Plugin Commander News 2 September 2006
New Plugin Commander Installation
As more and more
people reported problems with installing Plugin Commander, we decided
to repackage it with a new installation program. The software itself
hasn't been changed, so only if you had problems installing Plugin
Commander Light, please re-download it from http://thepluginsite.com/products/picopro/
Users of the commercial Pro Version can contact us for a download with their order details at http://thepluginsite.com/about/contact.htm
NEW POLL: Which application do you mostly use for correcting and enhancing your photos?
In previous
years we asked you about which image applications you use for doing all
kind of things. The latest poll will ask you which image application
you use for a specific task: the correction and enhancement of digital
photos. You can choose between 17 commercial and freeware tools and an
"Other" item.
Please cast your vote at the bottom of http://www.thepluginsite.com/
THE DISCUSSION FORUMS: Water Spray Plugin, Copying a Palette, Index print, KPT 6 Goo Problems
Here some of the latest messages from The Plugin Site Discussion Forums:
Kali Autumn Lynn
asked: "Does anyone know of a plug-in that will simulate an image of
water being sprayed on something or someone? Is there a plug-in that
can do this?"
http://www.graphicsgalaxy.com/forums/thepluginsite/viewtopic.php?t=2229
LordLogic wrote:
"I had kpt6 goo in psp 8 and everything was working fine but I decided
to uninstall psp 8 and kpt 6 goo to upgrade to psp 10! Well, it didn't
work ... so I uninstalled 10 AND reinstalled 8 and also kpt6 goo, now
psp 8 works but kpt 6 goo doesn't! ... Any and all help or suggestions
would be appreciated, LL"
http://www.graphicsgalaxy.com/forums/thepluginsite/viewtopic.php?t=2223
FREE PLUGINS AND TOOLS: Pog's Lab Blender, Dynasty Plugins, Bryce 5, Photoshop SpeedUp, JPEGCrops
Pog is working
on a new plugin called Lab Blender. It basically does an overlay blend
of the image with itself in Lab mode. The interface looks quite complex
with its dozens of sliders, but you can use it as a toy and play a bit
with it. For the latest Version 0.48 please click the "[FYI] Lab
Blender minor update" link at http://gopog.net/
Dynasty Software
expanded their collection with 30 new Photoshop-compatible plugins (for
Windows). They mostly produce psychedelic patterns, colorful gradients
and noise effects. The plugins are quite simple, because they were
created with the old Filter Factory tool. The plugins are free, but the
author asks for a small donation if you like them. http://www.dynastysoftwareusa.com/pages/plugin.htm
DAZ Productions
Offers Bryce 5.0 (for Win/Mac), a 3D content creation application, as a
free download until September 6. Bryce 5 creates realistic 3D
landscapes and animations. It also supports network rendering for
saving time by letting you render images on multiple computers. http://www.daz3d.com/program/bryce/bryce5free.php
Photoshop
SpeedUp (for Windows ) is a tool that decreases the time it takes
to load Adobe Photoshop by disabling unused plugins, fonts and presets
You can also set the memory usage and restore the original settings.
Photoshop SpeedUp works with Photoshop versions 3 to 8 (CS). http://www.acropdf.com/
JPEGCrops (for
Windows) provides lossless cropping with fixed aspects. You can process
single images or batch process whole folders. Apart from cropping the
JPEG files you can also losslessly rotate them. JPEGCrops is
freeware for private use only and is localized to various languages. http://ekot.dk/programmer/JPEGCrops/
GRAPHICS NEWS: OptiPaint, Blow Up, imageSynth, PD Particles, Filter Forge Update, SizeFixer XL
The Light
Strokes OptiPaint system is the first input device that lets you use
real paint brushes and other actual artist tools directly with your
favorite paint software. The package consists of a hi-speed USB input
device and Photoshop-compatible plugin. The product costs $2495 plus
shipping.
http://www.optipaint.com/
Alienskin Blow
Up is a Photoshop plugin for high quality image resizing. It claims to
be better than bicubic interpolation and any other third party
solution. Blow Up preserves smooth, crisp edges and lines, and creates
four times enlargements from any image without jagged artifacts or
halos. It includes features such as photo grain controls,
enlargement-specific sharpening, and supports even 32-bit images.
http://www.alienskin.com/blowup/
Luxology has now
made a Photoshop plugin version of their imageSynth product available.
It generates high-resolution, tiling images from low-resolution sources
using advanced image synthesis algorithms. Manually or automatic
options can be used to generate the final image.
http://www.luxology.com/store/imageSynth.aspx
PD Particles
(for Windows) is a software program for sketching, doodling, painting
and drawing with particles. It is based on the award-winning particle
painting system called OptiPustics, found also in Project Dogwaffle. PD
Particles contains a number of natural fx brushes and can be used as a
complete, self-contained painting program, although it is intended as a
companion to your existing graphics tools.
http://www.thebest3d.com/pdp/
The updated
public beta of the Filter Forge plugin now provides increased speed and
functionality. Filter Forge lets you combine filters for the creation
of seamless textures, visual effects, distortions, patterns and
backgrounds. New features include a zoomable workspace, four new
blending modes, new components, the ability to load and save PNG files
and many more. The final version is planned for autumn.
http://www.filterforge.com/
A Windows
version of SizeFixer XL, which had only been available for the Mac up
to now, was made available by FixerLabs. It claims to enlarge images up
to 400% with no loss of sharpness. SizeFixer XL uses FixerLabs'
patented Super-Resolution technology and is designed for extreme
enlargement of 8-and 16-bit images.
http://www.fixerlabs.com/New_Website/pages/sizefixerxl.htm
PRODUCTS FROM THE PLUGIN SITE
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- Plugin Commander - The easiest way to manage, preview and apply plugins
- HyperTyle - A sophisticated texture fx plugin
- Photo Galaxy - 6300+ royalty-free photos and photo textures
- HTML Shrinker - Reduce the size of your web, wap and script files
- Mutation & Abstraction - 2000 colorful high-resolution textures
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