Photoshop Plugins/actions

[NaturesPixel]

Ok gang figured ... this thread would come in handy.. where we could post links to our most faved plugins/actions for photoshop...

virtualPhotographer (http://www.optikvervelabs.com/download.asp)
A lot of useful actions and not useful actions (http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm)

post the links here or even if you want to share your own actions... please go ahead :)

[Triglav]

Well, let me be the first, if I may. This is a good start I think:

Free Plugins (http://www.freephotoshop.com/html/free_plugins.html)

and for a good site with some good actions:

Adobe Exchange (http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm#view=sn710&viewName=Photoshop%20Exchange&loc=en_us)

[peterthomsen]

One of my favorite finds on the Adobe Exchange is Das Bosun's Film & Grain FX Simulator. It contains some really nice Cross-Processing, BW Conversion, and Film Grain actions. I've used this set for years and find it as good as some of the commercial actions I've purchased.

[Bail]

I've said this quite a lot on this forum and I guess I'm doing it again.

Noise Ninja (http://www.picturecode.com/) - This does a Outstanding job in removing noise from your photos. It works great with photoshop on RAW or even JPEG Pictures. It saved quite a few shots that I thought weren't up to par with my standards

[NaturesPixel]

i have used noise ninja...

im more partial to neat image (http://www.neatimage.com/) myself tho :)

[Bail]

i have used noise ninja...

im more partial to neat image (http://www.neatimage.com/) myself tho :)
I will have to give that a try.

[Nicole]

*bump*

I figured there had to be a thread here to post this article on 10 Free Plugins to Enhance Photoshop (http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1981066,00.asp) that I saw on Extreme Tech. One of the ones listed is the virtual photographer one that was mentioned in the first post. They also list a kind of neat plugin for removing dust and scratches... I think I'll definitely be trying that one. :D

[AZ4Runner]

can this thread be "sticky"-ied?

[Nicole]

Sure :) That's an easy request ;)

[eflouret]

This is a small list of sites with Photoshop photography plugins (some commercial, some free). I'm not mentioning the big companies (AutoFX, HumanSoftware, Andromeda, etc.). Just some smaller ones.

- PowerRetouche (http://www.powerretouche.com/)
- The Plugin Site (http://www.thepluginsite.com/)
- Richard Rosenman (http://www.richardrosenman.com/software/)
- Fred Miranda (http://www.fredmiranda.com/software/)
- Van Der Lee (http://www.vanderlee.com/)
- Cybia (http://www.cybia.co.uk/)

Hope this helps!

[my3texasboys]

I love Christy Nichols Actions and they are reasonably priced too.

http://littlemoments.typepad.com/actions/

[Nicole]

Uh, spare time and the organizational bug hit... Here's the complete list of actions/plugins that have been mentioned in this thread. A quick guide to the annotations on the sites:
Free - (Free)
Costs money - ($)
Free / Paid - (Free/$)
PC Only - (PC)Ok, here goes:
Action Central (http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm) (Free)
Adobe Exchange for Photoshop (http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=productHome&exc=16&loc=en_us) (Free/$)
Christy Nichols Actions (http://littlemoments.typepad.com/actions/) ($)
Cybia (http://www.cybia.co.uk/) (Free, PC)
Das Bosun's Film & Grain FX Simulator (http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=extensionDetail&loc=en_us&extid=1043922) (Free)
Fred Miranda (http://www.fredmiranda.com/software/) ($)
Free Photoshop (http://www.freephotoshop.com/html/free_plugins.html) (Free/$)
Harry's Filters (http://thepluginsite.com/products/harrysfilters/index.htm) (Free)
Little Ink Pot (http://www.littleinkpot.co.uk/FreePlugins.htm) (Free/$, PC)
NeatImage (http://www.neatimage.com/) (Free/$)
NoiseNinja (http://www.picturecode.com/index.htm) ($)
PowerRetouche (http://www.powerretouche.com/) ($)
Richard Rosenman (http://www.richardrosenman.com/software/) (Free/$)
The Plug-In Site (http://www.thepluginsite.com/) (Free/$)
VanDerLee (http://www.vanderlee.com/) (Free/$, PC)
Virtual Photographer (http://www.optikvervelabs.com/download.asp) (Free, PC)
EZ Actions for Photoshop & Elements (http://www.ezactions.com/) ($)
Curves for Elements (http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/curves-photoshop-elements-4-5.html) (Free)
Design Aglow (http://www.designaglow.com/the_shop/store_pages/product_categories/actions/actions_main.php) ($)
Dave's Actions (http://www.lightonkids.com/actions/) ($)
Michelle Black's Actions (http://michelleblackconcepts.com/) ($)
Flaming Pear (http://www.flamingpear.com/download.html) (Free/$) Note: Scroll down for the set called "FreePlugins"
Film Simulating Actions (http://www.rastaricanstudio.com/page7/page5/page5.html) (Free)
Digital Darkroom @ The Light's Right (http://www.thelightsright.com/photoshop-tools.htm) (Free) Note: 30 sets of free actions, lots of them good / useful
DxO (http://www.dxo.com/intl/photo) ($)Note: Many of these can be converted to PSP with a converter

