Mac users: Dynamic Auto Painter 7 is now ready for native use!

Perhaps as a Mac user you’ve been following my previous blog posts about Dynamic Auto Painter 7‘s recent release and came to realize it was for Windows only-! There were ways to deal with that such as using Windows virtualization through Parallels or VMware Fusion, but if you weren’t prepared to do that, you had Read more about Mac users: Dynamic Auto Painter 7 is now ready for native use![…]

New today: Exposure (formerly Alien Skin) 25% off Spring Sale!

My friends at Exposure (formerly Alien Skin) just announced their Spring Sale, with a 25% off discount on everything in their store, effective only through March 22 (so move fast!). Exposure is known for their excellent Photography and Design software, which I’ve used since the mid-1990s, starting with the “Black Box”. I’ve also beta-tested for Read more about New today: Exposure (formerly Alien Skin) 25% off Spring Sale![…]

Finally! Plugs ‘n Pixels joins Instagram!

The Plugs ‘n Pixels website has been online since 2004, the Plugs ‘n Pixels Twitter account since 2009 and this blog since 2017. So what about Plugs ‘n Pixels onĀ Instagram? Finally, here it is! I’m taking a somewhat non-traditional approach to Instagram by uploading post-processed film and digital images from my archives. This way you Read more about Finally! Plugs ‘n Pixels joins Instagram![…]

Real-world practical example using Topaz Gigapixel AI

I hope by now you have tried Topaz Gigapixel AI on your own sharpness- or resolution-challenged photos. It’s one of the most cutting-edge post-processing apps currently available, and is well on its way to rendering all other interpolation-type software obsolete. In my previous blog posts (such as this one) you’ve seen me demonstrate Gigapixel on Read more about Real-world practical example using Topaz Gigapixel AI[…]

Topaz goes wild! A.I. Remix update (unadvertised discount)

In my recent blog posts you’ve seen me demonstrate how Topaz products such as A.I. Gigapixel and A.I. Clear can redeem lo-res and noisy images, salvaging them into highly usable final results. After all that extreme enlarging, clarifying detail and noise reduction, sometimes you want to just let your hair down and do something wild! Read more about Topaz goes wild! A.I. Remix update (unadvertised discount)[…]

I love art, but I can’t paint: Solution!

I’ve been a photographer for decades but never an artist. But I think even if I could paint, I wouldn’t have the patience… So the perfect solution is to transform my photos into artwork! There are several software titles that do this, and one of my favorite is Topaz Impression, which is now included in Read more about I love art, but I can’t paint: Solution![…]