Plugins for Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom, PSP & others
Plugins for Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom, PSP & others
Poll Results 2003
This page shows the results of polls on various topics that were conducted on this web site. So always keep in mind that the results are only representative for the visitors of this site and can't be generalized. Placing these polls on other sites could produce totally different results.
Plugin Design Poll conducted in November/December 2003 | |
Which Plugin Design Do You Prefer? | |
1. It doesn't matter | 36.2 % |
| 2. Preview on the Left of the Dialog (as most plugins have) | 34.5 % |
| 3. Preview on the Right of the Dialog (e.g. AlienSkin, FlamingPear) | 24.5 % |
| 4. Preview at the Top of the Dialog | 4.7 % |
Resizing Tools Poll conducted in October 2003 | |
Which tool do you use for resizing photos? | |
1. Photoshop's Image Size | 41.3 % |
| 2. Paint Sho Pro's Resize | 28 % |
| 3. IrfanView's Resize/Resample | 9.5 % |
| 4. Other | 7.7 % |
| 5. LizardTech Genuine Fractals | 4.1 % |
| 6. PhotoImpact's Image Size | 2.8 % |
| 6. Photo-Paint' Resample | 2.8 % |
| 7. Extensis SmartScale | 2 % |
| 8. Shortcut S-Spline | 1.5 % |
| 9. F-Soft Resize Magic | 0.2 % |
| 10. HumanSoftware XFile | 0 % |
Special FX Plugins Poll: Part 1+ Part 2 combined conducted in August/September 2003 | ||
Which of these commercial plugins do you use? | ||
| Below is a list of the Top 45 of Special FX plugins. This list was compiled from two seperate polls which both ran approx. 30 days, so it was assumed that the number of votes for each item is approx. equivalent. Poll 1 and Poll 2 intersect between Nr. 22 and 29. Nr. 1 - 21 are from Poll 1 and Nr. 30 - 45 are from Poll 2. The top place of each company was marked red. | ||
1. AlienSkin EyeCandy | 31. SapphireInnovations/GraphicXtras Plugins | |
Special FX Plugins Poll - Part 1 conducted in August 2003 | ||||
Which of these commercial plugins do you use? | ||||
| 1. AlienSkin EyeCandy | 10.9 % | |||
| 2. FlamingPear BladePro | 8 % | |||
| 3. AlienSkin Xenofex | 7.05 % | |||
| 4. Corel KPT 6 | 5.6 % | |||
| 5. Corel KPT 5 | 5.1 % | |||
| 6. AutoFX Dreamsuite One | 4.55 % | |||
| 7. FlamingPear Lunar-/Solarcell | 4.3 % | |||
| 8. Corel KPT 3 | 4.25 % | |||
| 9. Corel KPTeffects | 4.2 % | |||
| 10. FlamingPear Designer Sextett | 4.1 % | |||
| 11. ThePluginSite PluginGalaxy | 3.9 % | |||
| 12. AutoFX Dreamsuite Two | 3.8 % | |||
| 13. AutoFX Mystical Lighting | 3.7 % | |||
| 14. AlienSkin Splat! | 3.5 % | |||
| 15. FlamingPear Creative Pack | 3.4 % | |||
| 16. Extensis PhotoTools | 3.1 % | |||
| 17. AutoFX Dreamsuite Gel | 3.05 % | |||
| 18. XaosTools PaintAlchemy | 2.8 % | |||
| 19. XaosTools Terrazzo | 2.7 % | |||
| 20. Andromeda Photography Filters | 2.2 % | |||
| 21. ThePluginSite HyperTyle | 2.05 % | |||
| 22. Andromeda Techtures | 1.9 % | |||
| 23. Andromeda ScatterLight Lenses | 1.75 % | |||
| 24. Andromeda Velociraptor | 1.4 % | |||
| 25. Andromeda Etchtone | 1.3 % | |||
| 25. Andromeda Cutline | 1.3 % | |||
Special FX Plugins Poll - Part 2 conducted in September 2003 | ||||
Which of these commercial plugins do you use? | ||||
| 1. ICNET Filters Unlimited | 6.1 % | |||
| 2. FM Tile Tools | 5.7 % | |||
| 3. NVR Bordermania | 5.4 % | |||
