CYBIA - Software for digital artists and photographers
Copyright © S.W.Upham 2011
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ABOUT THE SOFTWARE

Fotomatic Plug-In Filters 1.4

This is a collection of 8 plug-in filters for use with Adobe Photoshop or compatible host applications. They offer a series of effects based on traditional photography equipment and techniques. They are not meant to be complex or exact matches, merely a quick and easy method to achieve results that are similar to what can be produced via conventional non-digital formats.

Ideal for the beginner or for those photographers who are just moving over to digital-editing and wish to use effects that seem more familiar, rather than the more "technical" software they may sometimes encounter.

Hi-Spot creates high contrast black and white photos. It will not just convert your images into the standard shades of grey, it will automatically higher the contrast and produce a more dramatic sense of lighting in your scene. Much like the old classic B&W photos you may have seen in your family albums. Give your photos that ancient sepia look or desired monochrome tint.

G-Force creates traditional monochromatic grain effects. It produces results similar to using "fast" B&W camera film, allowing more control than the standard "noise" filters included with most image-editors. Give your photos back some of that artistic texture which seems to be sadly missing these days! Ideal for both landscape scenes or portraits.

Techni-X bleaches out most of the mid-tone greys, leaving crisp dark blacks and bright clean whites. It will produce clear B&W images with limited tones which are suitable for cheap reproduction via the office photocopier or when published in newsprint, as these methods normally loose image definition when trying to reproduce standard colour photographs.

NightScope adds a basic "night-vision" effect to your images. It first removes all colour from the picture and gives a very slight blur to indicate the camera is trying hard to focus in a low-light situation.

Pseudo-IR produces a similar look when using traditional B&W infra-red film. It is not an exact match but will provide you with a quick and easy way to re-create the effect digitally using your standard colour photographs.

SkyGrad is for tinting the sky area of your photographs. Ideal if you need to change the "mood" of your scene, brighten-up a dull day or make a darker overcast sky for dramatic effect. The filter will overlay a coloured gradient from the top of your image fading to transparent at the bottom. You can specify the colour of the tint via three RGB sliders and adjust the brightness with the exposure setting.

BW-Plus quickly turns your colour images into greyscale, but with the added option of using a coloured optical lens filter as you would in traditional B&W photography. The different colours will change the tonal range during the greyscale conversion : for example, a red filter will lighten the red, magenta and yellow areas plus darken the green, blue and cyan in the photo.

FastFix will help you quickly access the most common image enhancement controls though one easy-to-use dialog. A simple but surprisingly useful filter that will help you fix many of your common photographic problems.

This release fixes a problem when running the filters under Vista or Windows 7 with newer versions of Photoshop.


PRODUCT CONTENTS

Readme.txt - This text file
*.8bf - Plug-in filters
Reset.* - Setting files to reset slider default values


LICENSE AGREEMENT

These files are FREEWARE. You may install them on as many computers as you want. You may use them without any charge for creating both personal and commercial work. While every effort has been made to ensure the compatibility and stability of these resources, no warranty is given on their use. Cybia is NOT liable for any damage or loss of data resulting in the use of these files.

All resources are Copyright © S.W.Upham 2011. This agreement does NOT grant you any intellectual property rights in the software.


DISTRIBUTION

If you wish to host this utility on a website or include it on a CD compilation (i.e. magazine cover CD), then please contact me first for permission. All Zip file contents MUST remain intact and unmodified for distribution purposes, thank you.


SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (PC)

Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11
Photoshop-compatible host application (32-bit versions only)

* Please note that not all graphics programs are 100% compatible with plug-in filters. Some will display the controls a bit differently or certain features may not work properly. Consult your program's documentation for more information regarding the use of 3rd-party plug-ins.

These filters were programmed specifically for Adobe Photoshop but should work fine with many other hosts too. If you encounter any compatibility problems then please report the details and I will do my very best to fix any errors that occur, if possible.


INSTALLATION

1. Please remove any previous versions of Fotomatic plug-ins before installing Version 1.4

2. Unzip the Fotomatic.zip file to a suitable folder on your hard drive.

3. Make sure you select your Photoshop (or other host) "Plug-Ins" folder.

4. Start your graphics program and configure it to look in that folder for extra plugins.
   (not all software will require this step, please refer to the instructions given with your host)

5. Exit your program and re-start in order for your configuration settings to take effect.

6. Open an image ready to edit, making sure it is in RGB mode.

7. The plug-ins should now be available from the "Filter" menu in the "Fotomatic" section.

8. To save a setting click on the save/disk icon and choose a suitable filename.

9. To load a setting click on the load/folder icon and browse for a saved settings file.

Please read the documentation that came with your graphics software for more information regarding the installation and use of plug-in filters. Thank you.

