Chapter 11: Use Plug-ins to Extend Photoshop

Photoshop is designed to accept plug-ins, ancillary programs from third-party software designers. The Adobe Photoshop marketplace lists 452 at the present time. These plug-ins are designed to enhance the creative power of Photoshop by automating some of the tasks and extending some of the capabilities.

You can find plug-ins for creating special effects, manipulating type and illustrations, converting images to black and white, simulating film effects, reducing noise, retouching portraits, and more. There are plug-ins for 3-D projects and video, and they are available for every imaginable project. Prices vary from free to many hundreds of dollars for suites of plug-ins from a manufacturer. Most plug-ins ...

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