| 3. AVBros Page Curl | 5.4 % | |||
| 4. Axion Glow & Sparkle | 4.5 % | |||
| 5. AVBros Puzzle Pro | 4.3 % | |||
| 5. Axion Lens Effects | 4.3 % | |||
| 6. Panopticum Fire | 4.2 % | |||
| 7. HumanSoft Squizz | 4 % | |||
| 8. nik ColorEfex | 3.8 % | |||
| 8. Amphisoft Filters | 3.8 % | |||
| 9. SapphireInnovations/GraphicXtras Plugins | 3.1 % | |||
| 10. Panopticum Lens Pro | 2.6 % | |||
| 11. VanDerLee Old Movie | 2.4 % | |||
| 11. Fo2PIX BuzzPro | 2.4 % | |||
| 12. Vertigo Hot Text | 2.25 % | |||
| 13. VanDerLee Halftone | 2.1 % | |||
| 13. namesuppressed Softener | 2.1 % | |||
| 14. Vizros Plugins | 1.9 % | |||
| 14. Lucis Art | 1.9 % | |||
| 15. NVR PhotoSwizzle | 1.7 % | |||
| 15. Panopticum Engraver | 1.7 % | |||
| 15. DigitalElement Aurora | 1.7 % | |||
| 16. Frischluft flAIR | 1.55 % | |||
| 16. namesuppressed Autochromatic | 1.55 % | |||
| 17. namesuppressed Plaid Lite | 1.4 % | |||
| 17. Panopticum Alpha Strip | 1.4 % | |||
| 17. Panopticum Digitalizer | 1.4 % | |||
| 17. HumanSoft PhotoLight | 1.4 % | |||
| 17. Microsoft Impressionist | 1.4 % | |||
| 18. Stoik Rubber | 1.2 % | |||
| 18. Cytopia PhotoOptics | 1.2 % | |||
| 19. HumanSoft PhotoWeave | 1 % | |||
| 19. HumanSoft PhotoSurface | 1 % | |||
| 20. Stoik Art Gallery | 0.9 % | |||
| 20. AgeTech Plaid Maker | 0.9 % | |||
| 20. biTmiX Plugins | 0.9 % | |||
| 20. Frischluft Lenscare | 0.9 % | |||
| 20. Geomantics Fabric Weaver | 0.9 % | |||
| 21. AgeTech QuickRepeat | 0.7 % | |||
| 21. AgeTech StyleDrapper | 0.7 % | |||
| 21. CGSD RealTexture Tools | 0.7 % | |||
| 21. DigiEffects WebEuphoria | 0.7 % | |||
| 22. MicroFrontier Pattern Workshop | 0.5 % | |||
| 23. AgeTech ColorVision | 0.35 % | |||
Image Viewer Poll conducted in July 2003 | ||||
Which is your favorite image viewer? | ||||
| 1. IrfanView | 32.8 % | |||
| 2. ACDSee | 22.5 % | |||
| 3. Paint Shop Pro Album | 8.1 % | |||
| 4. Other | 7.4 % | |||
| 5. Photoshop Album | 6.4 % | |||
| 6. Thumbs Plus | 3.7 % | |||
| 7. iView | 3.1 % | |||
| 8. Ulead Photo Explorer | 2.6 % | |||
| 9. VuePrint Pro | 2 % | |||
| 9. XnView | 2 % | |||
| 10. CompuPic | 1.8 % | |||
| 11. Graphic Workshop | 1.5 % | |||
Other items that took part in the poll, but scored 1% or below: | ||||
Photo Correction Poll conducted in June 2003 | |
Which of these steps do you apply when correcting your photos? | |
| 1. Brightness Correction | 12 % |
| 2. Contrast Correction | 11.2 % |
| 3. Color Correction | 10.2 % |
| 4. Sharpening | 9.8 % |
| 5. Image Resizing | 8.7 % |
| 6. Manual Retouching | 8.4 % |
| 7. Saturation Correction | 7.2 % |
| 8. Red Eye Removal | 6.8 % |
| 9. Special Effects | 5.5 % |
| 10. Noise Reduction | 5.2 % |
| 11. Other | 3.9 % |
| 12. Artifact Removal | 3.85 % |
| 13. Perspective Correction | 2.8 % |
| 14. RAW Conversion | 2.5 % |
| 15. Lens Correction | 2 % |
Image FX Poll conducted in May 2003 | |
Which of these image effects are your favorites? | |
| 1. Glass | 3.7 % |
| 2. Water, Drops | 3.45 % |
| 2. 3D | 3.45 % |
| 3. Brightness & Contrast Correction | 3.4 % |
| 4. Sharpening | 3.3 % |
| 5. Color Correction | 3.2 % |
| 6. Light & Shadow | 3.15 % |
| 7. Clouds, Fog | 3.1 % |
| 8. Texture, Surface | 3.05 % |
| 9. Fire, Smoke | 3 % |
| 10. Painting, Paint-like | 2.8 % |
| 11. Seamless Tiling | 2.7 % |
| 12. Lightning | 2.6 % |
| 13. Image Resizing | 2.5 % |
