Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

Can anyone recommend a polarizing plug-in for the current version of Photoshop and a link. I know their are multistep techniques for generating the affect, and I have tried, with mixed results. I currently edit what I can in Bridge and Photoshop, then import the file into Apeture, which has a very simple Polarizing tool. It would be convienent to keep everything in Photoshop if possible.

Thx

twowindsbear

Wouldn't using a CP filter on your camera be the logical solution?

Rongnongno Loc: FL

A polarizing filter cannot be replaced by software adjustment, even if it seems to look 'alike'.

Use all filter on camera not the software 'crap'.

Armadillo Loc: Ventura, CA

Take a good look at MetaGrad from Xero.com
http://www.xero-graphics.co.uk/#!/content/products/index.html

In this plugin you will have several gradient filters for a digital file, including a gradient polarize filter.

Be advised this is not an optical filter, it will not perform all the effects of a glass CP filter on the front of your lens. this is because the light elements you should have absorbed with the CP filter are now captured in digital. However, the overall effectiveness of the MetaGrad filter works wonders on thousands of other polar related effects.

The filter is delivered in two distinct versions, 32bit and 64bit. Both versions will work nicely on 8bit image files (.jpg), and any other image file converted to 8bit.

As long as your image editing software (PS) will accept and use editing filters with the .8bf extension (Photoshop compatible), it should perform very well.

Michael G

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

Thanks for "duh" repsonse. Someone was nice enough to give some constructive suggestions. Of coarse in field use of the filter would have been better, but there are software solutions to mimick the affect. If you like the results, why not use them?

twowindsbear

Why not use them??? Well, you pretty much answered your own question when you said 'mimick (sic) the affect.'

I WANT the results of a polarizing filter, that only takes a few seconds to apply. I DO NOT WANT to spend the time 'fiddling' with PP, or spending the money to buy PhotoShop, or even to D/L Gimp, THEN spend the TIME required to LEARN how to use how to use either of those powerful & sophisticated programs.

IMHO & YMMV, of course.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

NIK Color Efex Pro 4 has a Polarizing Filter preset.

Nalu Loc: Southern Arizona

Excuse me, I did buy photoshop, and I am on line studying the procedures to "mimick" the affect. Do you have a problem with asking a question for alternatives?

Look, if you want to be a dick, be a dick, that is of coarse your right. But from my perspective, you are acting like a big one. Remind me to ignore any future posts from you. Of coarse, using a polarizing filter was the right solution in the first place. OK, I didn't. Photoshop manipulations to apply a "mimic" of the affect are somewhat convoluted, there are other options, as demonstrated in Aperture. Simple question, others have offered a constructive answer. You chose not to. Also, many hide behind behind anachronisms, to demonstrate that the think they know more than others. Spell it out for the benefit of those who may not be so superlative as you, which is a trait that I hope to never harbor.

lighthouse Loc: No Fixed Abode

It is definitely not the same as a polariser but it may be the sort of thing you are looking for.
ACR
HSL area
fiddle with the blue (sky) & green (foliage) sliders taking them a bit darker, careful not to take them too far because they can make your skies look unnatural.
Make sure you are not adversely affecting other areas eg water.
Careful you do not create halos around cloud edges.

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

Check out PSE 13

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