FAQ
Plugins Compatibility
Compatibility: WIN
Photoshop CC all versions, CC 2024 included.
WIN: 7 to 11, 64bit only.
All products are SINGLE USER license on two computers.
Note: Upgrading to CC2024/PS25 may require to reinstall the plugins.
Compatibility: MAC
MAC INTEL:
OsX: Sierra to Sonoma.
Photoshop CC 2015.5 / 2024.
MAC SILICON – M1/M2/M3
OsX: Sierra to Sonoma.
Natively:
Photoshop CC 2015.5 / 2021 (PS17/22.2)
Open with Intel/Rosetta:
Photoshop CC 2015.5 / 2024.(PS17/PS25)
Help to use plugins in MAC Silicon (M1/M2/M3)
Starting from PS 22.3, Photoshop is only natively available with the Mac Silicon engine.
Consequently, the Extension item is no longer available in the PS menu.
You must open Photoshop “With Intel” from the Creative Cloud Menu to use the plugins.
The apps will work seamlessly, powerfully, and faster than ever.
Alternatively, you may use PS 21.2, available for download from Creative Cloud. It’s the latest version supporting Extensions.
Step by Step.
1. Open Creative Cloud and choose “Apps.”
2. Open the small three-dots sub-menu on the right.
3. Open (Intel.)
4. The Window/Extensions item is now in the PS menu.
4. Open your plugin from the Windows/Extensions/Legacy menu.
5. Open your app.
Note: Upgrading to PS25 or migrating to a new MAC using Time Machine may require reinstalling the plugins. Reinstall your app if it’s not visible in the menu.
Quick Support directly from the plugin panel
You may find quick support in the user manuals: they are now readily available from the plugin panel, by just clicking on the book icon. The links on the front page take you directly to the relevant section of the manual. The pages include links to additional external content like training pages, tutorials and more. Some of the content is currently in the works and will be available soon.
The “FAQ” red button links to the support page.
Purchase – Licenses – Policy
Purchase and License
By purchasing a product you buy a lifetime license for that specific major release. You can use it indefinitely.
When a major release will be published you will be eligible for an upgrade discount of 40%.
The license is intended as a single user and you can install on two computers (WIN/MAC).
Multi-licenses are available at a special price. Please contact us for quotes.
Secure Payments
We don’t manage ou store’s payments. They are encrypted and processed by PayPal in their secure servers.
As a currency, we accept Euros or US Dollars. Please, use the currency switcher in the product pages.
You can pay with credit cards, Paypal or bank transfer.
To pay with a credit card, a Paypal account is NOT requested.
Terms, Conditions, and Privacy
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Creating a new account you will not be automatically registered to our newsletter. To receive it you must opt-in, or subscribe using the module in the footer of all pages.
We will never share or sell your email or personal data. Also, we don’t manage your financial data as the payment step is managed by PayPal.
Tax
We are based in Italy, so we must add VAT to EU customers. The amount of tax depends on the country of the buyer.
If you are a company with a valid VAT ID, fill the VAT EU field at checkout, and the tax amount will be removed.
Login – Upgrade – Updates – Downloads
Login
Purchasing a new product we will ask if you are a new or a returning customer. After your log in the prices of the product available at the upgrade price will be displayed accordingly.
Visiting your “My Account” page you will find the list of the latest version of the product you purchased.
Updates
Here where you can check the latest version number, to know is a new version is available, free or paid.
1. At the end of the product page
2. In this FAQ page under Version and Compatibility
3. In the purchase page
Visiting your “My Account” page you will find the list of the latest version of the product you purchased.
All products
Wow! 2 and Wow! Pro 2 – Plugin – Extension menu
Compatibility
Photoshop CC all versions, CC 2022 included.
WIN: 7 to 11, 64bit only.
MAC: Sierra to Monterey.
MAC M1: Up to Photoshop 22.1.2 only
Current version: 2.5
Wow! 2 User Manual
Wow! 2 Pro User Manual
Bugs Fix
Click on the button below.
Also available in the FAQ section of the manual.
Wow! Quick Rescue
Advanced Decompose Actions
The two actions expand the usability of the decomposed layers. To apply them you must perform Decompose first, by using the dedicated button.
Get the actions by clicking on the button below.
Download Actions
Install – How-to
Wow! vs Wow! 2 Pro
The two versions share performance and most of the features.
Wow! Pro adds the “Decompose” button, that turns each frequency into its pixel layer. Two ways to use them.
1. Paint, clone and heal on the very specific frequency layer that contains the features you need to target with unprecedented control over the retouching process.
2. Modify the opacity or contrast of the scale and base layers to control contrast, shape, and sharpness with more options and flexibility compared to Equalizer sliders.
Add Wow! in a Photoshop action
Below the step by step instructions
Wow! in a PS action
Shape – Plugin – Extension menu
Compatibility
Photoshop CC all versions, CC 2022 included.
WIN: 7 to 11, 64bit only.
MAC: Sierra to Monterey.
MAC M1: Up to Photoshop 22.1.2 only
Current version: 1.1.0
Shape user manual
Bugs Fix
Click on the button below.
Also available in the FAQ section of the manual.
Shape Quick Rescue
Shape + VitaminBW2
You may use Shape with VitaminBW 2 to expand the contrast control options. Click the button below.
Read post
NEXT – Plugin – Extension menu
Compatibility
Photoshop CC all versions, CC 2022 included.
WIN: 7 to 11, 64bit only.
MAC: Sierra to Monterey.
MAC M1: Up to Photoshop 22.1.2 only
Current version: 1.0.6
Next user manual
Bugs Fix
Click on the button below.
