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Alien Skin Software Announces Exposure X3 Complete Workflow Update for Photographers

Raleigh, NC (March 20, 2018) - Alien Skin Software today announced the release of the Exposure X3 Complete Workflow Update, the latest version of their non-destructive RAW photo editor. The award-winning Exposure combines powerful organizational tools and accurate photo processing into a single intuitive solution. Enhancements to this latest version make Exposure the ideal solution for handling the full photography workflow.

Photographers can easily organize, edit, retouch, export, and print their photos using Exposure's efficient workflow. Exposure's intuitive design streamlines image management and backups. Its support of cloud-based storage enables multi-computer and collaborative workflows.

The Exposure X3 Complete Workflow Update introduces numerous creative and organizing enhancements.

"This latest update to Exposure X3 provides photographers with additional creative and organizational control, and handles their printing needs as well," said Alien Skin CEO Finley Lee. "Exposure's speed, stability, and power makes it the fastest way for photographers to bring their vision to life."

Improvements to the color controls enable photographers to adjust hue, luminance, and saturation for specific colors. In addition, users can easily target specific colors in their image for detailed adjustments.

For RAW images that record white balance data, photographers can now specify precise Kelvin values to correct for lighting conditions and unwanted color casts. New white balance presets provide a quick way to set the Kelvin temperature for a specific type of light.

Photographers can now print their photos directly from Exposure. New print capabilities include numerous preview and margin options, output sharpening, integrated watermarks, grid capability for printing contact sheets, and more.

Collections see several refinements. New images copied from a photo card are now placed in a Last Copy From Card collection. Optionally, when copying images from their camera card, photographers can choose to add images to any existing collections. Also, when creating a collection, it's possible to add any images that are currently selected.

Keywords have been improved with the ability to remove all keywords from a photo and to add and remove keywords from a set. It's also now possible to import keyword sets from other applications like Lightroom.

Exposure's watermarks now have new metadata options, a watermark preview in the Export dialog, and improved control when moving and rotating a watermark.

A number of miscellaneous improvements include expanded camera support, the ability to backup photos to a second location when copying images from a card, a six image side-by-side layout, a new uninstaller, 15 new presets that mimic Fujifilm in-camera film simulations, and more.

About Exposure

Exposure is a RAW photo editor that provides photographers with all the tools they need to complete their workflow: from first copying images to their computer, culling and organizing, creative edits and retouching, and finally exporting and printing.

Exposure's beating heart is its advanced rendering engine, which handles the demanding task of accurate film emulation and provides exceptional processing quality and performance. Exposure handles the most sophisticated edits. Its extensive library of customizable presets makes hundreds of iconic film looks and other styles available to photographers. Extensive editing, layering, and retouching tools make it easy to refine images, as well as to blend subtle or bold creative looks.

Powerful organizing tools enable photographers to manage even the largest photo collections.

All of Exposure's tools work together in a carefully designed, customizable user interface, resulting in a seamless workflow for a wide range of photographers.

Exposure also works as a creative editing plug-in with other editors, such as Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.

Pricing and Availability

The Exposure X3 Complete Workflow Update is available now from www.alienskin.com for $149. The update is free for current owners of Exposure X3. Upgrade pricing is available to owners of Exposure X2 and earlier versions for $99.

The Exposure X3 Complete Workflow Update is also the centerpiece in the Exposure X3 Bundle. This integrated collection bundles Exposure with Alien Skin's award-winning Blow Up and Snap Art tools to add high-quality upsizing and natural media special effects. It is available for $199. Owners of one or more of the current apps in the Exposure X3 Bundle can purchase for $119. It is free for current owners of the Exposure X3 Bundle.

A 30-day fully-featured free trial of Exposure is available. Visit www.alienskin.com/exposure to learn more and download the trial.

The Exposure X3 Complete Workflow Update may be used as a standalone program or as a set of plug-ins. When used as a set of plug-ins, it requires one of the following host applications:

Adobe Photoshop CS6 or Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 or newer

Adobe Lightroom 6 or Adobe Lightroom CC 2015 or newer

System Requirements

Apple Mac: OS X 10.10 Yosemite or newer

Microsoft Windows: Windows 7 64-bit or newer

An Intel Core 2 processor or compatible

A monitor with 1280 × 768 resolution or greater

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Alien Skin Software Announces Major Feature Update for Exposure X4 Raw Photo Editor

Raleigh, NC (April 2, 2019) - Alien Skin Software today announced the release of Exposure X4.5, a major update to Exposure X4, their award-winning, non-destructive RAW photo editor and organizer. Exposure's speed, stability, and unmatched editing and organizing tools make it the standalone solution that photographers rely on to master their workflow and create beautiful images.

Exposure X4.5, which is free to all owners of Exposure X4, further expands Exposure's capabilities with significant new tools.

