The Complete Collection is offered in two editions: (1) the Complete Collection Ultimate Edition includes support for every plug-in to work in Photoshop, Lightroom, and Aperture, and offers Color Efex Pro 3.0 to work in Capture NX 2 as well. (2) the Complete Collection for Lightroom and Aperture includes support for each plug-in to only work in Lightroom and Aperture. Click here to compare both editions

Color Efex Pro 3.0
52 photographic filters with over 250 effects for professional quality images. Completely Original. Completely Indispensable.

Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 filters are the leading photographic filters for digital photography. The award-winning Color Efex Pro 3.0 filters are widely used by many of today's professional photographers around the world to save time and get professional level results. Whether you choose the Complete Edition, Select Edition, or Standard Edition, you’ll get traditional and stylizing filters that offer virtually endless possibilities to enhance and transform images quickly and easily.

Patented U Point technology provides the ultimate control to selectively apply enhancements without the need for any complicated masks, layers or selections. Control color, light and tonality in your images and create unique enhancements with professional results. With 52 filters and over 250 effects found in Color Efex Pro 3.0, you can perform high quality retouching, color correction, and endless creative enhancements to your photographs. Download a free Trial version.

Viveza
The most powerful tool to selectively control color and light in photographic images without the need for complicated selections or layer masks.

Two of the most important factors in creating great photography are color and light. Mastering the art of selectively correcting or enhancing each of these is now possible for every photographer without the need for complicated masks or selections, or expert-level knowledge of Photoshop. Integrating award-winning U Point technology, Viveza is the most powerful and precise tool available to control light and color in photographic images.

U Point powered Color Control Points, placed directly on colors or objects in an image (such as sky, skin, grass, etc.), reveal easy-to-use controls that photographers can use to quickly adjust brightness, contrast or color in a fraction of the time needed by other tools. With Viveza you’ll spend more time shooting photographs and save hours of image editing. Download a free Trial version.

Silver Efex Pro
Complete power and control to create professional quality black and white images in one convenient tool.

Silver Efex Pro from Nik Software is the most powerful tool for creating professional quality black and white images from your photographs. For the first time, all the advanced power and control required for professional results have been brought together in one convenient tool.

Featuring Nik Software’s patented U Point technology to selectively control the tonality and contrast of the image, Silver Efex Pro includes advanced imaging algorithms to protect against unwanted artifacts, a comprehensive collection of emulated black and white film types, a variable toning selector for adding traditional toning techniques, over 20 one-click preset styles, and a state-of-the-art grain reproduction engine that help produce the highest quality black and white images possible from your color images while providing more freedom to experiment. Download a free Trial version to use Silver Efex Pro.

HDR Efex Pro
Experience the power, control, and creative expression of HDR. This all in one toolkit lets you achieve your best HDR images ever, ranging from the realistic to artistic.

HDR Efex Pro is the essential new standard for creating amazingly high quality realistic to artistic HDR images with a revolutionary new all-in-one workflow. HDR Efex Pro includes a vast selection of one-click visual presets for incredibly fast results, advanced tone mapping algorithms, powerful and detailed HDR controls, and patented U Point® technology

Follow our discount coupon links, or enter our exclusive discount coupon code - NIKPSS - during the checkout process at Nik Software for the instant 15% discount. This exclusive discount coupon code can be applied to all the latest Nik Software Photoshop plugins, including Silver Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Viveza, HDR Efex Pro, and The Complete Collection (big savings).

Topaz Releases Star Effects, A Lighting Enhancement And Star Creation Plugin - Plus Discount Code

Topaz Labs has released Topaz Star Effects, a Photoshop Plug-in that manipulates and enhances light sources to create radiant lighting and star effects. Using a leading-edge technology that automatically recognizes light sources, Topaz Star Effects provides a fast and effective way to creatively embellish points of light in an image. Topaz Star Effects retails for $29.99, and will be discounted to $19.99 until 2/15/12. Simply enter coupon code TopazStars



Topaz Star Effects is the most customizable and inclusive star filter out there right now. With adjustments like star type, glow, ring flare and color controls, the program allows for users to create effects from realistic sun flares and glowing water to more obvious, artistic additions," said Nichole Paschal, Senior Marketing Specialist for Topaz Labs. "Plus the ability to selectively add and remove these effects, in a single click, is easy to understand and an important aspect to Star Effects."