[Saralonde]

Nicole, you are a great organizer! Want to come to my house ;):D?

[Val1064]

Nicole, you may want to add most if not all of these will work with Paint Shop Pro also. They may have to be converted but I can find a free converter for anyone interested. :)

[shazzt]

Photoshop Elements users may be interested in these actions:
http://www.ezactions.com/

For those with PSE4 or 5 who want curves functionality, try this free filter:
http://free.pages.at/easyfilter/curves.html

[DTC-John]

Oh yes!
I would love to see a converter. There are several actions I would love to try in PSP. :)

[BME]

I have some site to add to the list:

Design Aglow
http://www.designaglow.com/the_shop/store_pages/product_categories/actions/actions_main.php

Dave's Actions
http://www.lightonkids.com/actions/

Michelle Black's Actions
http://michelleblackconcepts.com/actions.html

[digi.film]

... to this thread ...

http://www.flamingpear.com/index.html (Free / $)

[Nicole]

Yeah, the freebies from Flaming Pear are actually pretty good :) I just downloaded them today.

Here are 2 more useful sites:
Film simulating actions (http://www.rastaricanstudio.com/page7/page5/page5.html) (Free)
Automator Actions for Photoshop (http://www.completedigitalphotography.com/?p=339) (Mac / Free)

[digi.film]

I'm really curious about these film packs, although AlienSkins Exposure2 is way to pricey for me. So ....

DxO (http://www.dxo.com/intl/photo) ??

[mhuk05]

TLR Sharpening Toolkit (http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/TLRSharpeningToolkit.htm) (free)

[commongrackle]

Did no one mention http://www.digitalfilmtools.com/index.htm?

I love Michelle's stuff. It's awesome.

[ColorMEHappy]

I have some site to add to the list:

Design Aglow
http://www.designaglow.com/the_shop/store_pages/product_categories/actions/actions_main.php

Dave's Actions
http://www.lightonkids.com/actions/

Michelle Black's Actions
http://michelleblackconcepts.com/actions.html


Thank You Thank You! I just bought Dave's actions, I bought the Substantial Gallery, it's exactly what I've been looking for to get that Color Pop in to my photos, I didn't realize though how good of a deal it was to buy the whole set altogether and now wish I had done that, there are many great b&w's and also I love the texture actions, they could be a lot of fun to play around with.

I currenly also have purchased actions from:
http://boutwellstudio.com/totallyrad/411.html

I love them, they are great!

