ThePluginSite Panel is a flash panel for Photoshop CS4 under Windows and MacOS X. It allows you to apply all Photoshop plugins created by The Plugin Site in a very convenient way. It is freeware. Interactive Demo You can have a look at an interactive demo of the panel. The demo only demonstrates the UI of the panel, so clicking of the controls has no effect. Feature Overview Works in Photoshop CS4 under Windows and MacOS X Applies all plugins of The Plugin Site conveniently from a panel. Use the brush tool to add or remove the plugin effect Apply the last plugin effect without displaying a dialog Apply a plugin to the current layer, a duplicated version of it or a layer that is a merged copy of all visible layers. Flatten all layers before applying a plugin It can be docked to the other panels in Photoshop as well as collapsed. The panel is resizable. So making it bigger also enlarges the list box with the plugin names. In the German version of Photoshop CS4 it displays a German UI Clicking on the logo at the top displays www.thepluginsite.com in your browser Installation To install it double click the downloaded .mxp file and follow the installation instructions. Then run Photoshop CS4 and display the panel by choosing Window > Extentions > ThePluginSite from the menu. You can leave the panel floating or dock it to the other palettes by dragging it there. How does it work? At first you need to select a plugin from the list at the left. Then click on one of the four buttons at the right.There is also a combo box and a check box for determining to which layer the plugin will be applied. Here is an explanation of these features: Run: Runs the selected plugin and displays the plugin dialog. Repeat: If you already ran a plugin, it applies the plugin without showing a dialog. Otherwise the dialog will display. Add: After you clicked the Add button, the plugin dialog appears. Choose your settings and press OK. Now you do not see the effect. You need to paint on the image to reveal the effect. The brush tool and the appropriate color are already selected. Remove: This button displays the dialog of the selected plugin. Choose your settings and press OK. To remove the effect from some areas of the image pease paint on the image. The brush tool and the correct color are already selected. Apply to Layer: This combo box determines to which layer the plugin is applied. The 'Current' option applies the plugin to the currently selected layer. The 'Duplicated' option duplicates the selected layer and applies the plugin to it. The 'Stamped' option inserts a merged copy of all visible layers as a new layer and runs the plugin on it. Flatten: If this check box is activated, all layers are combined before the selected plugin is applied. Logo: Click on the logo image at the top to display www.thepluginsite.com in your web browser. Version History Version 1.03 (January 2010): Support for the latest plugin versions and versions that may be released in future. Version 1.02 (November 2009): Bug Fix: Photoshop CS4 does not crash anymore when using the panel while Edit > Preferences > Interface > Auto-Collapse Iconic Panels is active. Bug Fix: There is no delay anymore when collapsing and displaying the panel again. Bug Fix: Running B/W Styler with the Add and Remove buttons works again. Two new items on the panel menu: The "About" menu item displays information about the panel including the version number. The "Visit The Plugin Site" item opens up your browser and displays www.thepluginsite.com. The panel still does not support some of the PhotoFreebies plugins on the Mac. We will probably only be able to fix this problem by releasing new versions of PhotoFreebies for Mac. Version 1.01 (November 2009): Supports all full versions and demo versions of PhotoWiz (except PhotoFreebies 1.0), Plugin Galaxy 2, HyperTyle and Harrys Filters. It now needs a few seconds at start-up to search for available plugins. An error message is displayed if a plugin is not installed. Version 1.0 (September 2009): Only supports the following Windows plugins: ColorWasher 2.04, FocalBlade 1.05, LightMachine 1.04, B/W Styler 1.02, ContrastMaster 1.02, Plugin Galaxy 2.0, HyperTyle 1.04, Harrys Filters 3.01 and PhotoFreebies 2.0. Only supports the following Mac plugins: ColorWasher 2.01b, FocalBlade 1.0, LightMachine 1.0, B/W Styler 1.01, ContrastMaster 1.0, Plugin Galaxy 2.0 and PhotoFreebies 1.0 (only four of them).   Download You can download the ThePluginSite Panel from our Download Center.