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- Image Enhancements
- Sketch Actions
- Black and White Conversions
- Frames and Mattes
- Sharpeners and Correction Tools
- Editing and Highlight Tools
Image Enhancements
- 3-D BW Action , George Rosema, 11/25/2004
3-D Color Action
3-D From One Picture, 7/19/2010 - A2D Infrared, Addicted to Design, 2/11/2007
- A2D Lomo, Addicted to Design, 2/11/2007
- Airbrush, Shannon Beauford, 6/20/2008
- Airbrushing Action set, Ronald Clercx, 6/5/2004
- Alabaster Portrait, Feivel, 12/13/2003
- Aly's Color, Alyson Comacho, 6/12/2006
- Aly's Vintage, Alyson Comacho, 5/7/2006
- AutoColor, Shane Metler, 1/6/2004
- Basic Workflow v.20, (includes batch version) Jim Reynolds, 8/16/2005
- Bloom Effect, Shannon Beauford, 6/21/2008
- Bruce's HighKey Action, Bruce Neville, 2/27/2006
- Burke Line Drawing Resize, Burke/Jim Lewis, 1/28/2005
- Canon Soft Recovery, Andrea Walter, 4/12/2009
- Caponigro Adjustments, v.2.0 Jim Lewis, 3/19/2006
- Carnival Action, Michelle Nicole, 6/03,2009
- Color Boost, Shannon Beauford, 10/27/2007
- Contrast Mask, Chip Springer, 11/18/2007
- Dave Beaman's Ethereal Glow, Dave Beaman, 3/27/2004
- Dave's IR Actions, Dave Jaseck, updated 3/21/2006
- Dave's Simplifier v.2, Dave Jaseck, 5/8/2004
- Distortion Correction Nikon 18-105, Joel Karnofsky, 8/14/2009
- DK Color Vibrance, Daniel Kvarfordt, 5/4/2008
- Doug's File Handling Actions, Doug Bardell, 8/14/2005
- Draganizer, Sharon Lee Core, 11/15/2004
- Dynamic Mask, Shannon Beauford, 2/12/2009
- Edgarian Blur, Howard Owen, 5/3/2004
- Editorial/Lomo, Shannon Beauford, 10/14/2007
- Ethereal Effect, Juan García Gálvez, 8/10/2006
- Flawless Portrait, Shannon Beauford, 10/14/2007
- FX Pastel Transitions, Creative Drawer, 4/24/2009
- Glamor Blur, Edgard Berendsen, 4/16/2005
- Gothic Glow, Feivel, 12/6/2003
- Hasselblad Softar #2 Focus Effect, Dave Jaseck, 11/7/2008
- JGG Sunset Optimizer, José Fàbreba & Juan García Gálvez, 8/22/2008
- Kent's LensBlur, Kent Christiansen, 11/15//2004
- Kent's Quick Retouch Batch Processor, Kent Christiansen, 10/2//2005
- Kent's Sketch and Charcoal Smudge, Kent Christiansen, 9/6/2007
- Kent's Skin Fix v.1, Kent Christiansen, 10/202004
- LAB Saturation Actions, Alessandro Di Sciascio, 9/24.2006
- Local Contrast, thejaybird, 11/18/2007
- Midnight Action Set, v.3, Dave Jaseck, updated, 6/21/2008
- Midnight Black v2, Dave Jaseck, 11/5/2005
- Midnight Sepia v2, Dave Jaseck, 2/22/2005
- Morning Mist, Shannon Beauford, 6/21/2008
- Muted Fashion, Shannon Beauford, 10/27/2007
- Orton Effect, Jim Lewis (with help from Danny Raphael, Dave Jaseck, from a technique by Chris Empey, 6/21/2008
- Paint with Light, Chip Springer,12/10/2004
- Paint with Light II, Chip Springer,12/28/2004
- Photorealistic Clouds, Shannon Beauford, 6/21/2008
- Photoshop Facelift, Shannon Beauford, 12/26/2008
- Platinotype, Steven Almas, 5/7/2006
- Portrait Effect, Paul Bleicher, 4/26/2004
- Professional Retro, Michael Van De Carr, 2/16/2007
- Rich Color Landscapes, Shannon Beauford, 9/10/2006
- Ronny's Dual Method SkinFix, Ronny Harris, 5/23/2008
- Selective Focus, Shannon Beauford, 6/21/2008
- Simple Color Pop, Anna Bottoms, 10/18/2007
- CSpringer's Portrait Actions, Chip Springer, updated 4/1/2008
- CSpringer's Skin Repair Action, Chip Springer, 5/30/2007
- CSpringer's Wrinkle and Blemish Repair, Chip Springer, 1/06/2008 (requires Polaroid's Dust & Scratch Remover)
- Soft Focus Action, v.2, Daniel Chui, 8/7/2004
- Soft Light Portrait, Shannon Beauford, 9/11/2006
- Tears, Shannon Beauford, 10/14/2007