Also available in the FAQ section of the manual.
NEXT Quick Rescue
Next replaces ALCE
We focused on: creating a live preview, improving the embedded halos suppress tool, adding three masking sliders and finally switching to Quad-Core processing and 32bit computing capabilities, not available in Photoshop.
What’s new in Next
Mask Equalizer – Plugin – Extension menu
Compatibility
Photoshop CC all versions, CC 2022 included.
WIN: 7 to 11, 64bit only.
MAC: Sierra to Monterey.
MAC M1: Up to Photoshop 22.1.2 only
Current version: 1.1.3
Mask Equalizer user manual
Bugs Fix
Click on the button below.
Also available in the FAQ section of the manual.
Mask Quick Rescue
VitaminBW 2 – Plugin – Extension menu
Compatibility
Photoshop CC all versions, CC 2022 included.
WIN: 7 to 11, 64bit only.
MAC: Sierra to Monterey.
MAC M1: Up to Photoshop 22.1.2 only
Current version: 2.0.2
VitaminBW user manual
Bugs Fix
Click on the button below.
Also available in the FAQ section of the manual.
Vitamin Quick Rescue
DoubleUSM 2 – Plugin – Extension menu
Compatibility
Photoshop CC all versions, CC 2022 included.
WIN: 7 to 11, 64bit only.
MAC: Sierra to Monterey.
MAC M1: Up to Photoshop 22.1.2 only
If you are installing on CS6 buy DoubleUSM 1
Current version: 2.0.0
DoubleUSM2 user manual
Bugs Fix
Click on the button below.
Also available in the FAQ section of the manual.
DUSM Quick Rescue
Channels Power Tool – Scripted panel – Extension menu
Compatibility
Photoshop CS5 to CC 2019
Not compatible with CS2020 – CC 2021, sorry
MAC: Mountain Lion and later, Catalina included.
Current version: 1.1.6
Channels Power Tools user manual
Bugs Fix
Click on the button below.
Also available in the FAQ section of the manual.
CPT Quick Rescue
ALCE – Script – Filter
ALCE have been replaced by NEXT
ALCE has been our bestselling product for many years and, since the release of ALCE2, its core functionality has not changed significantly. Finally we set out to make this outstanding product even better by improving some of ALCE’s weaknesses.
Specifically, we focused on: creating a live preview, improving the embedded halos suppress tool, adding three masking sliders and finally switching to Quad-Core processing and 32bit computing capabilities, not available in Photoshop. The result was the Next Generation Local Contrast Enhancer, which we decided to rename NEXT. Read more
Compatibility
Photoshop CS5 and CS6
All versions of CC. Buy NEXT.
WIN: Vista and later, WIN 10 included
MAC: Leopard and later, Catalina Included
Current version: 2.3.1
ALCE 2 user manual
3F – Hasselblad Raw 16bit Scans
The best 3F Scan Service and Support on the Market
3F is a proprietary file created by Hasselblad and is not merely a scan. It’s a system that converts the information stored in your negative into digital data stored in a digital file.
With 3F and Flexcolor, you will be able to use the same workflow of your digital files: modify, export settings, save in batch. Precisely like a digital raw file, the 3F will remain untouched.
We offer a state-of-the-art 3F Scan Service for a reasonable price together with the best 3F support on the market.
Purchase our scans or download free our 3F Package and try the system
Compatibility
Photoshop CS3 to CC 2021
WIN: XP and later, WIN 10 included
MAC: Leopard to Mojave
Not supported by Mac OsCatalina
Try Free the 3F System
Bugs Fix
Click on the button below.
3F Quick Rescue
Info on the 3F Scans
What you will get
The price is €7 each scan. You will receive:
1.Files of 200 MB with a depth of 16bit.
Send us your originals from a 35mm to a 13x18cm/5×7”, color or b&w negatives or transparencies. Any owner of an analogic photo archive should try it.
2. The software to post-produce the 3F flies.
3. The user manual
Try free the Hasselblad 3f System. Download the 3F Package
- The package contains:
- 35mm b&w negative 3F
- Medium format color negative 3F
- 4×5 inches transparency 3F
- Flexcolor installer MAC/WIN
- The “Imacon 3F” plugin
- The user manual in several languages
next : Product injury
Can this product be developed for moving picture images or Film video images as a ofx plugin to be used
is this a possibility
I am very angry as I purchased Shape and now find after only a short time I cannot use it because of compatability issues. When will my MAC M1 which runs Photoshop 22.1.2 be compatible. If not I would like a refund please.
Buonasera,
volevo aggiornare alce 2 con next a prezzo ridotto ma purtroppo il prezzo rimane invariato fino al termine del pagamento. Come posso risolvere…?
Cordiali saluti
I have both Shape and Next which I have used for a couple of years. I recently updated my Photoshop to CC2022 but I can’t add either Shape and Next as extensions/filters in the old way described in the manual.
Please help
I purchased the upgrade yesterday.
Additionally I am using Photoshop CC v 22.5.4 with Mac OSX 10.4.6
I have tried twice to ‘use’ and it just keeps crashing Photoshop.
Help….
I’m trying to find help! I’ve bought VitaminBW and tried to follow the install instructions for Win.10, CCversion of PS. I’m getting the message ‘error 48: file or folder does not exist’. I’ve copied the Vitamin BW folder into the scripts folder and the name appears in the filter menu. Then get the message. Where have I gone wrong please, I’m not a computer whiz kid, so keep it simple please! thanks for your time, Ruth Cole