• Two versions available: DSLR Camera Remote HD for iPad; DSLR Camera Remote for iPhone and iPod touch.
• Remotely fire & control your Canon or Nikon DSLR from your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.
• Includes an intervalometer and auto-bracketing for HDR photographers.
• Start, stop and monitor video on supported HD DSLR cameras.

Continue reading for full press release

Portland, OR – February 21, 2011 - onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of time-saving software solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers, announced the immediate availability of the major update to it’s wildly popular application for remotely controlling Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras using Apple iOS devices. Specifically designed for the iPad, the new DSLR Camera Remote HD includes a redesigned interface that takes full advantage of the larger screen on the iPad, improved gesture-based preview functionality and the addition of starting, stopping and monitoring video from supported HD DSLR cameras from Canon and Nikon.

In addition to DSLR Camera Remote HD, onOne Software also updated DSLR Camera Remote 1.3 to version 1.4 by adding support for the Canon 60D and the Nikon D7000. The original DSLR Camera Remote (not the HD version) is designed to run on the iPhone or iPod Touch. Owners of DSLR Camera Remote 1.3 can add video start and stop functionality through an in-app purchase.

“DSLR Camera Remote has been very popular with professional and hobbyist photographers who value the ability to shoot remotely and we are extremely pleased to offer a new and separate version that adds iPad support and the ability to start, stop and monitor video in direct response to their requests,” said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. “We look forward to continuing to take advantage of new platforms in the ever evolving digital photography market to provide customers with tools that help them spend more time behind the camera and less behind the computer.”

New Features in DSLR Camera Remote:

NEW iPad Version: Taking advantage of the larger screen, a new, separate version of DSLR Camera Remote HD for the iPad features image thumbnails and larger previews in addition to faster access to options like the intervalometer and auto bracketing. DSLR Camera Remote HD for the iPad also includes the new Video start, stop and monitor mode at no additional charge.

NEW Video Mode: Start and stop video recording on supported cameras and even remotely monitor video on an iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Video mode is included with the new iPad version and is available as an in-app purchase for the original DSLR Camera Remote 1.3 for the iPhone and iPod.

More Cameras: Both versions of DSLR Camera Remote include support for the latest cameras including the Canon Rebel T2i/550D, 60D and the Nikon D7000.

Free Version: Introducing a DSLR Camera Remote Free version for those who want to try the application first. The free version allows photographers to remotely fire their camera. This is a no risk way to try the app before making a purchase as photographers can see exactly how to set up DSLR Camera Remote and try it before making the purchase.

Improved Previews:  Browsing images is now easier in DSLR Camera Remote through support for gestures which enable zooming and panning of preview images by pinching and swiping the image.

Save Local:  Photographs can now be saved as low resolution images to the connected iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch to enable quick remote sharing via email, MobileMe, Facebook or any other sharing service. Saved images can also be edited with other iOS applications.

Availability and Pricing

DSLR Remote Camera Remote HD for the iPad is $49.99 and DSLR Camera Remote 1.4 for the iPhone and iPod is $19.99 and are available in the Apple iTunes App Store. For more information visit http://www.ononesoftware.com/products/dslr-camera-remote/.

Owners of DSLR Camera Remote Pro 1.3 for the iPhone and iPod can get the updated camera support for the Canon 60D and Nikon D7000 at no cost with the 1.4 update. However, adding the start and stop video feature will be a $9.99 in app purchase to add this advanced functionality.

DSLR Camera Remote Free is a free version offering the ability to fire or release the shutter of the camera, for those who wish try the app before purchasing.

There is no upgrade path from the iPhone or iPod Touch version DSLR Camera Remote 1.3 to DSLR Camera Remote HD that is designed specifically for the iPad.

After purchasing any of the editions from the iTunes App Store, users will need to download a free application that runs on their supported Mac or Windows computer. This free application is required to communicate between the iOS device and the supported Canon or Nikon DSLR camera, connected via USB or Firewire to a WiFi enabled computer.

Supported Cameras and System Requirements

For the most complete list of supported cameras and system requirements, please visit the onOne Software website at http://www.ononesoftware.com/iPhone.

