Eye Candy 5: Impact - a dazzling array of special effects for any graphics project

• Ten premium-quality Photoshop effects
• Streamlined interface with large preview window
• Hundreds of presets create effects in one click
• Hundreds of presets create effects in one click
• Fully 16-bit and CMYK compatible

Impact includes three all-new filters. Backlight projects dramatic light beam and spotlight effects. Brushed Metal simulates textured metal surfaces such as brushed aluminium and polished brass. Extrude gives 2D objects a classic 3-D look, adding thickness and perspective. In addition, Impact refines seven classic effects that made Eye Candy famous. Embossing effects now include surface textures and more bevel shapes. Gel, glass, chrome and liquid metal effects now showcase a wide variety of vibrant reflections. Impact includes over 200 presets for frequently used effects; you can find the perfect effect quickly. The improved settings management system makes it easy to browse, share and collect new settings.

Key Features

• New settings management system-settings are accessed under the new Settings tab where users create and share settings
• Works with 16-bit and CMYK images-colour transitions are smoother, with less banding and print documents reproduce colours more accurately
• Render in new layer feature-select filters create a new layer and output the effect to it; this new feature allows users to view, edit, or turn off these effects without modifying the original layer
• Show original button-new since Eye Candy 4000, this button toggles between filtered and unfiltered versions of the image preview
• Online help system-new since Eye Candy 4000, pressing the help key launches filter-specific help
• Improved gradient editor-new features enhance control of opacity and colour transitions
• Unlimited undo/redo-undo as many blunders as you can commit
• Photoshop-style keyboard shortcuts-use shortcuts to accelerate and streamline filter use
• Scriptable using Photoshop actions-actions enable batch processing, improving workflow
• Mouseover help text-get instant guidance for each filter control
• Improved Bevel Profile Editor-Bevel, Chrome and Glass include 11 preset bevel shapes and improved shape controls, including corner rounding, which make it easier to create complex bevels
• Surface Texture Controls-with new surface textures, Bevel and Chrome can render pitted, bumpy and craggy objects

Host Requirements Eye Candy 5: Impact is a plug-in and must be used with one of the following host programs:

Macintosh Hosts:

• Adobe Photoshop 7 or later
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 or later
• Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 or later

Windows Hosts:

• Adobe Photoshop 7 or later
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 or later
• Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004 or later
• Corel Paint Shop Pro 8 or later
• CADLink SignLab 7.5

System Requirements Eye Candy 5: Impact requires the following:

Macintosh Systems:

• 500 MHz PowerPC G3 processor
• 256 MB RAM
• Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later

Windows Systems:

• 1 GHz Pentium III processor
• 256 MB RAM
• Windows 2000 or Windows XP