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with color. At each step it offers side-by-side previews from which you can select the
one that appears most correct before moving on to the next adjustment. This is similar
to Photoshop’s Variations and is also used in Adobe’s online service called Photoshop
Express.
SkinTune technology brings several benefits to wedding, portrait, and fashion photographers.
Based on thousands of image samples depicting all types of skin color, SkinTune
has been designed to make skin tones easier to adjust for working photographers. The
vendor explains that skin color represents less than 1% of all available colors, but that
even the slightest variation can be apparent to anyone who knows the person in the
image. Each of SkinTune’s color libraries contains between 125,000 and 150,000
colors, composed of various combinations of hue, brightness, and saturation, to match
the coloring of individuals from Africa, Asia, Northern and Southern Europe, the
Middle East, and other parts of the world.
Comments
Most professional photographers will want to take longer making adjustments to their
images, but others are under pressure to produce hundreds of pictures very quickly.
PhotoTune is for anyone who values time. A demo version is available and (by definition)
does not take long to try.
Wedding and portrait photographers should certainly try this product, on account of
its novel approach and unusual pedigree. You can open RAW images in Photoshop then
correct them in ColorTune. Slider controls add greatly to its fine-tuning capability,
whereas a new dynamic range control lets you set highlights and shadows. From a marketing
perspective, SkinTune appears somewhat diminished in prominence now that it
has been incorporated into PhotoTune (and all the name changes are confusing), but it
remains an excellent tool for busy photographers.
Version: PhotoTune 2.2 (2008)
Plugs into: Photoshop CS2 or CS3; Photoshop Elements 4 or higher
OS: Windows XP, Vista, or higher; Macintosh OSX 10.4.8 or higher
Supported file formats: 8-bit or 16-bit RGB images
Price level: Approx. $160
Address: onOne Software, Inc., 15350 SW Sequoia Parkway, Suite 190, Portland, OR 97224,
United States
www.ononesoftware.com
AutoEye
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Vendor: Auto FX Software
Purpose: Unique enhancement method rebuilds color detail, sharpness, and image vibrancy