About onOne Software

onOne Software, Inc. is a leading developer of timesaving software solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers. Our products allow photographers to spend more time behind the camera and less time behind the computer screen. They include a wide range of easy-to-use applications and plug-in enhancements for Adobe^® Photoshop^®, Photoshop Elements, Photoshop Lightroom^®, Apple Aperture and now the iPhone and iPad. Founded in 2005, onOne Software, Inc. is a privately held company located in Portland, Oregon.

• 7 Photo album templates
• 7 Graphic backgrounds
• 6 Edge treatments
• 7 Single page photo layouts

All you have to do is register for a free account at http://www.ononesoftware.com/free/templates to get access.

onOne Software Announces Availability of Perfect Resize
for Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Lightroom and Apple Aperture

The next generation of Genuine Fractals includes new features to optimize image enlargement quality and time saving interface enhancements to help photographers quickly create high quality images.

Portland, OR- December 9, 2010 – onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of innovative, timesaving solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers, today announced the immediate availability of Perfect Resize, one component of the Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 for Adobe® Photoshop®, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® and Apple Aperture. The next generation of Genuine Fractals technology, Perfect Resize adds new features for achieving sharp detail when enlarging images, new gallery wrap and tiling options, and interface enhancements for photographers who want to make the highest quality prints. Perfect Resize supports Photoshop CS5, CS4 and CS3 and can now be used directly from within Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Apple Aperture without the need for a separate host application.

“We are very pleased to introduce Perfect Resize and the new capabilities that build on Genuine Fractals, the industry standard for image resizing,” said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. “For photographers who print for themselves or their clients, continuing to improve image detail in their enlargements and to quickly create popular Gallery Wraps is critical for their business. We are dedicated to continually offering added value and improving on our best in class tools to help photographers achieve outstanding results quickly and easily.”

“I have had a chance to try out Perfect Resize 7 and I am blown away by how awesome it is! I recently resized a 30 inch print to 90 inches tall and the image quality is amazing”, said Elizabeth Carmel, Nature and Landscape photographer. “The new smoothing slider and the sharpening options are key features that make a huge difference by providing incredible detail and smoothness in the enlarged print. I love this new upgrade and thank onOne Software for helping me produce the highest quality prints possible. Plus, having the canvas wrap fill in the corners is a major time saver.”

New Features in Perfect Resize, the next generation of Genuine Fractals:

NEW Smoothness Control: Designed for the demanding photographer, the new Smoothness control allows users to adjust the smoothness of curved edges to minimize artifacts. This new feature is very useful when resizing images and is especially valuable when working with lower resolution source files or when an extreme crop is required from a higher resolution source file.

NEW Loupe Tool: With the new Loupe feature, photographers can get an instant 1:1 or 100% magnified preview of enlargement quality while still seeing the entire image with the Loupe function of the Navigator.

NEW Presets: Photographers can now achieve consistent results in less time by saving commonly used settings with the new Presets feature. Photographers who routinely send images to labs will benefit by creating a preset that allows them to resize the image, apply a specific sharpening amount and apply a gallery wrap all in one step. Stock photographers who need to resize batches of images before submitting them will also benefit from this new feature.

NEW Sharpening Methods: Two new sharpening methods allow photographers to sharpen small details without causing halos on larger, distinct edges. The first sharpening method targets out-of-focus images and the second method adapts the sharpening amount automatically to the size of image details.

Work Directly with Lightroom and Aperture: Perfect Resize now integrates directly with Photoshop Lightroom and Apple Aperture and no longer requires a host application to get amazing results when enlarging an image. Of course, it still works within Adobe Photoshop as well.

Improved Gallery Wrap: Photographers can now preview the Perfect Resize gallery wrap results in real time, allowing them to quickly fine tune their settings for the perfect gallery wrap. Additionally, gallery wrap corners are automatically filled in with matching image detail from the surrounding area. While it may not sound like much, the improvements to this feature alone will save photographers hours of time when assembling their gallery wraps.

Improved Tiling: The Tiling feature now automatically saves each tile as new file. This makes it much easier to save and print individual tiles especially when sending these tiles out to a print service provider. Additionally, because each tile is its own file, it is now easy to create canvas diptychs, triptychs or mosaics with the improved gallery wrap feature.

Batch Processing Enhancements: Easily work with images of mixed size, type and orientation with more batch-processing engine options. Save time by batch processing images from the Export dialog inside of Lightroom.
Misc Improvements: Additional enhancements include presets for common printer resolutions, improved progress indicators, improved film grain simulation, and the additional document size presets for panoramic and no-crop sizes.