"With an advanced detection algorithm powering Star Effects, we have developed a simple and intuitive way to recognize hundreds of light sources at once, along with the choice to selectively amplify sources. Star Effects has the most comprehensive tool set available, allowing for users to create both natural, accurate renditions or more dramatic, graphic effects," said Dr. He Yang, Senior Software Designer at Topaz Labs.

The comprehensive and customizable tool set in Topaz Star Effects offers a simple and intuitive workflow that results in quick enhancements to your light sources. It is a plug-in that works with a variety of host programs including Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Aperture, iPhoto and Lightroom. Topaz Star Effects retails for $29.99, and will be discounted to $19.99 until 2/15/12. Simply enter coupon code TopazStars.



You could spend hours in Photoshop selecting multiple light sources and fiddling around with multiple settings, layer styles and blending modes. Or you can enjoy a more simplistic and user-friendly process using Star Effects, which automatically detects light sources allows you to quickly select how many or how few of those light sources to enhance. Star Effects also includes a highly comprehensive toolset, offering the most flexibility and control for customizing your effects. Using the adjustment sliders, you can instantly change the appearance and characteristics of your selected light sources. Key user benefits include:

Topaz Automatic light source detection - seeks out the light sources in your image.
Added flexibility via the selective brush used to individually select or de-select light sources.
Star type selection with options like traditional, starburst, cross star, hollywood star
and more!
Star Stack-a-bility via the Apply button which allows you to stack multiple effects.
Added adjustment controls for color, temperature, secondary spikes, glow and ring
flares - for a customizable workflow. And much more...

Media Lab Releases SiteGrinder 3.5
Media Lab, a provider of Photoshop plug-in website creation technologies, announced the release of a new SiteGrinder 3.5 website development plug-in for Photoshop. SiteGrinder 3.5 now writes HTML5 and CSS3 code allowing designers to take advantage of features in the latest browsers and Apple iOS devices like the iPad and iPhone.

The Media Lab SiteGrinder 3 platform is a collection of powerful website development tools that automatically convert Photoshop PSD files into standards-compliant web pages. SiteGrinder 3.5 creates elements such as customized CSS text, web-optimized images, interactive buttons and menus, drop shadows, rounded corners, transparency, CSS animation, image galleries and much more. In addition to SiteGrinder 3's 60+ hints and already long list of capabilities, Media Lab has added many new features to SiteGrinder 3.5.

onOne Perfect Effects 3 - New Version Of Popular PhotoTools Plugin - 10% Discount Code

onOne has introduced Perfect Effects 3, part of the new Perfect Photo Suite 6. (All these Photoshop plugins are available at a 10% discount for our users. Simply use coupon code PSSPPT06 during checkout at onOne for the instant discount.)

Built all new from the ground up with its own effects engine, Perfect Effects 3 is the next generation of the popular PhotoTools plug-in and builds on the popularity of its comprehensive and easy to use creative effects library by adding live previews and advanced controls for customizing effects.

PhotoTools users loved the ability to easily stack multiple effects together to create their own unique look and now Perfect Effects takes the idea even further with the new blending options and the ability to limit effects to the specific color or tonal range of an image.

As photographers do more of their work in applications like Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software and Apple Aperture, onOne has evolved its product line to support these changing workflows. Perfect Effects 3, along with the rest of the products in the Perfect Photo Suite 6, no longer require Photoshop as a host application.

Users can use any of the newest onOne products as standalone applications as well as accessing them from within Photoshop, Lightroom or Aperture allowing users to use these new products where they want. To further streamline workflows, users of Perfect Photo Suite 6 will now be able to move effortlessly between all of the individual products using the new Module Selector within Perfect Photo Suite 6. Read more about Perfect Photo Effects 3.

