Digital BW, The Print

For a number of years now I've used both Photo/Graphic Edges from AutoFX 
<http://www.autofx.com/products/PGE/detail.html> and PhotoFrame from 
onOne Software (formerly Extensis Products) 
<http://www.ononesoftware.com/detail.php?prodLine_id=10>, and have found 
them to offer a comparable range of extremely versatile, very high 
quality effects.

Of the current versions, Photo/Graphic Edges 6 and PhotoFrame 3, I 
prefer the latter, which is slightly less expensive, has a more 
user-friendly interface, and, in my opinion, a more interesting 
collection of edge effects. 

You may find it useful to know that their edge and frame files are 
interchangable-- an edge effect from PhotoGraphic Edges can be used in 
PhotoFrame, and the other way around, as well-- and edge/frame effects 
in several file formats (including jpg) can be used by both plugins. 

This is not software that every photographer would necessarily need or 
use-- and very few people would have any reason to purchase both 
programs-- but there have been quite a few circumstances in which I've 
found it very helpful to have available the options they provide.  
Either one would be a good investment.

Best wishes,

Shoshanna
http://www.pbase.com/shoshanna


 

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Richard Smallfield wrote:
> I just did that - the good ones are quite expensive - and the bad ones are awful - much worse than what I can do manually with several layers. Maybe I just need to get one of those expensive programs when I get paid for something.
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> Richard
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