Features
AV Bros. Page Curl Pro 2.2 is the filter Plug-in (8bf) for Adobe Photoshop and compatible host applications with an all new and unrivalled engine that enables the user to not only bend the image, using two types of bending (curling and folding), but also to texturize it (using the bump maps), orient it in three-dimensional (3D) space (including the perspective distortions) and obtain total control over the process of lighting the image (including the option of dropping inner shadows).
The user interface is extremely convenient and has some unique features that make work with the Plug-in both very efficient and pleasant at the same time.Features: • compatibility with Adobe Photoshop CS3, including support of smart filters;• Mac version is now a universal application and therefore can be successfully used on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Mac computers;• create both the turning-page effect (Page Curl) and the folding-page effect (Page Fold) (collectively referred to as bends);• create several bends within the single session of the Plug-in;• orient the page in 3D space;• specify the desired level of the perspective while orienting in 3D space;• work with arbitrarily shaped images (non-rectangular, with full or partial transparent areas, and so on);• total control over the process of creating the surface for a curled or a folded page by adjusting the parameters of the surface (for page curling: angle, level, radius, obliquity, torsion, direction, and the limit of the turn for page curling; and for page folding: angle, level, folding angle, and direction);• switch the direction (upward or downward) of page curling or folding;• adjust the opacity of the whole page;• adjust the cross-opacity of the page;• specify various contents for either side of the page;• flip the content of either side of the page;• swap the content of the page's sides;• choose between two lighting modes (simple and advanced modes);• adjust the level of the shading in the simple lighting mode;• improved performance;• texturize either side of the page by using the grayscale images (called bump maps) and as a bump map, use either document's channels or any file;• adjust the existing bump map inside the Plug-in (blur, level, flip vertical and horizontal, and invert (black to white and vice ersa);• make the bent part of the page outside the page's initial boundary;• make the bent part of the page cut into the remaining part of the page;• create the non-complete page-curling effect by adjusting the turn limit;• add a transparent area under the curled or folded part of the page;• multi-level undo;• supports images in RGB, CMYK, and grayscale color modes;• define the quality of the surface rendering, including the auto mode;• export the result of the render to both a PSD and PNG (a PSD file includes the current color profile provided by the host);• fast and high-quality preview;• save and load settings (cross-platform) of the Plug-in;• record scripting parameters (scripting aware);• ambient light auto-adjust option - preserve some areas of the page from changing colors while lighting the page;• up to 25 light sources (direct light sources.) for lighting both sides of the page;• specify the direction of either light source;• specify the parameters of the diffuse reflection of either light source, including the color and intensity of the diffuse reflection and its presence for either side of the page;• specify the parameters of the specular reflection of either light source, including the color, intensity, and specular exponent of the specular reflection and its presence for either side of the page;• specify the parameters of the ambient light, including its color and intensity for either side of the page;• ambient light auto-adjust option;• render inner shadows with adjustable opacity and size (inner shadows are dropped by any existing light source); and• use various backdrops for the main preview area (standard checkerboard, custom solid color, content of the active layer of the current document, or content of any layer of the current document (available only for Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and higher).Of the features listed above, a number of these define the professional-version enhancements over the regular versions. They are:• create several bends within the single session of the Plug-in;• orient the page in 3D including adjustable perspective;• specify the limit of the page turn and create the non-complete page-curling effect;• make the bent part of the page cut into the remaining part of the page;• use the advanced lighting mode for obtaining the total control over the process of lighting the page;• drop the inner shadows with adjustable opacity and size;• texturize either side of the page by using the grayscale images (bump maps); and• multi-level undo.The define menu enables the user to change either page's content or bump map content by right-clicking the mouse (or Ctrl + Click on Mac) on the appropriate content's preview areas. Plus, a mouse double click on the page side's content preview areas prompts the color picker window of the host.Related X-Ray Magazine Articles:AGI Dynamic Learning: Photoshop CS3, Click Here to Read Online Ananya Curves, Click Here to Read Online PhotoZoom Pro 2: Maximizing Resolution, Click Here to Read Online Colin Smith: Collaging in Photoshop, Click Here to Read Online Manufacturer: Av Bros.