Auto FX 20% Off Special Discount Code For Photoshop Plugins - Coupon Code S94525

Our friends at Auto FX have given us an exclusive special offer discount coupon code S94525 that will give you an instant 20% discount on any and all of their amazing Photoshop plugins and even their special Photoshop Plugin Bundles.

All you have to do is apply coupon code S94525 during the checkout process and you'll have your amount recalculated to include the discount. Below is an overview of their Photoshop Bundle Deal, which the S94525 coupon code will add another 15% discount to. Enjoy!

The Auto FX Plug-in Suite provides a comprehensive selection of visual effects from the world's premier developer of Adobe Photoshop Plug-ins. This suite of products works with Photoshop CS, CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5. Auto FX Plug-in Suite includes 165 effect filters and thousands of instant effects to improve your images. Purchased separately, the products in this suite are worth over $1,400. By purchasing the Plug-in Suite for $499 you'll save $900.

Photoshop Masking Plugin Fluid Mask 3 - Price Drop And Exclusive $20 Instant Discount - Now Only $129

The 4 1/2 out of 5 star review of Fluid Mask 3 at MacWorld begins by saying that this "Photoshop plug-in takes the pain out of extracting backgrounds," and goes on to recommend the latest version, stating that "Fluid Mask 3.0.2 is a very effective tool for separating objects from their backgrounds. It offers a variety of useful features for tackling almost any difficult image, from wispy hair to complex foliage. Online video tutorials and live training sessions help ease the learning curve."

Our friends at Vertus, the makers of Fluid Mask 3 Photoshop Plugin, have set up a special exclusive discount for PhotoshopSupport.com. Buy now for only $129. Just follow this discount link and instantly get $20 off your purchase of Fluid Mask 3.

Fluid Mask 3 is designed for photographers, image editors, graphic designers and all those who take digital image editing seriously. In a streamlined interface and workflow, Fluid Mask 3 instantly shows key edges in the image and provides comprehensive easy to use tools that work with difficult-to-see edges and tricky areas like trees & lattices. Fluid Mask will also preserve all-important edge information for a professional quality cut out. Simply follow this discount link and pay only $129 for Fluid Mask 3.

Site Grinder Web Design Tool

There often seems to be a strict division of labor within the world of web design and development. Creative professionals tend to stick to the Photoshop domain, while those well-versed in scripting are left to the task of implementing their work. Indeed, the two realms are quite different from each other, to which any of us even vaguely familiar with either can easily attest.

Essentially, Photoshop is a no-holds-barred design studio, offering the artist a seemingly endless array of creative options. On the other hand, HTML, CSS, Java and the like follow strict rules of engagement, requiring the developer to take any number of esoteric concerns into consideration in order to ensure that designs are properly displayed on the web.

Turn Photoshop Into A Complete Web Design Tool
SiteGrinder seeks to bridge this gap between design and development. Basically, SiteGrinder turns Photoshop into an easy-to-use and fully functional web design tool. With SiteGrinder, designers will now have the freedom to totally let their creativity loose and then, without skipping a beat, transfer their designs to the web. Bringing esthetic concerns together with more practical considerations, SiteGrinder is an amazingly powerful tool that would make a fantastic addition to any web designer's bag of tricks. Mac OS X and Windows versions of the SiteGrinder unlockable demo are available now via download.

WordPress Photoshop Plug-in Creates Wordpress Blogs & Sites

Designers can now create PSD to WordPress Themes in Photoshop with Media Lab's NEW SG3xpress for Wordpress Photoshop plug-in. In addition, Media Lab has released the SG3xpress Add-on for its SiteGrinder 3 for users who wish to add advanced blog and WordPress Theme-building to the already powerful SiteGrinder 3 website creation software.

If you know Photoshop then you already know enough to start creating WordPress themes and blogs for yourself and your clients. Creating a blog or a WordPress site in Photoshop is easy with SG3xpress. Now you can go directly to WordPress with your design saving even more time and money for yourself and your clients.

