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TazmnianDv@... wrote:
> Well similar to the VST situation, I have more than $1000 worth of 
> Photoshop
> plugins that won't work in OS X. Apple is not very good at this kind 
> of thing.

I hate to say this, but I strongly disagree with this.  I found my self 
owning really only two Plugin manufacturers since they came out.  Kai's 
PowerTools [since 1.0] and AlienSkins Black Box [since 1.0] other than 
that, Gallery effects was bought by Adobe, then later integrated into 
Photoshop.  Most are just icing or cherries and some though productive, 
show through on Print...badly.

Most of the third Plugins that were made for Photoshop, have been 
replaced by features in PS since version 5.0 up to now in version 7.0.  
The only Plugin I WANT is KPT Procreate.  Other than that, I NO longer 
need most of the plugins I used to buy.  I barely need ProCreate.  Yet, 
with the feature sets in PS7.0, damn, I would rather use PS7.0.

But yet, I would like to state, that Adobe has released API's for 
carbonizing plugins for OSX/Photoshop.  But to me, the reality is, it 
is just really hard to make an interesting, yet viable selling Plugin, 
when really PS 7.0 can do most of it on its own.  Yet, the only Plugin 
I miss is KPT VectorEffects for Illustrator, but I barely need that 
anymore either, since I can reproduce most of those just using 
Illustrator 10.  But on this point, this has nothing to do with Apple.  
It has to do with developers TRYING to create interesting plugins for 
PS7, but can't because Photoshop does a lot on its own.  They pump out 
stuff, do market research, then artist's come back with, "I can do that 
already, so I don't need it...I will save the money for something else".

Peace,
Alexis

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