Introducing Wow! Frequency Equalizer 2.5
We have been working on Wow! 2 in the last months capitalizing the know-how achieved developing plug-ins like Shape and others. We set out to develop this new outstanding tool by improving performance and all existing features and adding more features to improve user experience and speed up the workflow. We invested a lot of resources in the user interface and all functions are now customizable. Now with the new algorithm. 30 to 50% faster.
Edge and tone preserving
A new exciting exclusive core feature of Wow!. It magically improves edges and overall tone, protecting highlights and shadows. It allows pushing the frequency sliders further.
Adaptive frequency range
You can now adapt the frequency range to the file size by choosing Low (up to 16MP), Medium (16 to 32 MP) and Large (32MP onward). A custom frequency button is also available.
Shadows / highlights protect
An alternate tool to protect highlights and shadows working by creating a layer mask. It works differently from Tone Preserving. You can easily compare both options by using the “New” button.
Quick decompose
“Quick” is a single frequency two-layers decomposition for a quick final retouch after the application with sliders. The value of the radius affects the kind of detail you will get.
Full color control
With the default “Luminosity” engine, you can now fully control the saturation. This setting is independent of presets. As an alternative, you can use the “RGB” engine.
Improved user experience
We added many functions to improve the user experience. Among them tooltips help when mousing over, a “New” button to create and compare versions and full layer naming.
€32 – €19.2 Upgrade
Full functions version with watermark
€42 – €25.2 Upgrade
Wow! 2 at work
Before/after examples
The straight application of the preset “Beauty”. The model’s skin is smoother and brighter, almost glowing. Her hair seems to have been brushed. Her eyes have more depth, just like the lips. The image no longer seems slightly out of focus, and the colors are warmer and more vivid.
Mouse over the image back&forth to see the before/after.
No, she didn’t fix her lipstick!
It was Wow! + Edge & Tone Preserving, the new exciting exclusive core feature of Wow! Frequency Equalizer that magically improves edges and overall tone, protecting highlights and shadows. It allows pushing the frequency sliders further.
Mouse over the image to see the before/after.
The Before/After Training Booklet
This booklet is designed to easily compare versions going back and forth through the pages using the keyboard arrow keys.
You can watch it in your browser or, even better, download and watch it in Acrobat Reader or Preview, selecting the option
“View in Full-Screen Mode”. We suggest going back and forth several times in order to watch even smaller details.
The new Wow! 2 panel
Top to bottom: the Quick Preset buttons, including a customizable one.
-The Frequency and Opacity sliders.
-The new exclusive killer feature Edge and Tone Preserving.
-The new Protect Highlights and Shadow cursors working by creating a layer mask.
-The new Frequency Buttons to adapt the frequency range to the file size, including a customizable one for advanced users.
-The Decompose Button (Wow! Pro 2 only). Now it’s possible to decompose the original, the image tuned with sliders or by creating custom frequency values for special effects or retouch.
-The new Quick Decompose button. A single-frequency two layers decomposition for a quick final retouch after the application with sliders.
-The “New” button to create a new version instead of replacing the previous one.
-Last, the classic footer buttons as other plugins.
-The preferences tab allowing to customize fully, general settings, custom presets, and custom frequencies.
€32 – €19.2 Upgrade
Full functions version with watermark
€42 – €25.2 Upgrade
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Compatibility
Operating Systems
WIN: 7 to 11, 64bit only.
MAC: Sierra to Ventura.
Photoshop Versions
WIN: Photoshop CC2015.5 to CC2023 (PS24).
MAC Intel: Photoshop CC2015.5 to CC2023 (PS24).
MAC M1, M2 Natively: up to Photoshop 22.1.2
MAC M1, M2 with Rosetta: Photoshop CC2015.5 to CC2023 (PS24).
See how to Install and Activate Rosetta
Current version: 2.5
Wow! 2 User Manual
Wow! 2 Pro User Manual
Wow! Quick Rescue
Wow!+ Mask Equalizer. Two Thoroughbreds Working Together
We warmly suggest considering to buy our convenient bundle of Wow! pro and Mask Equalizer. This plug-in that creates sophisticated luminosity masks with one click, is entirely independent of Wow!, but it shines when they are used together. It also works with adjustment layers, advanced objects, and groups.
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