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As I tend to say: There are only stupid answers, no stupid questions :-) If it wouldn't be possible to organize the plugins after they were installed, of what use would be Plugin Commander :-) ? Plugin Commander doesn't care when or how plugin were installed. It lets you work with the plugins you cu...

Softener may work without a registration key, but the author asks you to support him by paying a small amount. If you like the plugin and use it often, it should be a question of honour to register it. Future plugins may not be unrestricted, if the author doesn't get some financial contributions.

KPT 6 was created by Metacreations, I think, but is now owned by Corel. procreate is just a division of Corel.

You have to copy or install it into your Paint Shop Pro plugin folder or select the folder where you installed it in the Preference of Paint Shop Pro.

Before you buy the plugin, you should download a demo version and test if it works in Paint Shop Pro.

The Computer Arts Tutorial is now available online at

http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials ... p?id=32516

Deke McClelland, author of the Photoshop Bible, wrote that: "Destructive filters produce effects so dramatic that they can, if used improperly, completely overwhelm your art work, making the filter more important than the image itself. "Destructive filters produce way cool effects, and many people ...

The instructions are right at

http://thepluginsite.com/knowhow/

under Tutorials.

If the tutorial itself doesn't provide any hints about the needed plugins, try to find the email address of the author and send him an email.

I think I noticed that, too, some time ago. But thanks for reminding me. It will be fixed with a future update.

This is really a good question. I think that you can nevertheless impress people with images created with Photoshop or filter plugins. But only if you used these digital tools skillfully and creatively on the image. The highest skill in my opinion is to use the effects in a way that they aren't reco...

Do you mean turning photos into X-Ray prints? I don't think that you can imitate X-Ray prints realistically without very high effort, but you can surely give photos the impression of a X-Ray print.

You would need a negative filter and some other filters that produce erosion effects.

My Harry's Filters package which is freeware contains a Cartoon filter. It can be downloaded at http://thepluginsite.com/products/harrysfilters/

However there are already a lot of filters already included with Photoshop which let you create cartoon-like looks.

If I remember correctly, there were once instructions at www.freephotoshop.com, but I can't find them there anymore. Sorry.

Thanks for letting us know about your plugins. I will feature them in the Plugin Newsletter.

Sorry, no plans for a German version yet. Maybe when Version 2.0 will be finished.

Yes. You just need to specify it in the Options dialog.

Sounds like Plugin Commander can't find a file. Please try reinstalling Plugin Commander.

I just removed the image, which used CandeeKis' photo, from the contest.

Dave, I would be delighted to host your filters on The Plugin Site. Just send them by email to me. My address is harry@thepluginsite.com Just state that you own the copyright by entering e.g. "Copyright 2002 by Dave B." in the copyright field when creating your Filter Factory plugins. Or use Plugin ...

You have to open the Actions in Photoshop or PSE with the menu of the Action palette to have them shop up there.