- Three Mask Saturation, Kelly Chamberlain, 8/4/2009
- TLR Color Compensating Filters, Glenn Mitchell, 5/21/2006
- Tracy's Fill Flash Action, Tracy McGee, 3/28/2007
- Twirling Abstract Art, Shannon Beauford, 6/21/2008
- Urban Acid, Steven Almas, 7/9/2005
- Velvia Portrait, Shannon Beauford, 6/23/2008
- Velvia-Provia v. 2, Paul Bleicher, 4/25/2004
- Velvia-Provia for Elements, Paul Bleicher, 4/25/2004
- Whiten, Shannon Beauford, 10/17/2007
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Sketch Actions
- B&W Sketch, Sharon Lee Core, 7/113/2004
- Caricature Sketch, Sharon Lee Core, 12/2//2004
- Cartoon Action, Maureen Barberio, 9/26//2004
- Colored Sketch, Sharon Lee Core, 7/11//2004
- Comic Effect Action, Tony, 7/28/200
- Comix Actions, Andy Purviance, 2/15//2004
- Dave's Sketch, Dave Jaseck, 8/11/2004
- Flaming Text, Shannon Beauford, 6/22/2008
- Mitch's Sketch Action, Mitchell Weitz, 2/17//2004
- Painting Action, Ben Morales-Correa, 6/23/2007
- Pen & Ink, Tom Bennett,9/26/2004
- Photosketch, Shannon Beauford, 7/23/2008
- Rough Pastels, Sharon Lee Core and Isabel Cutler, 11/15//2004
- Sewn Body Parts, Shannon Beauford, 10/5/2009
- Sheri's Sketch Action (PS) 2.1, Sheri Pierce, 2/3/2004
- Sheri's Sketch Action (PSE) 2.1, Sheri Pierce, 2/3/2004
- Tilt/Shift Effect, Shannon Beauford, 6/21/2008
- Watercolor, Shannon Beauford, 6/21/2008
- Watercolor, Erick Nguyen, March 1, 2005
- Watercolor for PSE 3.0, Erick Nguyen, Conchita, and Bob Jones
- Watercolor Tint Action, Ben Morales-Correa, 1/6/2008
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Black and White Conversion
- 1Click NewBW, 1-Click Actions, 3/30/2008
- Aly's BW, Alyson Comacho, 7/17/2006
- B's SplitTone 2, Bärbel Wilm, 3/27/08
- B's Vanilla II, Bärbel Wilm, 3/27/08
- Blanco y Negro, Juan García Gálvez, 11/16/2006
- Brian James's Black and White, Brian James, 1/22/2006
- Color to BW, Danny Raphael, 7/16/2006
- Danny's Black and White Actions v.5,
- Daniel Diaz B&W Action, Matthew Greer, 1/21/2007
- Duotone Dreams, Dave Jaseck, 7/22/2004
- Gorman B&W Action, Robin Holden, Sr., 12/10/2005
- JGG Web High Key, Juan García Gálvez, 11/26/2006
- Jodi's Take Action on Cancer Awareness (Black and White w/ribbon overlays, Jodi Friedman, 9/26/2007
- Julian's Black and White Conversion, Julian Hebbrecht, 3/1/2006
- Kent's B&W Selective Color 4.0, Kent Christiansen, 10/6/2006
- Selective Color v.5, AsylumXL, 4/17/2007
- Sepiatone, Andy Purviance, 2/15//2004
- Thomas Niemann's Tones, Danny Raphael, 12/10/2003
- TLR B&W Conversation, Glenn Mitchell, 1/3/2005
- TLR Sepia Tint, Glenn Mitchell, 12/28//2004
- Vintage Tint , Alls A. Ten, 5/22/2006
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Frames and Mattes
- 2Up, Sweet Cheeks Photography, 8/6/2006
- 3D Product Box, Andy Purviance, 2/15/2004
- A2D Polaroid 600, Addicted to Design, 2/11/2007
- Andrea's Borders A, Andrea Rascaglia, 12/18/2004 (big file)
- Andrea's Borders B, Andrea Rascaglia, 12/18/2004 (big file)
- Andrea's Borders C, Andrea Rascaglia, 1/29/2005 (moderate file)
- Andrea's Test Frame Border, Andrea Rascaglia, 4/23/2005 (2.4 MB))
- Andrea's Polaroid Giant Frame, Andrea Rascaglia, 7/10/2005 (293 kb)
- Andrea's Border Dogtown, Andrea Rascaglia, 7/17/2005 (323 kb)
- Andrea's Polaroid 89 Border Andrea Rascaglia, 8/14/2005(1.1 mg)
- Andrea's Vintage Background, Andrea Rascaglia, 11/30/2005(3.6 mg)
- Bronze Plaque, Sharon Lee Core, 9/26//2004
- Bud's Actions, Bud Guinn, 12/10/2003
- Bud's Brass Plaque, Bud Guinn, 1/6/2004
- Bud's Frames, Bud Guinn, 12/6/2003
