK, and grayscale color modes;• define the quality of the surface rendering, including the auto mode;• export the result of the render to both a PSD and PNG (a PSD file includes the current color profile provided by the host);• fast and high-quality preview;• save and load settings (cross-platform) of the Plug-in;• record scripting parameters (scripting aware);• ambient light auto-adjust option - preserve some areas of the page from changing colors while lighting the page;• up to 25 light sources (direct light sources.) for lighting both sides of the page;• specify the direction of either light source;• specify the parameters of the diffuse reflection of either light source, including the color and intensity of the diffuse reflection and its presence for either side of the page;• specify the parameters of the specular reflection of either light source, including the color, intensity, and specular exponent of the specular reflection and its presence for either side of the page;• specify the parameters of the ambient light, including its color and intensity for either side of the page;• ambient light auto-adjust option;• render inner shadows with adjustable opacity and size (inner shadows are dropped by any existing light source); and• use various backdrops for the main preview area (standard checkerboard, custom solid color, content of the active layer of the current document, or content of any layer of the current document (available only for Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and higher).Of the features listed above, a number of these define the professional-version enhancements over the regular versions. They are:• create several bends within the single session of the Plug-in;• orient the page in 3D including adjustable perspective;• specify the limit of the page turn and create the non-complete page-curling effect;• make the bent part of the page cut into the remaining part of the page;• use the advanced lighting mode for obtaining the total control over the process of lighting the page;• drop the inner shadows with adjustable opacity and size;• texturize either side of the page by using the grayscale images (bump maps); and• multi-level undo.The define menu enables the user to change either page's content or bump map content by right-clicking the mouse (or Ctrl + Click on Mac) on the appropriate content's preview areas. Plus, a mouse double click on the page side's content preview areas prompts the color picker window of the host.Click the Resources tab above for related articles and other information on this topic.Manufacturer: Av Bros.
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