The Plugin Site Press Release

August 3, 2005 - The Plugin Site (www.thepluginsite.com) released Version 1.60 of Plugin Commander. Plugin Commander is a tool for dealing with various image formats, plugins and effect types from various graphics applications. It allows you to manage and preview your plugin, tube and add-on collection quickly and easily. There is commercial Pro Edition as well as a feature-limited Light Edition of Plugin Commander, which is freeware.

New in Version 1.60
Version 1.60 now supports plugin types with more than three file extension letters and the latest Paint Shop Pro file types. The Picture Editor has been improved with new “Revert”, “Use as Preview Image” and “Zoom” features. In addition to many bug fixes there have been some cosmetic changes regarding menu icons and the dialog gradient bars. Step by step instructions have been added to the help files and first-time users are now prompted for a plugin folder.

The Pro Edition of Plugin Commander 1.60 now displays PSP tubes, PSP frames and PSP images in the browser and preview window and lets you open them in Picture Editor by double clicking them. You don’t need to have Paint Shop Pro installed anymore to view these PSP files. In Plugin View the Photoshop Mode check box now simulates the Filter menu structure of Photoshop 6, 7, CS and CS2.

Manage and preview your plugins comfortably
Plugin Commander Pro enables you to control which plugins and effects are displayed in your host application. Support for more than 30 different plugin types and other effect materials (especially Photoshop-compatible, Premiere plugins and PSP effect files) is provided as well as the possibility of defining your own plugin types. You can make Photoshop-compatible and After Effects plugins display anywhere in the Filter menu and see a simulation of Photoshop’s Filter menu. You can also disable plugins, PSP tubes and materials that you rarely need.

The effects of Photoshop-compatible plugins, certain Premiere plugins and Paint Shop Pro add-ons are calculated in real-time and additionally preview images of other plugin types can be viewed. These previews are shown in the Preview window, the thumbnail browser or the Picture Editor.

Apply and convert plugins and images easily
You can apply Photoshop-compatible plugins directly to images within Plugin Commander Pro to create interesting image effects. You can either process one image at a time in the Picture Editor or use the Batch dialog to apply a series of image effects to a list of images. Additionally, the Batch dialog can convert between different image formats as well as resize and rename images at the same time. Furthermore, Plugin Commander Pro is capable of converting among four Filter Factory plugin formats and Operating Systems: Photoshop, Premiere, Windows and Macintosh.

Dozens of other useful features
At any rate, Plugin Commander Pro offers a variety of other remarkable possibilities. For example, it allows you to edit your images, archive thousands of free Filter Factory plugins, create your own plugins with the Filter Factory Editor and manage your files. It is flexible and partly skinable interface makes it easy and effective to use. With Plugin Commander you can also download and modify thousands of Filter Factory plugins as well as easily grab specific PSP tubes that are freely available on the net. You can even create your own plugins.

Availability and System Requirements
Plugin Commander is available for Windows 95 to XP. Plugin Commander sells at a price of $49.95 and can be purchased from http://www.thepluginsite.com. The update is free for registered users. There is also a feature-limited Light Edition of Plugin Commander which is freeware. The manual, tutorials, videos and further details can be viewed there, too.