The Plug-In Suite 5 is a complete set of photographic plug-in products from onOne software. It contains six separate products, that when combined, provide just about everything you need to handle even some of your most complex photographic chores.
The six products are PhotoTools 2.5 for adding photographic effects, PhotoFrame 4.5 for adding borders and that little something extra of a finishing touch to your photos, Mask Pro 4.1 for masking images, as well as the recently reviewed Genuine Fractals 6 for photographic enlargements, FocalPoint 2 for adding depth-of-field to your images, and PhotoTune 3 for professional color correction.
With the Plug-In Suite you get the latest version of each of the 6 products. For further information about Genuine Fractals 6, FocalPoint 2, and PhotoTune 3, please refer to my prior reviews of each of these products. For the other three, PhotoTools 2.5, PhotoFrame 4.5, and Mask Pro 4.1, these are intermediate upgrades and so I will highlight what has been updated to date.
What is Needed to Run Plug-In Suite 5?
• Windows (XP or greater), or Mac (OS X 10.5, 10.6)
• Pentium 4 or equivalent (Windows), PowerPC G5 or Intel processor (Mac).
• 2 GB RAM
• 3 GB hard drive space
• OpenGL 2.0 capable video card with 128MB VRAM running at 1024x768 or higher (1280x1024 or higher recommended)
• Required host of Adobe Photoshop CS2, CS3, or CS4
• Optional host application of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 or Apple Aperture 2.1
PhotoTools 2.5
PhotoTools gives you hundreds of professional grade effects to enhance your photos. These are effects that have been created by professional photographers and hall-of-fame Photoshop users that they use in their everyday work.
PhotoTools is an automation plug-in. That is, it is a program that installs within Photoshop and can only be used with Photoshop installed. It automates the processing of actions that would normally take several steps to complete.
You can then stack multiple effects on top of each other. You can then control the order of each effect and how they blend together for a truly unique look. You can even save your effect stacks for future use and share them with friends who have PhotoTools, or access them inside of Aperture and Lightroom to speed up your workflow.
So What is New with PhotoTools 2.5?
• Photographic Effects have been further enhanced to add over two-dozen new creative effects to make your images stand out. These new effects include ones that use the new MaskingBug such as dynamic vignettes and graduated filters. There is also a new collection of environmental effects that simulate rain, fog, snow, and even rainbows.
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