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Software & Plug-Ins
A selection of the top image editors and special-effects plug-ins ACD SYSTEMS ACDSee Pro is a powerful photo management and organizational app that's increasingly talented throughout the digital...
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Favorite Photoshop Plug-Ins
Discover the power of photo-centric add-ins For all its power and capability, Photoshop is a program that can leave a photographer's eyes glazed over. The seemingly endless assortment of features and...
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Short Report: B+W Filters To Go
The renowned optical filter maker debuts a digital offering of photoshop plug-ins It seems only natural that legendary optical manufacturer B+W would use its expertise to develop a set of software...
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Short Report: Noise Ninja 2.0
Effortlessly remove noise from your digital camera Since the beginning of digital imaging, noise has been a serious problem for photographers. We've longed for a way to reduce noise while not affecting...
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Reviews: 55mm Plug-In
Gain high-level effects quickly and easily with Photoshop and other image-processing programs Plug-ins are useful accessories for your image-processing program. These small software programs work...
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Buyer's Guide 2008: Software Plug-Ins
Extend your image-processing possibilities with these top plug-ins While you can do just about anything to an image with Photoshop, some tasks can be fairly labor-intensive or tricky to accomplish...
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First Look: Nik Viveza
Speed through color and tonal adjustments with the ease and control of U-Point technology Fans of Nik Software's intuitive U-Point technology (which is everybody who has used it in applications like...
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Short Report: The Perfect Cut
Fluid Mask 3 makes precise selections easy and quick The technique of masking usually involves neck-straining precision and a tedious amount of time refining your edges to get the perfect outline. This...
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Trade Tricks: In The Dark
Rescue your low-light photos from image noise with this powerful software Digital noise is perhaps the Achilles heel of digital photography, but it doesn't have to be. Noise happens when not enough...
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Tiffen Dfx Digital Filter Suite
Replicate the effects of traditional filters and beyond with Tiffen’s Dfx Digital Filter suite Known for its glass optical filters, Tiffen has taken some of its most popular filters and translated them...
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Buyer's Guide 2009: Software Plug-Ins
Extend the power of your photo processor with these smart apps Plug-ins are one of the best tools photographers have in the digital darkroom. They extend the power of our primary photo application—some...
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Silver Efex Pro
Nik software brings control point technology to black-and-white conversion For fans of Nik Software’s intuitive U Point-powered Control Point technology, creating black-and-white images is made easier...
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Touching Up
Four specialty apps that will make your portraits impress Retouching a portrait usually takes several steps in Photoshop to make a well-exposed image effectively stand out. Pros use techniques like...
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10 Essential Plug-Ins For Pro Results
Achieve professional-quality image enhancement in photoshop with speed and ease Plug-ins provide fast, fun and effective ways to get stellar results from your image enhancements. Designed with...
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onOne Software: FocalPoint 2
Add selective focus and realistic depth-of-field effects after one shot Achieve the popular look created by a tilt-shift or fast-aperture lens even if your budget doesn’t allow you to buy one right now...
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Nik Viveza 2
Make dazzling enhancements in record time with the new version of this must-have photoshop plug-in Nik Software’s Viveza is one of our favorite Photoshop plug-ins (it’s also compatible with Photoshop...
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Apple Aperture 3
The latest version of Apple’s pro photo software adds powerful new tools and support for HD video clips It was two years, almost to the day, from the announcement of Aperture 2 to the recent release of...
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Alien Skin Exposure 2
The easy-to-use plug-in mimics the tone, color, detail and grain qualities of film and special darkroom effects If you find yourself sometimes longing for the good old days of film, Alien Skin has just...
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onOne Software PhotoTools 2.5
Awesome effects, instantly—plus a new free version to get you started The best thing about Photoshop is that the creative possibilities are practically endless; that’s also the worst thing about...
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Alien Skin Bokeh 2
Simulate expensive lenses and create beautiful soft-focus effects quickly Selective-focus techniques can take a good photo and make it great by focusing attention where you want, softening background...
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Color Efex Pro 4
Color Efex Pro 4 a new version of one of our favorite plug-ins gets some key features Nik Software's Color Efex Pro is an easy-to-use plug-in with 55 unique filters that you can apply to your photos,...
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onOne Software Perfect Photo Suite
The software bundle puts a variety of photographic tools and tricks in one place Whether you're touching up a portrait, working with layers, resizing or adding special effects, onOne Software's Perfect...
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HDR Efex Pro 2
One of the best HDR apps gets even better with more natural-looking results Nik Software's HDR Efex Pro 2 is one of the top applications for creating high-dynamic-range images, and the new version...
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