[slycat_blaze]

Uh, spare time and the organizational bug hit... Here's the complete list of actions/plugins that have been mentioned in this thread. A quick guide to the annotations on the sites:
Free - (Free)
Costs money - ($)
Free / Paid - (Free/$)
PC Only - (PC)Ok, here goes:
Action Central (http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm) (Free)
Adobe Exchange for Photoshop (http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=productHome&exc=16&loc=en_us) (Free/$)
Christy Nichols Actions (http://littlemoments.typepad.com/actions/) ($)
Cybia (http://www.cybia.co.uk/) (Free, PC)
Das Bosun's Film & Grain FX Simulator (http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?event=extensionDetail&loc=en_us&extid=1043922) (Free)
Fred Miranda (http://www.fredmiranda.com/software/) ($)
Free Photoshop (http://www.freephotoshop.com/html/free_plugins.html) (Free/$)
Harry's Filters (http://thepluginsite.com/products/harrysfilters/index.htm) (Free)
Little Ink Pot (http://www.littleinkpot.co.uk/FreePlugins.htm) (Free/$, PC)
NeatImage (http://www.neatimage.com/) (Free/$)
NoiseNinja (http://www.picturecode.com/index.htm) ($)
PowerRetouche (http://www.powerretouche.com/) ($)
Richard Rosenman (http://www.richardrosenman.com/software/) (Free/$)
The Plug-In Site (http://www.thepluginsite.com/) (Free/$)
VanDerLee (http://www.vanderlee.com/) (Free/$, PC)
Virtual Photographer (http://www.optikvervelabs.com/download.asp) (Free, PC)
EZ Actions for Photoshop & Elements (http://www.ezactions.com/) ($)
Curves for Elements (http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/curves-photoshop-elements-4-5.html) (Free)
Design Aglow (http://www.designaglow.com/the_shop/store_pages/product_categories/actions/actions_main.php) ($)
Dave's Actions (http://www.lightonkids.com/actions/) ($)
Michelle Black's Actions (http://michelleblackconcepts.com/) ($)
Flaming Pear (http://www.flamingpear.com/download.html) (Free/$) Note: Scroll down for the set called "FreePlugins"
Film Simulating Actions (http://www.rastaricanstudio.com/page7/page5/page5.html) (Free)
Digital Darkroom @ The Light's Right (http://www.thelightsright.com/photoshop-tools.htm) (Free) Note: 30 sets of free actions, lots of them good / useful
DxO (http://www.dxo.com/intl/photo) ($)Note: Many of these can be converted to PSP with a converter



It would be great if the very first post contained all the links like this one. But I guess that would be pretty much tiring to organize. LOL This is WONDERFUL, even a newbie like me could use a lot of these ones in photoshop. Thank you!!!

[melloyello]

Hi there ... new to the forum, just wondering what 'sticky'-ied is?? Thanks...

[luvmycamera421]

http://www.photoshoproadmap.com has lots of free brushes and what not also. Just thought I would mention it.

[Jibz]

I really think the best value for the buck is www.actions4photographers.com
Jibz

[windrider86]

I am pretty partial to the flaming Pear products myself
I also love this one
http://8bf.net/fotoframe.html

[AustinSTI]

Here's a VERY useful action for fixing over exposure...

http://photoshoptutorials.ws/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=4&dir=DESC&order=hits&limit=5&limitstart=5

[Saralonde]

Here are a few free actions that you may or may not have discovered. All have corresponding flickr sites:

Coffeeshop Actions (http://www.coffeeteaphotography.blogspot.com/) - Photoshop and Elements
Mulletgod Actions (http://www.mulletgod.org/photoshopactions/)
Stroopwafels Actions (http://www.flickr.com/groups/stroopwafelsactions/discuss/72157604103284267/)
Pioneer Woman (http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/category/photoshop-actions/) - Photoshop and Elements

[plugsnpixels]

I put together an online resource dedicated to plug-ins and action (see URL in sig). No registration is required and all materials are free. I hope the site gives you the info you need in one place so you don't have to hop all over the internet!

[jovz88]

I just took a look at the site and at the e-zine, plugsnpixels.

Good work; I can't wait to take it home and read it!

[mnchevygirl]

I've been using Nichole Van actions for a couple of months now. I really love her color pop action. They're not free - but not outrageously priced either.

http://shop.nicholev.com/subpage.aspx?type=0

[JerBear]

Damm Nicole, you rock

nice selection

I also use http://www.ononesoftware.com/

thanks for the list.....

Good shooting

JM