onOne Software (www.ononesoftware.com) has announced Perfect Photo Suite 7 for Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Apple Aperture® and as a standalone application.
Improved to give photographers more ways to maximize their creativity and solve common problems in digital photography, the suite provides new tools to: develop black and white images; enhance, stylize and correct images; retouch portraits; and prepare all images, including mobile snapshots, for enlargement and print. Perfect Photo Suite 7 includes the new module Perfect B&W, Perfect Effects 4, Perfect Portrait 2, Perfect Layers 3 and Perfect Resize 7.5 Pro–powered by Genuine Fractals technology, Perfect Mask 5.2 and FocalPoint 2.
Users can select their image from Lightroom, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements or Aperture, send it directly to the Perfect Photo Suite 7 module of their choice, make adjustments, then immediately return it to their original photo editing or organization application. The new modules in Perfect Photo Suite 7 also include the new Perfect Brush that gives users the ability achieve edge-detected masking. It smoothly applies or removes adjustments to the specific areas being worked on without crossing over the edges around it.
A redesigned browser with Search functionality and a Favorites panel allow users access to the specific effects and presets they’re looking for. Photographic effects, designed by industry experts specifically for onOne Software, are also accessible alongside manual controls to give photographers the option to create professional looking images with one click or fine-tune adjustments to create the specific look they desire.
Perfect Photo Suite 7 includes full versions of the following onOne Software products: Perfect B&W; Perfect Effects 4; Perfect Portrait 2; Perfect Layers 3; Perfect Resize 7.5 Pro; Perfect Mask 5.2; and FocalPoint 2. To learn more about what’s new in Perfect Photo Suite 7, daily videos offering sneak peeks of the new software are being posted prior to its ship date. The videos may be viewed on the onOne Software Coffee Talk series at http://www.ononesoftware.com/products/suite7/coffeetalk .
The new Perfect Photo Suite 7 will ship in late October. Pre-orders are available immediately and will include a complimentary Perfect Photo Suite 7 Creative Companion DVD with purchase through Sept. 20. The Creative Companion DVD includes training and inspirational videos, Photoshop templates from Graphic Authority and unique presets for the suite (an US$140 value).
Owners of Perfect Photo Suite 6, Perfect Photo Suite 5, and Plug-In Suite 5 or earlier can upgrade to Perfect Photo Suite 7 for $149.95. Perfect Photo Suite 7 is available to new users for $299.95. Pre-orders may be made at http://www.ononesoftware.com/store . For more information on Perfect Photo Suite 7, please visit http://www.ononesoftware.com . For those who have purchased Perfect Photo Suite 6 on or after Aug.1 1, 2012, onOne Software will issue a complimentary upgrade to Perfect Photo Suite 7 via download when it’s available.