LUT support opens up new creative possibilities for photographers. LUT effects, available freely on the Internet or produced by other photo and video apps, may be imported into Exposure, where they can achieve striking looks. These effects can be further enhanced using Exposure's advanced editing and layering tools.

The redesigned Copy Photos from Card function displays visual previews of images at the source location, allowing photographers to quickly select the images they wish to copy, as well as select a variety of flexible source and destination options. Exposure's unique design differs from traditional photo editors by removing the need for slow imports, enabling photographers to begin their creative edits immediately after the image copy begins.

Configurable keyboard shortcuts allow photographers to assign an editing, organizing, or navigating function to a selected keystroke. For those migrating from Lightroom to Exposure, an included Lightroom keyboard shortcut preset eases the transition.

Further enhancements in Exposure X4.5 include the following:

Additional freely moveable light leak overlays, including the new categories of Lens Flare and Haze

Collection membership now appears the Metadata panel, enabling photographers to see a full list of the collections a photo belongs to

Support for additional cameras and lenses from these manufacturers:

Fujifilm

Leica

Panasonic

Nikon

Sony

Olympus

Canon

DJI

User-requested workflow refinements that include new photo sizing options when exporting, new keyboard shortcuts, and more

"Exposure X4.5 delivers features that are among the most requested by our customers and that make Exposure an even more powerful and complete editing and organizing solution," said Alien Skin CEO Finley Lee.

About Exposure

Exposure began in 2005 as a film simulation plug-in for Photoshop, and was immediately embraced by digital photographers of all genres seeking to recapture the organic look of film. Exposure has since grown into a standalone, non-destructive editing and organizing solution that handles every stage of the photography workflow.

Exposure's editing capabilities include a complete set of creative editing and retouching tools, outstanding RAW processing quality, and an extensive library of customizable presets that include authentic analog film looks. Full-featured organizing tools -- collections and smart collections, keywords, virtual copies, and more -- make it the ideal photo management solution. Its catalog-free approach provides photographers with a fast, intuitive approach to their organizing work.

Photographers can also use Exposure as a creative editing plug-in with other editors such as Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.

Pricing and Availability

Exposure X4.5 is available now from www.alienskin.com for $119. It is free for current owners of Exposure X4. Upgrade pricing is available to owners of previous versions of Exposure for $79.

Exposure X4.5 is also the central app in the Exposure X4 Bundle. This integrated collection bundles Exposure X4.5 with Alien Skin's award-winning Blow Up and Snap Art tools to add high-quality image upsizing and natural media special effects. It is available for $149. It is free for current owners of the Exposure X4 Bundle. Owners of one or more of the current apps in the Exposure X4 Bundle can purchase it for $89.

A 30-day fully-featured free trial of Exposure is available. Visit www.alienskin.com/exposure to learn more and download the trial.

Host Requirements

Exposure X4.5 may be used as a standalone program or as a plug-in to other programs. When used as a plug-in, it requires one of the following host applications:

Adobe Photoshop CS6 or Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 or newer

Adobe Lightroom 6 or Adobe Lightroom CC 2015 or newer

System Requirements

Apple Mac: OS X 10.10 Yosemite or newer

Microsoft Windows: Windows 7 64-bit or newer

An Intel Core 2 processor or compatible

A monitor with 1280 × 768 resolution or greater

About Alien Skin Software

Alien Skin Software makes creative tools for photographers and graphic designers. The company distills advanced math and cutting edge research into creative tools that help photographers and designers bring their vision to life. Alien Skin Software's reputation for bug-free software and friendly tech support has grown worldwide since its founding in 1993. For more information, visit the Alien Skin website at www.alienskin.com.

Exposure, Snap Art, Blow Up, Eye Candy, Alien Skin Software, and the Alien Skin Software logo are registered trademarks of Alien Skin Software, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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New things

3D Color Masking allows you to control where an image adjustment is applied by color characteristics such as hue, saturation, and luminance. You can select foreground or background areas, skies, skin tones or specific color ranges using the tool.
Chromatic Aberration Correction removes color fringes caused by lens refraction. Corrections can be applied by selecting a lens profile or manually for more precise control. Apply via lens profile or by manual adjustment if precise control is desired.
Vignette Correction does what it says on the tin and lifts the brightness around the edges of your images to counteract vignetting effects. Like the CA correction, this can be applied using a lens profile or manually.
Custom Camera Profiles let you control the JPG color rendering from RAW data for a particular camera. Camera profiles created by X-Rite or other software can be automatically applied by matching a camera model or serial number. Optionally they can also be applied when matching a specific lens or a pre-defined ISO range.

https://exposure.software/#overview

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Exposure Software Announces Exposure X6, Image Editing Software for Creative Photographers

Exposure X6 features dramatic speed improvement, one-click automatic adjustments, advanced color replacement, innovative shadow/highlight and noise reduction processing, and more

Exposure Software, formerly known as Alien Skin Software, today announced the release of Exposure X6, the newest version of their award-winning RAW photo editor for creative photographers. Exposure is a standalone image editor that handles a full photography workflow. It includes plug-in support that enables Exposure's advanced editing and creative effects in Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom.

