Genuine Fractals (Mac)

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Softonic Rating:: Very good:8/10
License:: Evaluation
Added:: November 7, 2005
Updated:: December 11, 2007
Publisher:: Website | More software (1)
File size:: 53.7 MB
Downloads:: 4,142

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“Solve resolution problems”

by Cyril Roger

Genuine Fractals is a Photoshop plugin that lets you blowup pictures to sizes you couldn't attain normally. We're glad to see significant improvements in version 5, a real step up from the previous iteration.

Images can now be scaled up 1,000% thanks to a new algorithm, although you'll get excellent results at 500 or 600. We also see big improvements in the interface, which looks much sleeker and blends in particularly well to Photoshop CS3's look. The plugin works faster, 10 times as much claims the developer. You'll find significant upgrades in the tools and features of Genuine Fractals like robust layer support, new sharpening and film grain. The plugin also adds built-in sharpening to improve scaled images.

Most of the new features are a improvement, however we did feel that Genuine Fractals did not handle semi-transparent areas and hard edges as well as we'd expect. The only real drawback of the plugin is its price though. At 143,95 Euros it's a really expensive investment to make just for a plugin.

Version 5 of Genuine Fractals is a significant upgrade with better scaling, more features and a sleeker interface. It doesn't come cheap though.

Languages:

English

Recent changes in Genuine Fractals:

New scaling algorithm - We overhauled the patented scaling algorithm to now allow for over 1000% enlargements with no loss in detail
Multi-processor Support - Optimized for multiple processors, including CPU hardware acceleration (SSE/AltiVec), up to 10x faster than the previous version
Document Size Presets - Crop and resize your image in a single step
Robust Layer Support - Supports Layers, Paths & Alpha Channels
Texture Controls - Get that extra bit of detail out of your images
Sharpening Controls - Save time by sharpening for output right in Genuine Fractals
Film Grain Controls - Add simulated Film Grain for and extra sharp look
Photoshop Action Support - Record actions for multiple sizes, batch process an entire folder easily
New User Interface - Make your image the star of the show, not just a bunch of dials
Support for Photoshop CS3 - Universal Binary means fast native support for Intel processor powered Macintosh systems
LAB Color Mode Support - Added Support for 8 & 16-bit LAB & Grayscale images
"Show Me How" Tutorial Videos - New built-in videos so you get the most out of Genuine Fractals
Automatic Update Checking - Make sure you always have the latest version

Limitations:

30 day Trial Period 20 tries maximum

OS requirements for Genuine Fractals:

OS: Mac OS X

Minimum requirements:

Processor: PPC/Intel MHz
Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later
Photoshop CS2 (v9.0.2) or CS3 or Photoshop Elements 4 or later

Pros

New scaling algorithm
Faster than previous version
New sharpening and film grain options
Robust layer support

Cons

Expensive for a plugin
Doesn't handle semi-transparent areas and hard edges as well

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From the publisher of Genuine Fractals

Genuine Fractals is a plug-in for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements that allows you to solve resolution problems, extending images and photos up to 600%, via the codification of the images "geometry of fractals", all this without loss of perceivable quality. Photographers and designers will be able to control with high accuracy the process of image extension, combining multiple techniques of professional cut and surpassing it in many aspects, thanks to the existing techniques of bicubical extrapolation of píxels.