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AV Bros. Page Curl Pro - 2.2

plug-in for page curling & folding effects

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All Time:	(5.0)
This Version:	(5.0)
Current Version:	2.2
Release Date:	2007-05-28
License:	Update
Downloads (this version):	2,147
Downloads (all versions):	3,697
Price:	$49.95

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Product Description:

This multi-purpose Adobe Photoshop and compatible hosts plug-in has the ALL NEW and unrivalled engine that lets you not only bend the image, using two type of bending (curling and folding), but also texturize it (using the bump maps), orient it in 3D space (including the perspective distortions) and obtain total control over the process of lighting the image (including the option of dropping inner shadows.

List of Features:

The ability to create both the turning page effect (Page Curl) and the folding page effect (Page Fold) (collectively - bends).
The Multi-bend option: the ability to create several bends within the single session of the plug-in.
The ability to orient the page in 3D space.
The ability to specify the desired level of the perspective while orienting in 3D space.
The ability to work with arbitrarily-shaped images (non-rectangular, with full or partial transparent areas, etc.)
The total control over the process of creating the surface for a curled or a folded page by adjusting the following parameters of the surface:
ÃƒÂ‚ - Angle, Level, Radius, Obliquity, Torsion, Direction and the Limit of the turn (for page curling).
ÃƒÂ‚ - Angle, Level, Folding Angle and Direction (for page folding).
Switching the direction (Upward or Downward) of page curling or folding.
Adjusting the opacity of the whole page.
Adjusting the cross-opacity of the page.
The ability to specify various contents for either side of the page:
ÃƒÂ‚ - Content from the active layer.
ÃƒÂ‚ - Solid color (custom color, host's foreground or background colors).
ÃƒÂ‚ - Image from the file, which may be either tiled or resized to fit.
ÃƒÂ‚ - Content from any layer of the current document (This feature is available only for Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and higher.)
The ability to flip the content of either side of the page.
Swapping the content of the page's sides.
The ability to choose between two lighting modes: the Simple and Advanced modes.
Adjusting the level of the shading in the Simple Lighting mode.
The total control over the process of lighting the page in the Advanced Lighting mode. This process includes:ÃƒÂ‚ - Adding up to 25 light sources (Direct light sources.) for lighting both sides of the page.
ÃƒÂ‚ - Specifying the direction of either light source.
ÃƒÂ‚ - Specifying the parameters of the Diffuse Reflection of either light source, including the Color and Intensity of the Diffuse Reflection and the fact of its presence for either side of the page.
ÃƒÂ‚ - Specifying the parameters of the Specular Reflection of either light source, including the Color, Intensity and the Specular Exponent of the Specular Reflection and the fact of its presence for either side of the page.
ÃƒÂ‚ - Specifying the parameters of the Ambient Light, including its Color and Intensity for either side of the page.
ÃƒÂ‚ - Ambient Light Auto-Adjust option.
ÃƒÂ‚ - Rendering Inner Shadows with adjustable Opacity and Size. (Inner Shadows are dropped by any existed Light Source upon your choice.)
The ability to texturize either side of the page by using the grayscale images (called Bump Maps). As a Bump Map you can use either your document's channels or any file.
The ability to adjust the existed Bump Map inside the plug-in. The following adjustments are available: Blur, Level, Flip Vertical and Horizontal. And you can also Invert (black to white and vice-versa) the existing Bump Map.
The ability to make the bent part of the page to be outside the page's initial boundary.
The ability to make the bent part of the page to be cut into the remaining part of the page.
The ability to create the "non-complete" page curling effect by adjusting the turn Limit.
The presence of a transparent area under the curled or folded part of the page.
Multi-level Undo option.
Supporting images in RGB, CMYK and Grayscale color modes.
Specifying the quality of the surface rendering, including the Auto Mode.
Exporting the result of the render as a PSD file. (Including current Color Profile provided by the host.)
Fast and high-quality preview.
Using various backdrops for the Main Preview area: ÃƒÂ‚ - The standard checkerboard.
ÃƒÂ‚ - The custom solid color.
ÃƒÂ‚ - The content of the active layer of the current document.
ÃƒÂ‚ - The content of any layer of the current document. (This feature is available only for Adobe Photoshop 7.0 and higher.)
Saving and loading settings (cross-platform) of the plug-in.
The ability to record scripting parameters and be automated by them (Scripting-aware).

What's new in this version:

FULL compatibility with Adobe Photoshop CS3, including support of the Smart Filters option of this host!
Mac version of AV Bros. Page Curl Pro 2.2 is now Universal application and therefore can be successfully used on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Mac computers.
User interface enhancements â€“ now you can reach the Define menu for either page sides' content or bump maps' content by right-clicking your mouse (or Mac: Ctrl+Click) on the appropriate Content's preview areas. Plus, a mouse double click on the page sides' content preview areas calls the Color Picker window of the host.
Improved performance.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Adobe Photoshop 7, CS (or any compatible carbonized host)

Feedback Summary:

This Version:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(5.0)	Support:	(4.0)
Ease of Use:	(4.0)	Quality / Stability:	(4.0)	Price:	(4.0)

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Awesome - Version: 2.2, 5/28/2007 11:16AM PST

Martin Turner

Parameter based distortion. I used to do this sort of thing back in the '90s with Corel Photo Paint, except that all the distortions had to be done 'by hand' -- a long and arduous process. If you want to make your pages 3d, and are fed up of drop shadows, this plugin is a Godsend.

If you create effects, this is an excellent addition to PS - Version: 2.1, 9/18/2005 11:53AM PST

Welles Goodrich

This is not your Page Curl which became a visual cliché in the '90s from overuse. Page Curl Pro is more of a small 3D application which runs inside Photoshop. Multiple page curls are supported. The back sides of the curls are customizable, transparency is supported and so springs, DNA strands and such things become readily possible. Shadows and shading are realistic. I'd suggest that anyone with the slightest curiosity download and try the demo. While you're there, take a look at Puzzle Pro, too.

The only issue that may be found with the software is that the possibilities are so extensive it takes considerable exploring to master thoroughly.

Amazing Filtering with realy friendly pricing - Version: 2.0, 3/22/2005 11:37AM PST

Django63

I've worked withe Page Curl for a while and now updated to Pro-Version.

This Filter is doing a realy good job! It's (mostly) easy to use and self-explaining. It offers you professional curling effects (and "side-effects" from those) in every way you can imaging, correct lightning and shadows included. Everything is user-programmable.

While you check it out, you ask yourself why some other filter had to have prices up to 500,- € and more...

Thumbs up for AV Bros. - excellent job, very good price!