Availability

Perfect Resize is available immediately as a standalone product and as a part of the new Perfect Photo Suite 5.5. Owners of Genuine Fractals 6 or earlier can upgrade to Perfect Resize for $99.95 or to the Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 for $349.95. Owners of Plug-In Suite 5 are eligible for a free upgrade to Perfect Photo Suite 5.5, which includes Perfect Resize 7, and can find the update at: http://www.ononesoftware.com/suite5update/.

Users who purchased Genuine Fractals 6 on or after September 27, 2010 will receive a free upgrade to Perfect Resize 7 and will receive an email from onOne Software with instructions for redeeming their free upgrade.

Owners of Plug-In Suite 1, 2, 3 or 4 can upgrade to the Perfect Photo Suite for $199.95. Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 is available to new customers for $499.95; purchased separately the 7 products would normally cost $1460. For more information on upgrade options visit http://www.ononesoftware.com/upgrade/.
For more information on the Perfect Photo Suite 5.5, visit http://www.ononesoftware.com/.

About onOne Software

onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of innovative software tools for photographers, develops time-saving software solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers. onOne Software solutions have been created to help photographers spend more of their time behind the camera taking pictures instead of the computer workstation. Such solutions include a wide range of easy-to-use applications and plug-in enhancements for Adobe® Photoshop®, Photoshop Elements, Photoshop Lightroom, Apple Aperture, iPhone and iPad applications. Founded in 2005, onOne Software is a privately held company located in Portland, Oregon. For additional information, visit http://www.ononesoftware.com/ or call 1-888-968-1468.

onOne Software Blog: www.ononesoftware.com/blog
Facebook: www.facebook.com/onOneSoftware
Twitter: www.twitter.com/onOneSoftware

onOne Software Announces Availability of Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Apple Aperture

Portland, OR- December 2, 2010 – onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of innovative,
timesaving solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers, today announced
availability of Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 for Adobe® Photoshop®, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® and
Apple Aperture. Tackling specific problems within a photographer’s preferred workflow, the Perfect
Photo Suite 5.5 offers simple yet powerful solutions for color correction, image resizing, masking and
professional photographic effects in one affordable package. With support for Photoshop CS5, CS4
and CS3, the Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 includes FocalPoint 2, PhotoTune 3, PhotoFrame 4.6, PhotoTools
2.6, MaskPro 4.1 and Perfect Resize 7 (the next generation of Genuine Fractals). The Perfect Photo
Suite 5.5 will also include the recently announced Perfect Layers, which will be available in early
2011.

With this new version of the Perfect Photo Suite 5.5, photographers now have more options for where
they use many of the onOne products. For the first time photographers will be able to use FocalPoint 2,
PhotoTune 3, PhotoFrame 4.6 and Perfect Resize 7 directly within Lightroom and Aperture without
the need for a separate host application. In addition, owners of the Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 will receive
Perfect Layers when it becomes available next year. This completely new product provides
photographers with the ability to create layered files directly from within Lightroom and Aperture that
are fully compatible with Photoshop for later editing.

Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 continues to include full support for Photoshop CS5, CS4 and CS3. Mask Pro
4.1 which allows photographers to replace backgrounds and make selections and PhotoTools 2.6,
which allows photographers to leverage the power of Photoshop to enhance and stylize their images,
continue to function directly within Photoshop and do not run as stand-alone applications.

Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 includes full versions of the following onOne Software products:

Perfect Resize 7 – The next generation of Genuine Fractals – Based on the same proven and
patented algorithms as Genuine Fractals, the newest version of the industry standard for image
resizing introduces new Smoothness and Sharpening controls to achieve the highest quality results
when enlarging images. In addition, Perfect Resize adds features that make printing easier and faster
including the new Loupe Tool for an instant 1:1 magnified preview. The upgrade also adds the ability
to save custom Presets, a new Gallery Wrap preview with Auto Corner Fill, and Image Tiling
improvements. Perfect Resize 7 now enables those who prefer a Lightroom or Aperture only workflow
to resize a single or batch of images directly within those applications.

