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The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
Golden Section is a particularly neat implementation of the classical rules of proportion:
great if you have sufficient resolution for heavy cropping. They will plug into a
very extensive range of editors, listed in full on the vendor’s Website.
Version: (Pro Pack) 7.1 (2008)
Plugs into: Windows and Mac—Photoshop all versions; Windows only—Photoshop Elements,
Paint Shop Pro, Fireworks, CorelDRAW, and many other editors
OS: Windows (any version that can run the host program); Mac Classic and OS X
RAM: 256MB
Supported file formats: As host
Price level: Complete set approx. $125, individually $32–$63
Address: Power Retouche/Jan Esmann, Tagensvej 109B st, tv, DK-2200 Copenhagen N.,
Denmark
www.powerretouche.com
Tone Adjuster
Vendor: SoftWhile
Purpose: Adds to Photoshop’s standard tonal adjustment functionality
Description
Tone Adjuster adds further controls over tonal adjustment for Photoshop users. It provides
a Cubic Bézier spline to help tame the tonal curve, together with probes that can
be placed on the displayed image for an instant readout on a graduated black/white tone
bar. The plug-in gives you a choice of three different brightness models (HSL, HSV,
and YCbCr), together with a brightness only preview. A full histogram indicates the
tonal distribution.
Comments
Like its companion product Color Adjuster, this one works best if the image is 16 bits
per channel. Not everyone finds B-splines easy to use, but Tone Adjuster is intended for
advanced users. It is a good tool for the enthusiast, but most photographers will find
sufficient tools in other editors.
Version: Tone Adjuster 1.3 (2008)
Plugs into: Photoshop 7 and greater; Elements
OS: Windows ME, 2000, XP, and Vista
RAM: 128MB
Supported file formats: Major formats
Price level: Approx. $30
Address: info@softwhile.com
www.softwhile.com