New in Exposure X6 is advanced GPU optimization, which dramatically speeds up image processing. GPU support works in concert with Exposure's existing multi-core optimization to enable Exposure to leverage the full power of modern computer hardware. Many frequently used editing operations have been sped up by a factor of three on typical GPU hardware. This improved performance enables editing at greatly improved speeds, reducing distraction so photographers can focus on creativity.

"The introduction of GPU support in Exposure X6 enabled us to achieve amazing speed and image processing quality improvements," said Finley Lee, CEO of Exposure Software. "This further advances our goal of making Exposure the best available image editor for creative photography."

New automatic adjustments select optimized values for the most frequently used controls in a single click, freeing time for creative editing. They can even be applied in batch to significantly ease the time spent editing large photoshoots. Exposure's new automatic adjustments include the following:

Auto White Balance adjusts white balance based on camera metadata. Corrects for tungsten, artificial, shade, and sunlight illuminant scenes.

Auto Exposure sets image exposure for both under and overexposed images.

Auto Haze Level changes the level of atmospheric haze present in the image. This is particularly useful for backlit subjects and images shot into the sun.

Auto Dynamic Contrast lowers and raises the overall image contrast without changing saturation or hue.

Auto Tone sets values for Blacks, Shadows, Highlights, and Whites sliders that affect overall image tone.

Using an innovative tonal-zone approach, Exposure's redesigned shadows and highlights controls are more reliable, consistent, and accurate. These intuitive controls are particularly adept at recovering lost details in the highlight and shadow areas. The adjustments are applied intelligently to prevent unwanted color casts or hue shifts. They are exceptionally well-suited in preserving high or low key scenes.

Exposure's new profile guided noise reduction capability reduces noise based on camera sensor characteristics, ISO, and estimated electronic noise. Luminance and chrominance noise can be reduced independently. The smoothing option applies an adaptive noise-sensitive algorithm which preserves sharp edges while further reducing noise.

The new Advanced Color Editor builds on Exposure's innovative 3D color masking to enable vastly greater control of color modifications. For example, a model's blue dress can be changed to red in just a few clicks. Photographers can select source and target colors based on luminance, hue, and saturation attributes. It is even possible to select multiple color replacement mappings and save them as a preset to be reused.

Additional enhancements to Exposure include the following:

Updated user interface provides a refined, modern aesthetic

New haze level slider, for counteracting the decrease in contrast caused by atmospheric haze. It can also add haze as a creative effect.

Customization of the hue and opacity of the selection mask overlay.

Optional black background for the mask to view selected pixels without distraction.

Optional luminance or saturation background for the selection mask, which helps visualize the mask region when adjusting luminance or saturation constraints.

DNG converter integration enables conversion of RAW photos to DNG format using Adobe's DNG Converter software. Conversion can be performed automatically when copying photos from a camera card, or manually invoked from a photo's thumbnail view.

About Exposure

Exposure began in 2005 as a film simulation plug-in for Photoshop, and was immediately embraced by digital photographers of all genres seeking to recapture the organic look of film. Over the years, Exposure became a legend among plug-ins, and evolved into a standalone full-featured editing and organizing solution for creative photographers.

Pricing and Availability

Exposure X6 is available now from https://exposure.software for $119. Upgrade pricing is available to owners of previous versions of Exposure for $89. Additionally, anyone who purchased Exposure X5 on or after July 15, 2020 will automatically receive a free upgrade to Exposure X6.

Exposure X6 is also available in the Exposure X6 Bundle. This integrated collection combines Exposure with Exposure Software's award-winning Blow Up and Snap Art tools to add high-quality upsizing and natural media special effects. It is available for $149. Owners of one or more of the current apps in the Exposure X6 Bundle can purchase for $99.

A 30-day fully-featured free trial of Exposure is available. Visit https://exposure.software to learn more and download the trial.

Host Requirements

Exposure X6 may be used as a standalone program or as a set of plug-ins. When used as a set of plug-ins, it requires one of the following host applications:

Adobe Photoshop CS6 or Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 or newer

Adobe Lightroom 6 or Adobe Lightroom CC 2015 or newer

System Requirements

Mac

OS X 10.11 El Capitan or newer

Intel Core 2 processor or newer

Monitor with 1280 x 768 resolution or greater

8GB RAM minimum, 16GB recommended

For GPU support, a recent (2015 or later) Metal compatible GPU with 2GB RAM is recommended

Windows

Windows 10 64-bit or newer

Intel Core 2 processor or newer

Monitor with 1280 x 768 resolution or greater

8GB RAM minimum, 16GB recommended

For GPU support, a recent (2015 or later) OpenCL compatible GPU with 2GB RAM is recommended

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