PhotoTools 2.6 – PhotoTools 2.6 adds a dozen new effects to the highly acclaimed Photoshop plug-in
that allows photographers of all skill levels to maximize the full power of Photoshop with its ability to
preview and combine Photoshop Actions in a single, intuitive interface. Designed by photographers
for photographers, PhotoTools 2.6 includes the MaskingBug control, based on the FocusBug control
from the award-winning FocalPoint plug-in, to selectively apply effects to images. PhotoTools 2.6
now has a total library of close to 300 effects that photographers can easily browse, preview and
combine to create images that truly stand out.

PhotoFrame 4.6 – With PhotoFrame 4.6, you can add the perfect finishing touch to your images and
layouts with new backgrounds, borders, layouts and adornments. With over one thousand design
elements like film edges, borders, textures, backgrounds and adornments, PhotoFrame 4.6 even has
complete layouts where users can simply drop an image in and they are done. It is the easiest and
fastest way to add an authentic darkroom touch with a film edge or to create beautiful albums or
scrapbook pages. Photographers can now use PhotoFrame 4.6 directly within Lightroom and Aperture.

FocalPoint 2 – Like bringing the camera lens inside Photoshop, FocalPoint 2 gives photographers the
best way to add realistic depth of field and selective focus control to any image. Photographers now
have an incredible amount of flexibility and control over the look of the blur with the new blur
algorithm, FocusBrush, Lens Presets and multiple FocusBug features. Photographers can now use
FocalPoint 2 directly within Lightroom and Aperture or on its own.

PhotoTune 3 – PhotoTune 3 uses patented technology to optimize the dynamic range, color and
sharpness of images so that they look more true-to-life. The Wizard offers fast color and tone
correction in as little as two steps while giving pro users direct access to advanced and innovative
controls. SkinTune, which represents two years of research and analysis of thousands of skin tones,
offers one-click color correction of portraits and the option to correct just the skin in an image.
Photographers can now use PhotoTune 3 directly within Lightroom and Aperture or on its own.

MaskPro 4.1 - When a subject needs to be quickly extracted from a photo, Mask Pro 4 provides a
color-based method that helps photographers easily remove unwanted backgrounds. Mask Pro’s unique
Color Decontamination technology allows users to get realistic results by maintaining transparency in
hard to mask objects like hair, smoke and glass in a fraction of the time using traditional tools.

Perfect Layers 1 (New!) – The newest product in the onOne Software line-up provides a fast and
easy way to bring a layered workflow to Photoshop Lightroom and Apple Aperture. For those using a
Lightroom or Aperture workflow, but not yet using Photoshop, Perfect Layers introduces the ability to
create and edit multi-layered Photoshop files. With Perfect Layers photographers can combine
multiple images into a layered Photoshop compatible file, adjust layer size, position, blending mode
and opacity and use the built-in masking tools to blend multiple layers together. Perfect Layers will be
made available at no cost to current owners of Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 as a free upgrade when it
becomes available in 2011.

Availability
The new Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 is available immediately to owners of Plug-In Suite 5 as a free
upgrade at http://www.ononesoftware.com/suite5update. New users may purchase Perfect Photo Suite
5.5 for $499.95. Purchased separately the products would normally cost $1,460. Existing owners of
Plug-In Suite version 1, 2, 3 or 4 can upgrade to the Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 for $199.95. Customers
who own one or more of the products in Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 can now upgrade as well by visiting http://www.ononesoftware.com/upgrade/. For more information on the Perfect Photo Suite 5.5, please
visit http://www.ononesoftware.com/.

About onOne Software
onOne Software, Inc. a leading developer of innovative software tools for photographers, develops
time-saving software solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers. onOne Software
solutions have been created to help photographers spend more of their time behind the camera taking
pictures instead of the computer workstation. Such solutions include a wide range of easy-to-use
applications and plug-in enhancements for Adobe® Photoshop®, Photoshop Elements, Photoshop
Lightroom, Apple Aperture, iPhone and iPad applications. Founded in 2005, onOne Software is a
privately held company located in Portland, Oregon. For additional information, visit
http://www.ononesoftware.com/ or call 1-888-968-1468.

These dynamite presets expand the creative control that photographers have when processing their images.

• Over 190 free Lightroom Presets to simplify and speed up your workflow.
• Quickly correct color and tone.
• Easily add creative effects.
• Save time by streamlining your workflow.
• Supports all versions of Lightroom

Perfect Presets for Photoshop Lightroom 3.0

New volume of Lightroom presets helps photographers using Photoshop Lightroom expand their creative possibilities and speed their workflow.