AutoFX PhotoGraphic Edges - Review
Review by Jennifer Apple

A few years ago I was in charge of putting together a monthly film magazine and I was constantly looking for ways to make the pages look more visually appealing. Photo/Graphic Edges came to the rescue! I could select a frame or edge, make a couple of quick tweaks, and suddenly I had a highly stylized photo to drop into the layout.



To show the various effects of Photo/Graphic Edges I've used just one single image. This will make it easier to see just how much the mood and feeling of a photo can be changed by incorporating different edges and frames.

Read the full PhotoGraphic Edges review (includes link to free demo).

Photoshop CS5 & Photoshop CS5 Extended - Best Deals From Adobe
Adobe Photoshop CS5 delivers breakthrough capabilities to help you create images with impact. Refine your images with reengineered photography tools for removing noise, adding grain, and creating high dynamic range (HDR) images. Get precise results when making complex selections. Remove any image element and see the space fill in almost magically. Paint with naturally textured brushstrokes and realistic color blends. Learn more about Photoshop CS5.

Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended software helps you create the ultimate images for print, the web, and video. Enjoy all the state-of-the-art editing, compositing, and painting capabilities in industry-standard Photoshop CS5, and experience fast performance thanks to cross-platform 64-bit support. Also create 3D extrusions for logos, artwork, and motion graphics; edit 3D objects with advanced tools; and create and enhance motion-based content. Learn more about Photoshop CS5 Extended.

Find CS5 upgrade options and Creative Suite 5 deals at the Adobe Store. See CS5 pricing in UK currency at the Adobe UK Store. Visit the Adobe Special Offers page to find the latest deals. Save 80% on Adobe Student Editions. Try before you buy — download a free Photoshop CS5 trial.

onOne Software Perfect Resize 10% Off Coupon - For Adobe Photoshop And Photoshop Lightroom

onOne has announced Perfect Resize, one component of the Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 for Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Lightroom, that was also announced today. The next generation of Genuine Fractals technology, Perfect Resize adds new features for achieving sharp detail when enlarging images, new gallery wrap and tiling options, and interface enhancements for photographers who want to make the highest quality prints. Perfect Resize supports Photoshop CS5, CS4, CS3 and CS2 and can now be used directly from within Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Apple Aperture without the need for a separate host application.

New Features in Perfect Resize, the next generation of Genuine Fractals

NEW Smoothness Control: Designed for the demanding photographer, the new Smoothness control allows users to adjust the smoothness of curved edges to minimize artifacts. This new feature is very useful when resizing images and is especially valuable when working with lower resolution source files or when an extreme crop is required from a higher resolution source file.

NEW Loupe Tool: With the new Loupe feature, photographers can get an instant 1:1 or 100% magnified preview of enlargement quality while still seeing the entire image with the Loupe function of the Navigator.

Exclusive onOne Software 10% Instant Discount Coupon
Enter our exclusive discount coupon code - PSSPPT06 - during checkout at onOne Software for an instant 10% discount on any onOne product. This includes Perfect Photo Suite.

Mister Retro Machine Wash Photoshop Plugins 4-CD Bundle

Mister Retro has combined all four Machine Wash Image Filter Volumes I-IV into a single bundle for one low price. Each volume contains 60 Image Filters to texturize, age, and weather layered artwork in Photoshop.

The bundle collection includes all 240 weathering, distress, and tactile effects on four CDs. Here's a link to the Machine Wash 4-CD Bundle, and below you'll find a link to a live online testdrive where you can use a pulldown menu to see how the actual Photoshopplugin filter effects look.

Machine Wash Vol I, II, III, IV Filters
View the Machine Wash Vol I Filters.
View the Machine Wash Vol II Filters.
View the Machine Wash Vol III Filters.
View the Machine Wash Vol IV Filters.

Machine Wash Filters FAQ
What applications can I use these filters in?
These filters have been developed and tested for use with Adobe Photoshop 6.0 to the current CS3 version as well as now supporting Photoshop Elements 1.0 and higher.

