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Real Word Digital Photography - 2nd Edition
Katrin Eismann, Sean Duggin and Tim Grey
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3rd-Party Plug-Ins. You install these filters into the Plug-Ins folder in Photoshop and then they are available from the filter menu. These filters can do some amazing things. Some create wild and crazy effects while others are improvements on functionality that’s already in Photoshop. Here is a small sampling…
• AlienSkin http://www.alienskin.com/
Makers of Black box which was one of the first Photoshop Plug-Ins. Alienskin make the popular Xenofex and other special effect plug-ins. They also make some useful tools for production and photography including a Film Grain faker for digital Photographs (Exposure).
• NIK Software http://www.niksoftware.com/index/usa/entry.php
Makers of fine quality Filters for Photographers.
• Andromeda Software http://www.andromeda.com/main/index.php
Especially well know for halftone filters including the cutline filter. Similar effects to what you in the Wall Street Journal.
• AutoFX http://www.autofx.com/
Auto Fx makes some really good special effects in the DreamSuite series. They also have the Mystical Lighting and Mystical tint filters that add atmosphere to images.
• Corel http://www.corel.com/
Keepers of the Kais Power Tools. Originally developed by Kai Kruise of Meta Creations, credited as the first maker of Photoshop Plug-Ins. KPT still has a cult following.
• OnOne http://www.ononesoftware.com/
Now own most of the ex-Extensis filters such as mask pro and Photoframe. They have Genuine Fractals, an image resizing plugin.
• Vertus http://www.vertustech.com/
Fluid Mask is one of the best tools around for extracting an image from its background.
• Pixel Genius http://www.pixelgenius.com/
Good Plug-Ins for Photographers.
• Digital Anarchy http://www.digitalanarchy.com/
Plug-Ins for use with Green Screen and backdrop design
• The Plugin site http://www.thepluginsite.com/
A great source for free plug-ins. Also features some of the lesser known manufacturers.
• Flaming Pear http://www.flamingpear.com/
Flaming Pear make some interesting terrain and texture plug-ins.
• Xaos Tools http://www.xaostools.com/
Natural media and painterly filters.
• Strata http://www.strata.com/strata3d_ps_plugins.asp
Makers of 3d plug-Ins for Photoshop Extended. Model [in], Foto [in] and LIVE 3D [in], allow you to create 3D models right inside Photoshop. You can then deploy them in your images or output interactive 3D PDF files without much prior 3D knowledge.
• Yousendit http://www.yousendit.com
They make a Photoshop Plug-In that allows you to send large files over the Internet. You enter an email and upload the image. The recipient gets a link to download the file.
• Media Lab http://www.medialab.com/
Makers of Plug-Ins that turn your designs into interactive websites.

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