| 13. Red Eye Removal | 2.5 % |
| 14. Blur, Soft Focus | 2.45 % |
| 15. Text & Type FX | 2.4 % |
| 16. Old Photo, Old Film | 2.3 % |
| 16. Star, Sun, Rainbow | 2.3 % |
| 17. Reflection, Sparkle, Flare | 2.25 % |
| 18. Edge, Frame | 2.2 % |
| 18. Bevel, Button | 2.2 % |
| 19. Noise Reduction | 2.1 % |
| 20. Tube, Image Objects | 2.05 % |
| 21. Drawing, Pencil | 2 % |
| 22. Scratch, Spot, Artifact Removal | 1.95 % |
| 23. Wind, Motion | 1.9 % |
| 24. Color Replacement | 1.8 % |
| 25. Brush FX | 1.75 % |
| 26. Alpha, Transparency, Masking | 1.7 % |
| 27. Deformation, Warp | 1.65 % |
| 28. B/W, Grayscale | 1.6 % |
| 29. Mirroring | 1.5 % |
| 30. Wood, Marble | 1.45 % |
| 30. Page Curl | 1.45 % |
| 31. Colorizing, PopArt | 1.4 % |
| 31. Panorama | 1.4 % |
| 32. Patterns | 1.35 % |
| 33. Perspective & Lens Correction | 1.3 % |
| 34. Diamond, Refraction | 1.25 % |
| 34. (Photo)Mosaic, Puzzle | 1.25 % |
| 35. Fabrics, Plaid | 1.2 % |
| 36. TV, Scanline | 1 % |
| 37. Erosion, Ageing, Dirt | 0.95 % |
| 38. Halftone, Mezzo | 0.85 % |
Plugin Price Poll conducted in April 2003 | ||||
How much would you maximally pay for a good plugin product? | ||||
| Amount | Percent | Percent without Freeware | Market Reach | Revenue Index (=Amount * Market Reach) |
| I only use freeware | 44.7 % | - | - | - |
| $5 | 4.4 % | 7.9 % | 100 % | 500 |
| $10 | 2.5 % | 4.5 % | 92.4 % | 923 |
| $15 | 4.4 % | 7.9 % | 87.9 % | 1318 |
| $20 | 5.6 % | 10.1 % | 80 % | 1600 |
| $25 | 6.2 % | 11.2 % | 69.9 % | 1747 |
| $30 | 8.1 % | 14.6 % | 58.6 % | 1759 |
| $40 | 2.5 % | 4.5 % | 44 % | 1761 |
| $50 | 8.1 % | 14.6 % | 39.5 % | 1976 |
| $60 | 0.6 % | 1.2 % | 24.9 % | 1495 |
| $70 | 0.6 % | 1.2 % | 23.8 % | 1666 |
| $80 | 0 % | 0 % | 22.6 % | 1806 |
| $90 | 0 % | 0 % | 22.6 % | 2032 |
| $100 | 8.7 % | 15.75% | 22.6 % | 2258 |
| $130 | 0.6 % | 1.2 % | 6.8 % | 888 |
| $150 | 0 % | 0 % | 5.6 % | 841 |
| $180 | 0 % | 0 % | 5.6 % | 1010 |
| $200 | 1.2 % | 2.2 % | 5.6 % | 1122 |
| More than $200 | 1.9 % | 3.4 % | 3.4% | 1011 (for $300) |
conducted in February/March 2003 | ||||
Which of these plugin manufacturers do you like best? | ||||
| 1. Alien Skin | 10.9 % | |||
| 2. Flaming Pear | 10.2 % | |||
| 3. The Plugin Site | 7.5 % | |||
| 4. Auto FX | 6.9 % | |||
| 5. Andromeda | 4.4 % | |||
| 6. Ulead | 3.9 % | |||
| 7. Extensis | 3.8 % | |||
| 8. Fantastic Machines | 3.1 % | |||
| 9. procreate | 2.6 % | |||
| 9. Xaos Tools | 2.6 % | |||
| 10. Other | 2.3 % | |||
| 11. Redfield | 2.2 % | |||
Other items that took part in the poll, but scored 2% or below: | ||||
conducted in January/February 2003 | ||||
Which of these digital cameras do you own? | ||||
| 1. Nikon Coolpix | 13.2 % | |||
| 2. Sony DSC | 10.8 % | |||
| 3. Olympus C-xxx Ultra Zoom | 9.6 % | |||
| 4. Sony Mavica | 9.2 % | |||
| 5. Canon PowerShot | 7.6 % | |||
| 6. Other | 7.1 % | |||
| 7. Olympus C-xxxx Zoom | 6.1 % | |||
| 8. Minolta Dimage 7 | 4.8 % | |||
| 9. FujiFilm FinePix | 4.2 % | |||
| 10. Nikon D | 3.5 % | |||
| 11. Kodak DC | 3.1 % | |||
| 12. Olympus E | 2.7 % | |||
Other items that took part in the poll, but scored 2% or below: | ||||
| Manufacturers: | ||||
| 1. Olympus | 20.2 % | |||
| 2. Sony | 20 % | |||
| 3. Nikon | 18.7 % | |||
| 4. Canon | 12.2 % | |||
| 5. Kodak | 6.8 % | |||
| 6. FujiFilm | 6.3 % | |||
| 7. Minolta | 5.7 % | |||
