Photoshop CS5 Optional Plugins description

Free pack of plug-ins/presets that have been removed from Photoshop CS5 Some plug-ins and presets have been removed in Photoshop. If you still want to install and use these presets and plug-ins, you can download the Photoshop CS5 Optional Plugins package and install. The following plug-ins and associated files are included in this package: . Photoshop CS5 Optional plugins ReadMe . Picture Package (ContactSheetII) . ExtractPlus (Windows-only) . PatternMaker . PhotomergeUI . Web Photo Gallery (WebContactSheetII) plus presets . Script for Layer Comps to Web Photo Gallery . Texture presets for Texturizer . TWAIN Additional file formats: . Alias . ElectricImage . SGIRGB . SoftImage Additional extensions (Mac only): . DisableGetInfoComment . DisableScratchCompress . DisableVMBuffering . Force VM Compression . Force VM Buffering . RememberSlowFiles . Unlimited Clipboard Size . Unlimited Preview Size Additional plugins: . HSBHSL . Overscroll Always (Mac only) . Overscroll Floating Windows (Mac only) . DisableDragBoundingBox (Mac only) To install any of these plug-ins, drop the appropriate file into the //Adobe Photoshop CS5/Plug-ins folder and restart Photoshop To install the Optional Extension plug-ins, quit Photoshop and copy the appropriate files into the Adobe Photoshop/Plug-Ins/Extensions folder and then restart Photoshop. NOTES: 1. Web Photo Galleries is not supported on Mac 64-bit systems. Please launch Photoshop in 32-bit on Macintosh systems to enable functionality. 2. ExtractPlus does not work on Mac 32-bit or 64-bit systems 3. Do not use the TWAIN plug-in from Photoshop CS4 downloads. You must install the Photoshop CS5 version of TWAIN plug-in for Photoshop CS5. Download Here Enjoy, Artzz Luv

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Sponge Tool

Alters color saturation, or contrast in Grayscale mode

The Sponge tool is a retouching tool used to alter the saturation of a portion of an image. It is reminiscent of the sponges used by watercolor artists to soften (or even remove) a color that has already been lain on the canvas.

The Sponge tool works in two modes:

Desaturate

Color values are brought towards a neutral gray of similar lightness.

Saturate

Color values are made more vibrant.

RGB and CMYK color values are compared to their closest HSL equivalent. Lab color values are simply manipulated along their a and b axes.
Newer versions of Photoshop have the "Vibrance" option, which reduces clipping to primary colors (red, yellow, green, cyan, blue, magenta) or grays. The effect of the tool is lessened for color values already close to these colors.



How to use Sponge Tool.?

• Launch Adobe Photoshop and open an image file.
• Click on the sponge tool in the vertical toolbar on the left hand side of your workspace. The sponge tool icon looks like a tiny sponge and shares space with the burn and dodge tools. Some people think locating the sponge tool is the hardest part of using it. Depending on your toolbar setup, you can find this tool roughly midway down the toolbar. It may be hiding behind the hand icon of the burn tool. Put your cursor over the tool, and the tools sharing space pop out to the right. Then you can select the proper tool.
• Decide if you want to make your color area more or less intense. If you want more color intensity, select "Saturate" from the control bar at the top of your screen. If you want less intensity, click "Desaturate" instead. 
• Select a brush size and specify a flow for the tool. 
• Move the sponge tool over the Photoshop image and watch as the color changes. This can be a particularly helpful technique to bring out facial tones in an overexposed photo, but the possibilities are endless.
• Check your image to see the color change in effect. If you want to reverse the look, check the opposite command from the control panel. For example, if you got the image a little too saturated, choose "Desaturate" and brush over that section again.

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