Friday, August 19, 2011

Plug-ins/scripts/actions

Photoshop has the ability to use add ons, theres
Actions, these are a sort of recording of the steps taken on one photo and played back on another image to get the same effect/style, you can either make your own, buy some or download some of the thousands of free ones available on the internet.

Scripts, these are a sort of more complicated version of an action, much much harder to write yourself (requires knowledge of scripting) but can do things that can't be done by an action.

Plug-ins, these are normally made by others, often big companies and are most often bought (although there are some free ones about) these usually open a new interface and offer all kinds of effects, from sharpening or black and white, to complicated lens correction or high dynamic range.


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