- Bud's Signature's & Stuff, Bud Guinn, 12/12/2003
- Bud's Wooden Frames, Bud Guinn, 12/14/2003
- Bud's Wooden Mattes, Bud Guinn, 12/14/2003
- Bud's EZMiter, v.1, Bud Guinn, 12/14/2003
- Burnt Edge Vignette, Jodi Friedman, 10/30/2007
- CSpringer's Vignette Action, v.2, Chip Springer, 1/14/2007
- Copyright Brush, Brian James, 1/26/2006
- Custom Vignette 3.2 (for CS3), Custom Vignette 2.0 (CS and CS2), Galen Evans, CS3 update 4/1/2008
- Dave's Frame & Matte on White Background, Dave Jaseck, 5/26/2004
- Dave's Double Matte, Dave Jaseck, 4/22/2006
- Dave's Matte, (revised—both versions in one ZIP file, Dave Jaseck, 1/22/2006
- Dave's New Double Matte, Dave Jaseck, 3/15/2009
- Digital Backdrops, Shannon Beauford, 10/27/2007
- Digital Backdrops for PSE, Eric Chick from Shannon Beauford, 3/13/2010
- Edge Vignette, Anna Bottoms, 10/18/2007
- Filer's Frame Action, Joe Filer, 6/9/2006
- Floating Frame, Ed Adams, 8/10/2008
- Fracture, John Beardsworth, 7/25/2004
- FrameIt!, Sweet Cheek Photographer, 8/06/2006
- JJ Mack's Image Visualization Actions and Scripts. (CS4-5), John J. McAssey,
5/15/2010 (11.8 mb)
(Requires documentation. Optional template) Caution: Big Files - Jodi's Multiple Choice Frame Action, Jodi Friedman, 3/30/2007
- Keynote Reflection, v. 2, Gord Wall, 1/24/2007
- Marcia's Frame Actions , Marcia Fasy, 6/5/2005
- Mike Brewer's Invariant Frame, Mike Brewer, 9/26//2004
- Nasso's Cutter, Nassos, 10/2/2005
- Out of Bounds, v.8, Terry Alford, 1/06/2005
- Panos's Big Picture, Panos Efstathiadis, 3/25/2006
- Panos's BnBig Picture, Panos Efstathiadis, 3/25/2006
- Panos's Stamp, Panos Efstathiadis, 3/25/2006
- Panos's BB Filmstrip, Panos Efstathiadis, 3/25/2006
- Panos's Puzzle, Panos Efstathiadis, 3/25/2006
- PopOut, Brian de Cambra, 12/12/2004
- Sharon's Mattes, Sharon Lee Core, 7/11/2004
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Sharpeners and Correction Tools
- Bart's Lab scanning workflow,Bart Luyckx, 1/31/2010
- Harycover's Fringing Action, Mohammed Yahyaoui,5/18/2004
- Dave's Sharpening Actions, Dave Jaseck, 12/13/2003
- Edge Sharpener, Dan Gehlhaar, 6/10/2010
- Julian's Sharpener, Julian Hebbrecht, 1/3/2005
- Kent's Noise Reduction Brush, Kent Christiansen, 7/23/2008
- Sharpener, v.3, Paul Bleicher, 4/26/2004
- TLR Landscape Sharpener, Glenn Mitchell, 1/18/2009
- TLR Portrait Sharpener, Glenn Mitchell, 1/18/2009
- TLR Pro Sharpening Toolkit, v.2 CS and earlier, Glenn Mitchell, 8/14/2005
TLR Pro Sharpening Toolkit, CS2
TLR Pro Sharpening Toolkit, v3.0a CS3-4
TLR Pro Sharpening Panels for CS4
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Editing and Highlight Recovery Tools
- Chip Springer's Digital Grey Card, Chip Springer, 10/15/2006
CS/CS2 Version CS3 Version
Danny's 3x3 Action, Danny Raphael, 12/10/2003 - Danny's Save as Layers Action, Danny Raphael, 2/28/2004
- Demoneye Remover, Chip Springer, 11/30/2004
- Dodge & Burn, Shannon Beauford, 6/21/2008
- Dodging and Burning, Perijn Hoefsloot, 7/10/2004
- Embedded Watermark, Shannon Beauford, 10/27/2007
- Haze Cutter, Jim Lewis, 4/10/2009
- HDR for Dummies, Jook Leung, 5/28/2006
- Katrin Eismann's Fill Flash, Dave Jaseck, 2/4/2004
- Kent's Colorcast Fix, Kent Christiansen, 4/8/2007
- Redeye Remover v.2, Chip Springer, 6/10/2004
- Rule of Thirds, Peter Birch, 7/22/04
- Sheri's Shadow/Highlight Actions, v. 2b for Photoshop, Sheri Pierce, 2/1/2004
- Sheri's Shadow/Highlight Actions, v. 2b for Elements, Sheri Pierce, 2/15/2004
- Stinson's Dynamic Range Action, 2/1/2004
- Tungsten Fix, Eric Lincoln, 11/18/2008