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Alien Skin has announced a new version of its image-resizing software plug-in. Blow Up 2 offers a simplified interface, easy batch processing, and improved performance with support for multi-processor and multi-core systems. The plug-in can be used with Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements software, and can handle CMYK images, 32-bit-per-channel HDR images, and output up to 300,000 pixels on a side.
Alien Skin has also added a Smart Cropping feature designed to center the crop area over the most interesting part of the photo, sharpening that is automatically optimized for the degree of enlargement and paper type selected, and greater control over simulated textures and film grain to retain a natural look. Blow Up 2 also offers new controls for cleaning up JPEG compression artifacts in images from low-quality sources.
Blow Up 2 is available in Windows and Mac versions on the Alien Skin Web site for $249 or as a $99 upgrade for current owners of Blow Up 1. Those who purchased Blow Up 1 who after July 26, 2008 can upgrade for free.
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