When I apply the filter, is it undoable?
Yes it is! While the wash effect will be applied to your original image, by using the Undo command or the Photoshop History palette, you can undo the wash effect.

How do I get the cool rusted background effect?
Within the plug-in interface, there is a Heavy Cycle option which will create a rust coloration effect underneath the distressed design. You can easily customize the coloration of the rust to your choosing by way of clicking the foreground and background rust colors to pull up a color picker.

Are the filters customizable?
You can use any number of additional built-in Photoshop effects to modify the filters once they're applied, We've created a bonus online forum with sections that teach you how to extend the range of effects these filters can create and modify the look of the wash effects.

Visit the Mister Retro site for more info.

Permanent Press Image Filter - Photoshop Plugin From Mister Retro

With Permanent Press, a powerful and easy-to-use Photoshop plug-in, you can create professional quality vintage offset printing and ink effects with any design, photograph, type treatment or image.

Realizing that printing technology has left printed work without the texture, soul, or the spirit of vintage printing, Mister Retro created the Permanent Press Photoshop Plugin set.

Take any design, photograph, type treatment, or image and transport them to another time and aesthetic with this powerful and easy-to-use plug-in GUI interface. Read more about this new Photoshop Plugin.

Visit the Photoshop Plug-ins News Page for more in-depth coverage of the latest Photoshop Plugins news. Want some free Photoshop Plugins? See our amazing collection: The Best Free Photoshop Plugins - Free Photoshop Plugin Downloads.

Akvis Photoshop Plugins

Visit our Akvis page to find info on Akvis Enhancer, Akvis Retoucher, Akvis Decorator, Akvis Photo-To-Sketch, Akvis Frame Suite, and Akvis LightShop.

Page Curl Pro & Puzzle Pro From AV Bros. - Review

Read a review of Page Curl Pro and Puzzle Pro. You'll also find a special 10% discount for these products, and an interview with Page Curl Pro co-creator Alex of AV Bros.

For more news vsit our Plugins News Archives Page...


Introduction to Photoshop Plugins - Plugin Essentials
Harald Heim of the Plugin Site (listed below) has written a great Photoshop plugins introduction here with all you need to know to understand plugins and start using Photoshop plugins right away. He addresses issues such as incompatibilities, explains the differences between free and commercial plugins, and offers advice on installing your plugins, on organizing your plugins on the hard drive, and on accessing and managing your plugins.


The Plugin Site - Plugins Collection
You'll find a vast collection of plugins here.
 PhotoFreebies is a collection of free Photoshop plugins for performing useful photo manipulations and effects - including sepia effects, saturation gradients, b/w conversion, color space transformations and many more.
 Harry's Filters is a set of over 50 Photoshop-compatible and Adobe Premiere plugins with various effects.


PluginsWorld - Photoshop Plug-ins Directory
This site was created to group all Adobe plugins. Plugins can be displayed by list, categories or by editor. There's a search engine, and the ability to add comments about each plugin listed on the site. This is a great, wonderful resource!


Free Photoshop - Adobe Photoshop plug-ins
As you browse the site, you will discover over 200 pages with over 300 freeware and commercial reviews, each rated for usefulness and functionality. Over 90 companies and authors are featured. There are plenty of free Photoshop plugins, filters, styles, shapes, gradients, brushes, textures and patterns to download. Also offers a good tutorial page.


Grafnet - Plugin Site
This is a really good resource for seeing the actual effects of a variety of plugins. Currently there are 3,180 descriptions of Photoshop filters. The site is growing and worth keeping an eye on.


Power Retouche Photoshop Plugins
Power Retouche photoshop plugins for professional photo retouching and photo editing offers 20 quality photo editing and retouching tools. Sharpen without creating halos. Correct lens distortions from pincusion, panorama and barreling. Anti-aliasing filter. Exposure correction up to at least four stops. Photographic saturation. Radial exposure and brightness correction.



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