Free Plug-ins

[MikeH]

Cool free plug-ins for Elements (Windows only):

http://www.mehdiplugins.com

Mike

[Wendy]

Lots of Plug Ins ... some Mac but mainly windows:

http://thepluginsite.com/resources/freeps.htm

Wendy

[Jodi Frye]

Free downloads;

lens correction, pincishion/barrel distortion;
http://epaperpress.com/ptlens/

Virtual Photographer
http://www.optikvervelabs.com/default.asp

[timteamouse]

What about black and white from color channels, this plug-in has even a yellow channel. Free full verion

http://www.cybia.co.uk/bwplus.htm

How about free curves
http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/photoshop-elements-curves.html?source=rss

How about This full version plug-in that has over 370,000 different options to apply to your images. From Mircosoft.... the impressionist 9.98mb (look in middle of page. This is the best free plug-in your going to find - it's a must have) DIP

http://trimoon.com/html/downloads.html

[e-mailsucks]

After downloading these plug-ins, where do I install them? I found the plug-in folder in PE3, but there are a lot of sub-folders. Should I create a new sub-folder there?

Brian

[Wendy]

Hi Brian ...

This thread is just for the links so could you post another message in General Elements Discussion ... we could also do with knowing which plug in you have downloaded as they don't all install the same way :)


Wendy

[timteamouse]

It's Free

With this one you can make, boxes, curl corners, curls, book pages,
has a simple lake effect, create cylinder, has a new image loader, create
folds, twisting and a magnifier as well....

It's cool

http://www.vizros.com/animation.html

Demo page
http://www.vizros.com/gallery.html

Download page and register page
http://www.vizros.com/index.html

P.S. copying and pasting the register code won't work, you need to type it
all in from the keyboard.

[bwolford]

Cut it out. I only have 24 hours in a day to play with all of this stuff! You keep giving me options and I continue to go insane trying to keep up!

Brice

[Lees4]

Free! excellent IMHO :)


http://www.optikvervelabs.com

[NMarti]

I found this on a site mentioned earlier by Mike and it is about the coolest thing I have ever seen. I played for hours with it and have some really gorgeous images to use as tiles or even print out and frame like a lithograph I purchased several years ago. Check it out!

http://www.mehdiplugins.com/english/kaleidoscope.htm

[xmehx]

well I must confess I don't know what a plug-in is or does but the kaleidescope one that NMarti linked to looked so great i tried to download it with no luck. I am helpless. Would anyone mind pointing me to an explanation of plug-ins or telling me the secret of downloading it. I got a zip file downloaded, extracted the file, but then it wants to know the program that created.
thank you
Mary

[willpresley]

Mary -- you need to first of all be sure that the compressed <ZIP> file is compatible with your software. If you are in Windows a SIT file won't extract without Stuffit (compression software $39.99).

Look for the right file for your Operating System and then download and extract it -- I'm on a windows xp machine and it worked fine for me.

Let us know what the zipped file extension is and we can be of more help.

[xmehx]

thanks, Will. I didn't see any options on the site from which I downloaded to pick different downloads for different op sys. When I downloaded and opened the zip file, the name of the file is kaleidescope2-1.8bf ... does that tell you anything? it's greek to me, as they say.
Mary

[NMarti]

Mary
It sounds like you are clicking on the file to try to open it. WIndows usually asks for a program when you do that. You need to take the file and place it in the plug-in folder on the elements software so the program can recognize it. If you are not using PSE3 then I'm not sure what folder because I am only familiar with that version. You need to locate the Adobe folder, then the Photoshop3 folder, then the plugin folder and place the kaleidoscope folder in there. It will then appear under the filters dropdown menu. At least that's where I find it when I opened the program. I'm relatively new to PSE3 so if I did it wrong, someone please correct me.
Nancy

[willpresley]

Mary the .8Bf is the plug in file and follow the guidelines Nancy provided you should have it when you restart Elements. If not post back and we'll figure out the path in more detail.

Just close down elements before copying the file and the restart and things should be there -- look under the Filters Menu to locate the plug-in.

[xmehx]

thanks Nancy and Will -- it worked when I followed your instructions ... now my only problem is I want to test it out but have to go to work!
thanks for your help
Mary

[Chris_43]

I have been using Corel stuff. I just got Elements7. Two questions before I go wildly after the free plug-ins.
First, I have a collection of plug-ins that I have placed in a Plug-In folder (where else). In the Corel world, I can point plug-in using programs to the folder and all the code can access them. I am told that this can be done in Elements7. How?

Second: What books do you recommend on Elements7? I have extensive computer experience and have even been known to understand(!) some of the English language manuals written by folks who have only studied English, never spoken it. (Yea, I am bragging.)

Chris

[Sepiana]

I have been using Corel stuff. I just got Elements7. Two questions before I go wildly after the free plug-ins.
First, I have a collection of plug-ins that I have placed in a Plug-In folder (where else). In the Corel world, I can point plug-in using programs to the folder and all the code can access them. I am told that this can be done in Elements7. How?

Second: What books do you recommend on Elements7? I have extensive computer experience and have even been known to understand(!) some of the English language manuals written by folks who have only studied English, never spoken it. (Yea, I am bragging.)

Chris

Hi Chris, welcome aboard!

First question: I'm not computer savvy -- far from it -- but I think it's possible. Take a look at this thread (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42154), more especifically at post no. 5, by Marie. I just don't know how to do it.

Second question: Books -- a familiar territory for me, who have studied and can speak English;). I would recommend the following books:

Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual, by Barbara Brundage.
The Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 Book for Digital Photographers, by Scott Kelby.

I'm pretty famliar with both titles (for previous editions of PSE). They're well-written, very informative, and worthy of a place in one's library. Brundage's book can already be found at Borders. (I got my copy at Amazon -- with a very nice discount.) Kelby's hasn't been released yet, but you could peruse the PSE6 edition of it at Borders.

[Chris_43]

Many thanks.

I was working with a Ph.D. engineer from China; He spoke perfect English. I got a memo from him that had lots of numbers and short statements and concluded with a paragraph. I was stopped cold. I looked at it for a while and realized that the words were English and the structure was, well, not. I managed to decode it, and when I next saw him I said "That is Chinese, isn't it?" After a short conversation we concluded that he had inadvertently used the Chinese construction. I have nothing but respect and compassion for any non-native speaker learning English. I have great admiration for those willing to write something in their newly acquired English.

I will follow up on the references and thanks again.

[Lucysmith]

Thanks to all for these links