Photoframe 2.0

by Extensis Corp.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002S5OQ
• Item model number: BCE-10731
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,329 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

PhotoFrame 2.0 gives you the edge--and there's no limit to the dramatic border effects you can design for your images. Customize and combine any of the included 1000-plus edge effects, or use Instant Frame and Instant Edge to design your own frames. Go beyond the ordinary with special effects like shadows, glows, textures, and bevels. For even more possibilities, Dynamic Graphics' e-frame borders offer the perfect finishing solutions to your electronic design projects. Subscribe to Monthly Collections, or search from the 5,000-image Professional Gallery.

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Let's face it, straight image edges are boring. Extensis PhotoFrame 2.0 can transform ho-hum image edges into interesting works of art, turning even the dullest image into something that commands attention. Best of all, you needn't be a graphic designer to use PhotoFrame. PhotoFrame is a plug-in that works with Adobe's Photoshop 4 or later, as well as ImageReady 2. You can manipulate an image in either of these programs, then open the PhotoFrame plug-in to display the image in a preview window. Select one of the more than 1,000 frames - predefined edge and texture effects - on the PhotoFrame CD, or use the new Instant Frame option to create your own frame based on a standard shape. Then use Photoshop-like palettes to add other special effects such as backgrounds, borders, and edges. You can combine any number of frames and effects to get just the look you want. You then apply the changes either to the image or to a new layer within the image file.

PhotoFrame 2.0 adds a number of new features to the original PhotoFrame package, improving some existing features and tripling the number of frames. For example, version 2.0 adds four new effects - bevels, glows, shadows, and textures - and the ability to apply multiple frames and edge effects to an image. You can get additional frames on the eFrames companion Web site (http://www .dgusa.com/eframes) for $9.95 each or $14.95 for a monthly group of 100 (30 days of free access included). With so many frames included, however, it probably isn't worth the extra money to purchase more frames. PhotoFrame can also import frames from Auto F/X Photo/Graphics Edges (http://www.autofx.com), a competing product with a street price of $149.

PhotoFrame's intuitive interface is easy to work with, although you may need a peek at the Quick Start Guide to get on the right track. The program's ability to instantly update the preview image makes it easy to see just what the effect of your changes will be. The Visible-Hidden button for each frame layer can instantly toggle the effects associated with a frame - a great feature if you like to experiment. You can save frame-and-effect combinations as presets - a real timesaver when you're applying the same effects to a number of images.

Overall, PhotoFrame delivers what it promises: an easy way to create professional-looking image edges and borders. It's a great tool for making images a little more interesting in print or on the Web. -- Maria Langer

Good News: Intuitive interface. More frames. Can apply effects to new Photoshop layer.

Bad News: No printed guide to frames and textures. Minimal printed documentation.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extensis does it again!, June 14, 2000

By 

A. Newman (Spokane, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoframe 2.0 (CD-ROM)

Once again, Extensis has created a first class product for use with Photoshop. Extensis' line of plugins are all extremely easy to use and PhotoFrame is no exception. It offers a collection of over 1000 premade frames and allows for an unlimited number of user designed additions. If you are a graphics/web designer, you will enjoy PhotoFrame 2.

1.0 out of 5 stars Would have been nice., August 18, 2011

By 

J. O. Burton (Conway, WA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Photoframe 2.0 (CD-ROM)

Having used PhotoFrame in years past, I was excited to find that it was still available. The only problem is that is no longer works with modern versions of PhotoShop. That's information that would have been handy to know ahead of time. It didn't work with CS5, so I tried it on older versions I had on some computers, back to CS3. I still have the 18 floppies from Version 3, my first PhotoShop, but didn't feel like installing it just to make PhotoFrame work. A total waste of money.