Version 1.2
for Windows

$8.00

DEMO Version
for Windows


555kb zip file



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HotShot
Colour & Image Enhancement

A single plug-in for use with Photoshop compatible host applications. It will help you quickly access a selection of handy image enhancement controls through one easy to use dialog. Suitable for digital photographs, scanned artwork and 3D renders, providing a whole range of features from subtle colour correction to more dynamic and artistic effects.

Convert your pictures to black and white, or toned/tinted monochrome masterpieces. Add grain. Desaturate individual channels to limit or boost certain colour ranges. Invert the red, green or blue values. Flood with intense colour casts. Experiment with the slider combinations and see the possibilities for yourself. It is impossible to show you everything that the plug-in is capable of in this overview, but here are a few basic examples to give you some idea of common effects ...

Classic B&W : Convert colour photos into traditional black and white

Tone & Tint : Give your images an overall colour or mono cast

Limit Colours : Reduce (or increase) the saturation of specifc areas

Fix Bad Exposures : Adjust the brightness and contrast

Dynamic Colour : Produce intense shifts for maximum impact

Feature Overview

  • Large dialog and preview area
  • 18 sliders allow many combinations
  • Reset buttons to quickly return defaults 
  • Save and load your own effect presets
  • Percentage buttons for fast zooming
  • 70 preset files to help you get started
  • Quick reference guide in *.htm format 

Slider Controls

  • Adjust : Brightness, contrast, saturation
  • Grain : Add monochromatic noise
  • Sats : Saturation of individual channels
  • Tint : RGB colour balance controls
  • Flood : Strong colour cast/replacement
  • Dynamix : Invert and/or intense shift

Compatible Image Modes

  • RGB 8 bit mode (24 bit images)
  • RGB 16 bit mode (48 bit images)

System Requirements

PC : Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP, plus any host graphics application that supports the Photoshop *.8bf format plug-in standard.

Mac : This filter is for Windows only. Sorry, there is no Mac version available at the moment.

Please note that not all graphics programs are 100% compatible with plug-ins. Consult your program's documentation for more information regarding the installation and use of 3rd-party filters, thank you.

Installation

Download the zip file, uncompress all the files to your chosen "Plugins" folder, configure your host to look in that folder (if necessary), then restart your graphics app and the new effects should appear somewhere in the filter menu. This is the basic procedure for installing plug-ins. However, some hosts have slight variations so for more details please read the documentation that came with your graphics program.