Photoshop

Color Mechanic is a powerful selective colour correction plug-in for Adobe Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) that allows you to quickly and easily change the designated colours in an image without affecting other areas of the image.

Licence: Free demo Full download US$29.95
Online: http://www.dl-c.com/colormechanic/
Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000/NT/XP, Mac OS
Requires: Photoshop 4.

Install instructions: Close Photoshop. Copy the Color Mechanic plug-in into your Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) Plug-ins folder. Restart Photoshop. Color Mechanic will appear at the bottom of the Filters menu.

Windows				Mac OS

Image Styles allows you to effortlessly create an unlimited number of stunning textures. This plugin allows you to make seamless surfaces and backgrounds as well as animations. There is even an advanced batch processing tool. Image Styles has more than 50 built-in, ready-to-use effects, each of which may be customised to suit your needs.

Licence: Shareware US$49.95
Online: http://www.paurex.com/?products&prod=is10
Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000/NT/XP.
Requires: Photoshop 5.5.

Install instructions

		Windows

Path Styler is a Photoshop-compatible plug-in that uses paths to create 3D-quality graphics that cannot be achieved by conventional pixel-based methods. You can also combine texture and reflection mapping options to create stunning logos and Web graphics.

Licence: Limited demo (cannot apply final effect). Full download US$80
Online: http://www.shinycore.com/pathstyler.htm
Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000/NT/XP.
Requires: Photoshop 5.

Install instructions

		Windows

Pro Canvas is a plug-in designed to replace the existing Photoshop Canvas command. While providing you with all of the standard Canvas options (in Absolute mode), Pro Canvas also adds a powerful new Relative mode that allows you to add or subtract from each side independently and simultaneously. Additionally, you may specify horizontal and/or vertical uniformity to add or subtract the defined amount from the width, height or all four sides. Pro Canvas even has a New Size display area, allowing you to preview the canvas dimensions while you work within the dialog box.

Licence: Shareware US$8.00
Online: http://photoshopplugins.tripod.com/procanvas.htm
Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000/NT/XP.
Requires: Photoshop 5.5.

Install instructions: Close Photoshop. Extract the Pro Canvas ZIP file into the Automate subfolder of your Photoshop Plug-Ins folder. Restart Photoshop. The Pro Canvas command appears in the File, Automate menu.

		Windows

Zoomifyer Pro converts images of any size or quality to stream across the Web for fast display and user-controlled viewing of fine details. A Photoshop plug-in and Droplet are also included, allowing you to edit your images prior to exporting them. ImageReady hotspots are also supported. Zoomifyer Pro yields unprecedented real time viewing of ultra high-quality 3D objects and panoramas with support for Flash, QuickTime, Java, ActiveX as well as clientless support.

Licence: Free demo Full download US$249
Online: http://www.zoomify.com/zoomifyer/
Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me, Windows 2000/NT/XP, Mac OS.
Requires: Photoshop 5.5.

Install instructions

Windows				Mac OS