- SITEGRINDER 3
MEDIALAB
http://www.medialab.com / £TBC
SiteGrinder is one of the best-known web design
plug-ins for Photoshop. It is designed for those who
want to create striking website designs, but don’t have
the skill or the inclination to do any coding. You can
create a design using Photoshop, and SiteGrinder will
slice it and code it for you, which makes life a lot easier.
When you first get the plug-in, there is a sample PSD
for you to play with to understand how it all goes
together, but there is also an extensive Help section on
the website. There are various templates available as
well to give you a starting point if you need something
to base your design on.
08. NOISEWARE
IMAGENOMIC
http://www.imagenomic.com / Approx £48/$80
Noise is a problem many photographers
have to deal with. Photoshop can do a fair
job of removing it, but there are plug-ins
available that do the work quicker and
with better results, making a worthwhile
purchase. One of the best of these is
Noiseware by Imagenomic, which uses a
powerful algorithm to eliminate different
types of noise from your photos. It
manages to retain image quality and detail
during the process, which is the biggest
problem with any process that affects the
pixels in a photo. There is a free trial
available, so you can try it out, and it can
also be bought as part of a bundle with the
company’s other plug-ins, including
Portraiture, which is also featured here.
09. FLUID MASK 3
VERTUS
http://www.vertustech.com /
Approx £89/$149
Vertus Fluid Mask is one of
the best-known plug-ins for
masking in Photoshop, and it
is now in its third version. It’s not cheap, but it does
offer a high-end solution to creating complex
masks on any subject and is a real timesaver if
you need a lot of extracting done. There is a free
trial available. Image processing time has been
greatly improved and it is packed with tools to help
you target image areas, no matter how finely
detailed they are.
10. T OPA Z
REMASK
TOPAZ LABS
http://www.topazlabs.com /
Approx £42/$70
This plug-in is designed to
make masking tasks
quick and easy, saving you time when working
on complex compositions. It is available as a free
trial, so you can try before you buy, but it lives up
to its promise of being simple to use with fast
results. It is designed for difficult masking tasks,
like hair or similarly coloured objects, and it
works using a painting system where you brush
over areas that need to be kept or discarded.
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