Starting at $149 for the Basic edition you get unlimited downloads of filters, free access to an online filter library, resolution independence, seamless tiling, HDRI lighting, smart anti-aliasing, command line renderer, the ability to use filters that aren't out of the library and the ability to select them as favourites. Used either as a stand alone or plug-in, there are three tiers to Filter Forge and with each upgraded level, the amount of features increase. ![]() ![]() You can follow any responses to this story through the RSS 2.0 feed.īoth comments and pings are currently closed.Filter Forge is a software program which adds layers of effects to your pictures. On Tuesday, May 15th, 2007 at 3:11 pm and is filed under Plug-Ins. *Windows-only, Mac version is in the works – Since the day it was founded, the company has been focused on a single goal: to develop “the best Photoshop plugin on this planet, period.” Having spent four years working on its flagship product, the company is confident that it packs enough punch to invigorate the Photoshop plugin market which has been stale for years. Users who are willing to contribute high-quality filters to the Filter Library can earn the Professional edition of Filter Forge for free – details can be found at Ībout Filter Forge, Inc. Filter Forge is currently a Windows-only application, the OS X version for both Intel and PowerPC processors is in development. The Professional edition offers Filter Forge in all its glory – high-precision imagery, ultra-large bitmaps up to 65000×65000 pixels, bump, diffuse and normal maps, and support for an unlimited number of CPU cores allowing the artists to squeeze the maximum out of the upcoming quad-core processors.Īll three editions and the free trial version of Filter Forge are available at the company website. The Professional edition, priced at $299, is the choice of an imaging professional working in high-end 3D-content creation, architectural visualization and next-gen game development. At $100 less, the Standard edition offers all features of the Professional edition except specialist-level functionality such as 16- and 32-bit image modes, resolutions larger than 3000×3000 pixels, high-precision file formats (OpenEXR and PFM), normal maps, and support for quad-core CPUs. The Standard edition, priced at $199, is the best value for money for a mainstream graphic artist. ![]() The main advantage of the Basic edition is the lowest price per filter on the market – less than $0.05 per filter as opposed to the usual $5 – $10 per filter of competing Photoshop plugins. The Basic edition cannot create new filters and modify existing ones, but provides unlimited access to the Filter Library, a free online repository that currently contains over 2000 user-created filters. The Basic edition, priced at $99, is aimed at users who want quick results. The Basic, Standard and Professional editions, priced at $99, $199 and $299 respectively, offer different sets of features targeted at entry-level, mainstream and professional graphic artists. Press Release: Alexandria, VA, USA (May 10th, 2007) – Filter Forge, Inc., a newcomer to the Photoshop plug-in market, today announced three new editions of its flagship product, Filter Forge, a high-end plug-in for Adobe Photoshop allowing computer artists to build their own filters – seamless textures, visual effects, distortions, patterns, backgrounds, frames and more.
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