ColorWasher - Photo Correction on a New Level

The Plugin Site (http://www.thepluginsite.com) is proud to announce the release of ColorWasher, a Photoshop-compatible plugin for correcting the colors, contrast and exposure of photos. ColorWasher takes photo correction to a new level of accuracy and speed. With its help even beginners are capable of doing photo corrections within seconds that only experts were able to produce in the past. ColorWasher is the first product in our new PhotoWiz product line, which tries to set a new standard for photo correction tools.

The Plugin Site (http://www.thepluginsite.com) is proud to announce the release of ColorWasher, a Photoshop-compatible plugin for correcting the colors, contrast and exposure of photos. ColorWasher takes photo correction to a new level of accuracy and speed. With its help even beginners are capable of doing photo corrections within seconds that only experts were able to produce in the past. ColorWasher is the first product in our new PhotoWiz product line, which tries to set a new standard for photo correction tools.

Overview

ColorWasher features a wide range of automatic, semi-automatic and manual tools for correcting, enhancing and restoring photos. It is very easy to use as it offers interactive explanations and hints for each feature, incorporates a Quick & Easy Mode and detailed step-by-step instructions in the manual. ColorWasher lets you do professional photo corrections within seconds and also offers a Cloak mode for processing dozens of images very quickly.
ColorWasher can be used on digital photos as well as scanned photos. It even achieves great results on old and faded photos. But you can also use ColorWasher to enhance web graphics, drawings, cartoons, paintings or screen shots. Moreover, if you want to create artistic and stylish color or b/w effects, ColorWasher lets you correct photos and apply impressive color effects in one step.

Revolutionary Algorithms

ColorWasher's revolutionary algorithms help you to turn even the worst photo into a delightful visual experience. Unlike other tools ColorWasher contains six sophisticated methods called Cast Types for reconstructing lost colors and details in photos. It also features built-in mechanisms for hiding image noise, camouflaging overexposed areas, fixing chopped histograms and increasing the number of colors in photos. To make ColorWasher that effective a lot of time has been invested for research, evaluation and testing.

An Arsenal of Tools

ColorWasher provides four different automatic methods for achieving perfect results with photos that have a wide range of different color problems. Even more powerful is the semi-automatic sample area feature, which lets the user select a white or gray image area for correcting the color cast. Additionally there are twelve different Split View modes that let you visually perform photo corrections with the help of color or exposure stripes and grids that are laid over the image. The manual controls include source and target color boxes, three sliders adjustable to five different color models, a color picker, a color dialog and a lightness balance button. You can also manually enter the color temperature of the photo or film type used as well as open and save color presets.
As far as Contrast and Exposure are concerned, ColorWasher offers Auto Contrast and Exposure Fix features, which can be set in five steps from Mild to Extreme. In addition to these two automatic features, you can also adjust the contrast and exposure manually and amplify or suppress the highlights, midtones or shadows in an image.

Why ColorWasher is Different

ColorWasher was developed because of the lack of color correction tools that combine precision, speed and ease of use. Many available tools have insufficient automatic modes, don't manage to remove color casts completely or demand expert knowledge to be used properly. Some even make photos look worse or seduce the user to overdo the correction. ColorWasher is the first tool that performs 100% precise corrections within seconds and is flexibly as well as very easy to use. It also guides the user with interactive comments and explanations. Additionally ColorWasher makes it very hard for inexperienced people to unintentionally apply destructive corrections. Best of all, ColorWasher saves you precious time when correcting photos and is available for an affordable price.

Availability & System Requirements

ColorWasher is available for Windows. A Macintosh version is planned. ColorWasher sells at $49.95 (Download) or $59.95 (CD Version including postage). There is an Academic/Student License for $29.95. It can be purchased at http://www.thepluginsite.com/products/photowiz. A demo version can be downloaded at the same URL.

Note to Editors: Review copies are available upon request

Company Info

The Plugin Site is located in Nuremberg, Germany, and develops graphics, video and web software. We also created the Plugin Galaxy, Plugin Commander, HyperTyle, Edge & Frame Galaxy, HTML Shrinker, Harry's Filters and Photo Galaxy products. We co-produced Alpha Magic with Hollywood FX and Pinnacle and also co-develop the FilterMeister plugin development environment with AFH Systems.