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Hi,
I went to the site, read how
this works, and tried to use the trial sample... but although I placed the
software into the PS plugins folder and chose import/export, when import was
opened in PS there was nothing, nada, zip... then I noticed the dire warning
that this had to be installed under the AfterEffects plugin folder. I assume
that this now means that you have to purchase the basic AfterEffects package in
order to use the PS plugin? If THAT's the case... might as well join Mr. Perkins
on the French Riviera...
I also noticed that this
software:
1. Needs to have
an even and "empty" piece of film to develop a profile for the "noise"
(grain)... you can't have any detail in it because then it will start attacking
the detail. So with stars all over the place, we'll need to expose a blank piece
of film or take the stars out of the frame so it will not
blur them.
2. Even in the best
circumstances, this software can be too aggressive and attack fine detail, so
they allow custom settings to alleviate this. If I use custom settings, then is
this going to be any better than a masked Gaussian blur in PW which basically
allows a lot of control of the blur?
By the way... it has been
raining here constantly for almost two months... we have had no really clear
skies for over 60 days... there are no high pressure cells this year, just back
to back storms...I'm moving to Hawaii.
Tony
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