Post-Production Tools and Software

Long known for their on-camera filters, Tiffen has now released the second version of their Dfx filtering software. The product includes plug-ins for Photoshop and Aperture and over 1,000 new filters (over 2,000 total).

Dfx V2 retails for $99.95 and a 15-day trial can be downloaded at the link below. [MORE]

Alien Skin software is holding their first ever sale on their popular (and very cool) line of photo filters and tools. Enjoy 20% savings on everything between now and December 24, 2008.

Bokeh, Blow-Up, Snap-Art, Image Doctor, and their line of Eye Candy filters are all included.

Imagenomic, makers of the popular Noiseware utility, have released version 2.0 of their Portraiture skin-smoothing plugin for Photoshop versions up to CS4 (32/64bit). I've used the first version for some time now and it always plays a part in my portrait processing workflow.

It's available now as a FREE upgrade to registered users of version 1.0 and with a $30 off introductory price of $169.95 to new users. A free 15-day trial version is also available. [MORE]

Digital Anarchy, makers of plugins and filters for Photoshop, have released ToonIt!, a utility that converts your photos, still images, and video frames to a cartoon-like appearance.

ToonIt! retails for $159, but until December 31, 2008, it is being offered for $129 (USD). It runs in Photoshop 7.0 or higher, including CS4 64-bit. [MORE]

DxO labs has released version 2.0 of its popular film simulation software DxO FilmPack. This tool allows digital photographers to simulate the look and grain of many different film formats through the years.

"Among the 27 new film profiles added to DxO FilmPack v2, 7 simulate Instant film profiles (Polaroid and Fuji) and 3 Infrared film profiles (Kodak and Rollei). Other new film profiles include Fuji Provia 400, Kodak Elitechrome, Kodak Ektachrome 100 G, Agfa APX, Fuji Neopan 1600, Ilford Delta, Kodak T-Max, Agfa Ultra Color, Fuji Superia and Kodak Elite Color." [MORE]