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Pixel Ribs McFilters
Vendor: Pixel Ribs
Purpose: A set of 14 mask-controlled special effects filters for Photoshop
Description
Pixel Ribs McFilters use the selection mask as part of the filtering process to create some
unusual special effects, each of which has been given a “Mc” name. This has nothing to
do with Macintosh but stands for “Mask Controlled.” Hence, the McClouds filter uses
the selection mask to modulate the frequency and visibility of 2D “clouds” (fractal
noise). McGamma applies gamma correction to the image, modulating the gamma
parameter with the selection mask.
Other features are called McTwirl, McSharpen, McBlur, McGel, McHue, McMotionBlur,
McLens, McZoomBlur, McScatter, McCels, and McTurbulence. They are all brought
together in a consistent user interface that is easy for anyone to operate.
Comments
If McTurbulence sounds likes a truculent Glaswegian, it is actually a special effect created
by modulating the turbulence parameter of the selection mask. McFilters use the
mask in various ways, sometimes as a height map (as in McGel and McLens), or again
as a weight map (McBlur and McMotionBlur). All the effects are intriguing; one or two
are outstanding.
Version: Pixel Ribs McFilters 2.0 (2008)
Plugs into: Photoshop 4 or higher
OS: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP; Mac OS 9.2.1 or higher (with Carbon Library),
OS X 10.2 or higher
RAM: 128MB
Supported file formats: Major formats
Price level: Approx. $100
Address: Pixel Ribs d.o.o., Vlaska 79, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
www.pixelribs.com
splat!
The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
Vendor: Alien Skin
Purpose: A filter set for Photoshop that creates frames, textures, edges, borders, and mosaics
Description
splat! comes with 200MB of graphics content, enabling the photographer or designer
to add frames, edges, borders, mosaics, or textures to create a huge range of effects.