Jeff Butterworth, Founder & CEO of Alien Skin Software joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Gene Gable for an update on these popular Photoshop plug-ins and what it has been like for them to develop these additions created to make a designer’s workflow easier and more efficient. Jeff explains some of the effects you can achieve using their latest products; Exposure 2 which simulates film grain and effects on digital images and Image Doctor that instantly restores, repairs, and retouches images.

Unlike other plug-ins, Alien Skin uses their own proprietary algorithms that improve the image processing which creates instant effects and customizations, otherwise not possible or too time-consuming to prepare within the standard Photoshop application. Jeff also gives some tips and advice to designers who may be interested in creating their own plug-ins. For more information, tutorials, downloads and more visit: http://www.alienskin.com

Sara Birkemeier, Principal Designer, 8Dot Graphics joins Inside Digital Design to discuss how they use some of the Alien Skin plug-ins in their client work. 8Dot Graphics, who happens to be the primary design company for Alien Skin, shares their first-hand experience working with the various plug-in tools. Sara and her husband work on a range of projects including designing Endurance Magazine each month, which forces them to maximize their creativy while working on tight deadlines.

Sara explains their favorite Alien Skin plug-ins include; Exposure 2, Blow up, and Eye Candy. Blow up is a tool they use to resize and enlarge images that they often receive from their clients but are too small to use in their final print and other projects. Sara shares some time saving tips on using these plug-ins and explains why even though they are “expert Photoshop users” they prefer these plug-ins to the Photoshop native tools. Speed and overall quality are the two main reasons 8Dot Graphics will continue to rely on these great design tools. For more information on 8Dot and some examples of their client work visit: http://www.8dotgraphics.com/

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