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Combine multiple exposures (bracketed shots) from your digital camera to produce an optimum exposure that keeps details in highlights and shadow areas. This worked reasonably well, although for best results you should use a tripod to keep everything aligned. The final result is delivered as a flattened image, I would have liked a multi layer version just so further manual tweaks can be made. There is also a Clarify Control incorporated, this applies automatic dodging and burning and produces an image with more impact.
Although not new, this filter has now been modified; instead of selecting a named colour filter you can now select your own colour from the colour wheel. This produces similar effects to using conventional glass lens filters when shooting with B/W film stock. The Clarify Control is also incorporated, this will bring out detail in the highlight or shadow areas. PSP X2 has kept the Channel Mixer for those photographers who prefer to use this filter for producing B/W conversions.
Forget the TV makeover shows and the local beautician, PSP2 now includes several tools to modify your wife/girlfriend/husband/boyfriend/partner. The Thinify mode can remove those excess pounds without having to sacrifice the chocolates. Just enter in a value and watch the pounds fall away, the Blemish Fixer removes the tell tale age wrinkles. Don’t worry about binge drinking as the Eye Drop tool can remove those non-photographic red eyes. Finally, you can smarten up your teeth without reaching for the Colgate, by using the Toothbrush tool. A great novelty set of tools that put the fun into photography.
How often have you worked on an image and then automatically saved it by pressing Ctrl+S? This action will overwrite the original file, but what if you want to go back to the original version at a later date? Unless you saved the file using Save As, then you have no chance of going back. PSPX2 has a new feature called Auto Preserve Originals, if you’ve selected this option from the preferences then each time you save the file, a backup of the original is created in a new sub folder. Clever Stuff!
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