Portland, OR- October 19, 2010 – onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of innovative timesaving solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers, today announced Perfect Presets for Photoshop Lightroom.  Designed to help photographers work more quickly and easily while expanding their creative options, Perfect Presets for Lightroom 3.0 now offers a third volume of effects created by Mike Wong for a total of 192 presets.

“We are pleased to announce Perfect Presets for Photoshop Lightroom 3.0, the latest in our line of free products for the photography community. This update includes new content developed by Mike Wong, our VP of Marketing, and supports Lightroom 3,” said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. “onOne Software strives to constantly provide value to our customers and the photography community as a whole. Whether it’s being first to market with free updates to support the newest releases of Lightroom and Photoshop, to robust free products, excellent technical support or live webinar training, we are focused on satisfying our customers.“

“I initially developed these presets for my own images, ” said Mike Wong. “Like every other photographer, I enjoy editing my images to make them look better and Lightroom is the application where I start that process. These presets are meant to be a starting point to help other photographers in that process and to be used potentially as the basis for creating their own presets. “

Perfect Presets for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, available in the Develop Module of Lightroom, includes 3 collections:

One-Click WOW! – This collection was developed by Jack Davis and is designed to work the way photographers work, allowing users to optimize their images at each step of the development process.   This collection includes presets for quick and easy image optimization such as color and tonal correction.

WOW! Effects – Also designed by Jack Davis, this collection includes presets and brushes for adding special effects to images.

Perfect Presets - Developed by Mike Wong, these new presets designed for Lightroom 3 provide automatic color and tone adjustments as well as several powerful and popular effects including noise reduction, black and white conversions and several stylized effects.

Availability

The new PerfectPresets for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is available immediately.  For more information about PerfectPresets for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, please visit http://www.ononesoftware.com/free.

About onOne Software

onOne Software, Inc. a leading developer of innovative software tools for photographers, develops time-saving and creative software solutions for professional and advanced amateur photographers. onOne Software’s simple yet powerful solutions have been created to help photographers spend more of their time behind the camera taking pictures instead frustrated behind the computer. Solutions include a wide range of surprisingly easy-to-use products that integrate seamlessly into Adobe® Photoshop®, Photoshop Lightroom, Photoshop Elements and Apple Aperture workflows.

onOne Software now only delivers best in class software products but is committed to ensuring the satisfaction of customers.  onOne Software works closely with leading professional photographers to develop photo solutions on both Macintosh and Windows operating systems as well as the iPhone.  Founded in 2005, onOne Software is a privately held company located in Portland, Oregon.

What is selective Focus?

We have talked about selective focus here numerous times using depth of field (here) (here) (here) and lenses such as the Lensbaby 3G. Selective focus simply means that the main subject of the image is in sharp focus while the rest of the image is blurred out, this forces the viewer’s eye to the section of the image that we want them to be looking at. This can have a dramatic effect on the image and give it a much more dramatic feel. The problem with simply using aperture settings to control the selective focus is it doesn’t allow you to control the shape, direction, direction, or opacity of the blur effect. With a Lensbaby lens you have more control over the sweet spot of the focus area but you are limited to a round pattern and you don’t have some of the other controls either, and you can’t do a true tilt-shift effect with a Lensbaby lens. With a tilt-shift lens you have more control in the different directions but you still can’t control some of the effect, a tilt-shift lens will also set you back over $1,000. This is where Focal Point comes in. You can use your high quality auto-focus glass to take a great picture, and then add a variety of selective focus effects to the image in post production.

Lensbaby Image

Comparison to using a specialty lens

Before jumping to conclusions, bear in mind that I am a fan of the Lensbaby lenses and I use them at different times to achieve a look that I know how to get in-camera. I have the new Lensbaby Composer and have a review of it coming as well. I know what that lens will do and I use it to create images like the one you can see here. You get a sweet spot where the lens is pointing and then there is a blurring effect that gets more intense the further away from the sweet spot you get. If you are a huge fan of doing things in-camera, then a Lensbaby is a great lens to use. However, the amount of effects that you can get is limited. If you have the time to swap lenses and get the image dialed in, the effect is very cool. If you don’t have a Lensbaby, or if you find later that you have a great shot that would have been even better with that effect, then you are out of luck without a re-shoot. With Focal Point, we can now add the effect in post production and get very similar results.

