Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

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Chapter
Plug In to Photoshop
Photoshop includes all the tools you need to
completely edit images and create graphic
designs. You can add plug-ins from other
software companies to perform some steps for
you or even accomplish the image edits more
quickly. Certain plug-ins make a variety of
changes to one image and display them at once
on the screen so you can make visual
comparisons of different types of
enhancements. Some plug-ins take the
Photoshop edits a step further than Photoshop
with more advanced and custom algorithms.
Other plug-ins perform completely separate
and specialized functions.
You can find plug-ins for reducing noise,
resizing, adding tonal adjustments, changing
color images to black and white, converting
photos into artwork, editing portraits, applying
custom filters, adding frames, and creating
special effects. Plug-ins exist for nearly every
project, at every price range, and for every
user level.
The best way to know if a plug-in can make
your project easier or enhance your image
better is to visit the manufacturer’s website,
look at the examples, and download and test a
trial version if available. Trying the plug-in out
on your own images is the best way to decide
whether to purchase and use a particular
plug-in.
The tasks in this chapter illustrate the use
of some plug-ins from Nik Software, AKVIS,
and Alien Skin that interact with images in a
unique way.
In addition to these companies, you can find
very effective and often time-saving plug-ins
from OnOneSoftware.com, TopazLabs.com,
AutoFX.com, Imagenomic.com, Portrait
professional.com, TiffenSoftware.com,
PostWorkShop.net, and many more.