Yes, Perfect Layers 2 is now free.Create and edit multi-layered files without PhotoshopCombine images directly from Adobe Lightroom or Apple Aperture into a new layered fileCreate layer masks and build compositesAdd Color Fill Layers for photographic effects
OneOne has released a version of Perfect Effects 3 Free. Not the full suite, but quite a few effects.The next generation of PhotoTools 2.6 FreeBased on the popular, new Perfect Effects 3Over two-dozen professional photographic effectsLive, full-screen effect previewsCombine multiple effects to create your own unique lookIncludes Perfect Layers for creating layered filesWorks as a standalone application or directly with Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom or Aperture
OnOne Software has updated it’s perfect Photo Suite to 6.1. It is a free update for 6.0 Users.Here are there updates.Improved Refine BrushRebuilt for improved results, the Refine Brush in Perfect Mask now better recognizes soft edges, like hair and trees, so you can make your edges more defined between your foreground and background.New Color Spill BrushRemove unwanted reflected or transmitted colors with the new Color Spill Brush in Perfect Mask to ensure all areas of your image reflect their true colors.Enhanced Brushing PerformanceExperience faster, smoother and more responsive brushing functionality, including improved opacity control with Wacom tablets and reduced brush stickiness, that allow you to create high-quality and natural looking masks with just a few strokes.Retouch Portraits with Faster ToolsImages and presets now open faster in Perfect Portrait, and the automatic detection of smaller faces has been improved, so you get to the task of retouching your portraits more quickly. Visual Tips to Get You Started FasterGetting Started tips show you the key tools to use when you open each module, recommending the first steps to take to start realizing your photographic vision.Select Your Performance PreferencesNow you can optimize the Perfect Photo Suite’s memory usage and undo behavior to match the resources of your computer.Additional performance updatesImproved panning speed and responsivenessUpdated Raw processing library, added support for 35 more camerasAbility to change thumbnail size in matrix view on the browserImproved tool tracking when interacting with other controlsImproved speed when using as a Photoshop plug-inImproved preview quality at all zoom levelsAdded mask thumbnail to Stack in Perfect EffectsPerfect Mask Pen Tool greatly improved for classic useBorders in Perfect Effects now scale non-proportionally to fit the image betterI love how this company does business. The 64 bit versions of their plug ins were free, and they keep releasing either free versions of plug ins or making some of them completely free. This is a company that not only loves it’s customers, but knows it’s whole suite is good enough that it is worth giving away stuff for free since it will make enough sales.
Adobe has released an Illustrator CS6 Sneak Peak. Looks very exciting on the creating repeating pattern front.CS6 looks like a huge update. Where is that After Effects and Premiere Sneak Peak?
Check it out over at Motionworks.Project Sync will be released in less than 2 days! This is an exciting idea!
Filmmaker.com has a video from Adobe on Auto-ADR in the upcoming Adobe Audtion CS6. Looks very powerful and exciting.Anyone else want to see the After Effects and Premiere CS6 Previews?
Adobe Labs has released Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta. Download it here. You can read all about it here.You can check out Russell Brown’s 6 Favorite Features at Youtube. Here are Julianne Kost’s 6 Favorite Features, and Terry White’s 6 Favorite Features.Interesting that it has serious video features now, though I would rather just have more feature integration in After Effects.This will obviously be down once CS6 comes out, which is likely soon, and will available within the cloud before too long.
Vincent Laforet has posted a video on using Adobe Story on a feature when Jon Carr and Justin Hamilton were working on the film script Mobius.Sounds like collaboration support is the coolest feature, and then it goes right into Adobe Premiere Pro.It is included as part of Production Premium from Adobe.
Adobe has upgraded Lightroom to version 4.0 and dropped the price to $149 for the full software or $79 for an upgrade. Of course this will also now be part of the Adobe Creative Cloud released later this year, so many might be waiting for that to come out even though from the beta it is a vast improvement over the previous version. This is worth the upgrade for the superior image technology alone which we saw a beta of recently that blows the old versions out of the water.New Features Include:Highlight and shadow recoveryBring out all the important detail that your camera can capture. New technology brings in more image detail from dark shadows and bright highlights than ever before. Now you've got more power to create great images in challenging lighting conditions.Photo book creationCreate beautiful photo books from your images with a variety of easy-to-use templates included in Lightroom. Upload your book for printing with just a few clicks. Receive 20% off from Blurb on your first book created using Lightroom 4 software.*Location-based organizationFind and group images by location, easily assign locations to images, or plot a photo journey. Automatically display location data from GPS-enabled cameras and camera phones.White balance brushGet more consistent color across your image in scenes with mixed lighting sources. A flexible brush lets you refine and adjust white balance in targeted areas of your shot.Additional editing brushesExpand your creative control by targeting particular areas of your images using new local editing brushes for noise reduction and moiré removal.Extended video supportOrganize, view, and make adjustments to video clips. Play and trim clips, extract still images from them, or adjust clips with the Quick Develop tool.Video publishingEasily share video clips in HD format on Facebook and Flickr. Or save HD clips formatted for phones, tablets, TV, and more.1Soft-proofingSave time and ink and ensure your prints meet your expectations. Soft-proofing lets you preview how an image will look when printed with color-managed printers.Enhanced online sharing integrationEasily post images to social media and photo sharing sites like Facebook and Flickr®. With selected sites, online comments about your images are visible within Lightroom.1Emailing within LightroomEmail images directly from Lightroom using the email account of your choice.Import of other librariesBring the power and elegance of Lightroom to all your images, new and old. Easily import photos from other applications.
This was announced by Red Giant today. After losing the technology license behind Magic Bullet Denoiser they had to pull it earlier this year from their site, and promised a ground up re-write, and this is it, and even better it is a free upgrade.Here is a list of features:We’ve developed Magic Bullet Denoiser II from scratch (completely new code) to bring you the quality of Denoiser 1, but with more stability. Red Giant owns this code 100% – which means the product is not going anywhere.We have spent lots of time developing the default settings for Denoiser II to give you the best possible look as soon as you apply. There’s is always room to tweak setting, but often you won’t need to.Currently Denoiser II is only available for After Effects, but it will support multiple host apps in the future (readTHIS FAQ for more info).Denoiser II is a Free Update for all Denoiser 1 and Magic Bullet Suite users. I repeat: If you already owned a license of Denoiser or bought the Magic Bullet Suite after Denoiser was discontinued, you get Denoiser II for FREE.If you own it, or the Magic Bullet Suite, download it here. If you are new to the program, you can buy it here.I love Denoiser, and used it extensively on my latest the Misadventures of Bear short, but did find it a bit buggy, so I can’t wait to try out the new version and see what it can really do.