What can we get with Focal Point?

The best way to see what Focal Point can do is to take a look at several before and after images for comparison.

Original Shot		Focal Point Effect
Original Shot		Focal Point Effect

Using Focal Point

Focal Point installs as a Photoshop plug-in for Photoshop CS3 or CS4. Once launched you can move the “Focus Bug” around to select your sweet spot, and then grab on the handle to adjust the effect. You also have 3D effects that can control the focal plane by holding down the alt key on Windows or the Option key on the Mac and dragging within the focus bug.

Focal Point Plug-In Interface

On the right side of the interface are sliders for fine tuning the effect as well as adding a vignette effect and film grain into the blurred image. Any of the settings can then be saved as a preset for easy access at a later time.

Key Features of Focal Point

While we have mentioned most of them already, let’s take a quick look at the key features of the Focal Point plug-in:

• Focus Bug
  This unique control gives you very simple control over the effects. Just drag and click to move the sweet spot or to adjust the amount of effect.
• Aperture Shape
  While we have only looked at the round shape so far, you can also use a planer shape that simulates narrow depth of field that is often used with food or macro photography or for simulating the miniature effect that you can get with a tilt-shift lens.
• 3D Tilt
  As mentioned, you can adjust the tilt of the sweet spot to create the effect of a tilt-shift or view camera.
• Blur Types
  You can choose from a standard “defocused” look or add a bit of motion to the blur
• Add Layer Mask
  By default (you can turn this off if you want) a new layer is created in Photoshop containing the image with the effect applied. This allows you to change the opacity of the layer or paint out areas that you don’t want affected.
• Vignettes
  Focal Point allows you to add either a dark or light vignette effect to the image with the ability to adjust the amount of the vignette as well as the midpoint.
• Presets
  If you have created an effect that you like and may want to use again, you can save it as a preset within Focal Point so you can easily apply it to another image later.
• Film Grain
  While you may not think you want to add grain to an image, adding the film grain effect to the blurred image will help to maintain a realistic image as well as prevent posterization during printing.

System Requirements

Macintosh

• Mac OS X 10.4.10, 10.5 or Higher
• 1 GHz or faster G5 or Intel Core Processor(s)
• 1GB RAM (2GB+ recommended)
• 25 MB hard disk space for installation
• OpenGL 1.5 Compatible video card with 128MB VRAM at 1024×768 or higher.
• Adobe Photoshop CS2 (9.0.2) CS3 or Elements 4.0.1 and higher.
• Internet Connection & Flash 9 player
• Adobe Acrobat 6 Reader or higher

Windows

• Windows XP SP2, Vista or Higher
• 1 GHz or faster Pentium 4 processor(s) or equivalent
• 1GB RAM (2GB+ recommended)
• 25MB hard disk space for installation
• OpenGL 1.5 Compatible video card with 128MB VRAM at 1024×768 or higher.
• Adobe Photoshop CS2, CS3 or Elements 5 and higher
• Internet Connection & Flash 9 player
• Adobe Acrobat 6 Reader or higher
• Microsoft dotNET Framework 2.0 or higher

Focal Point Demo

Here is a video of Focal Point in action so you can get a feel for how it works.

Focal Point Demo from Kerry Garrison on Vimeo.

Results

Focal Point retails for $159.95 which puts it into the mid-range of prices for lenses from Lensbaby and is significantly cheaper than a tilt-shift lens.  Given that you have more control with Focal Point than you do with any type of lens, its hard to argue the value of Focal Point. There are certainly people like myself who enjoy using specialty lenses as they force you to slow down and really think about the image you are trying to make. Even for me though, there are times when I look at an image and wish I would have broke out the Lensbaby to take the shot and now I can get the effect that I want in post production. The effect that Focal Point creates may not be for everyone but if you shoot weddings, food, macro, still life, or nature shots, then Focal Point can add a new dimension to your images.

Product Review Scorecard

Product Page: http://www.ononesoftware.com/detail.php?prodLine_id=35
Company Page: http://ononesoftware.com

Author: Kerry Garrison

For more information on this promotion, visit: http://www.ononesoftware.com/cqp

Source: OnOne Software