COMPANY: Mount Photography | URL: www.1clickactions.com | TYPE: Actions | PLATFORM: Mac, Windows | PRICE: Varies

Adobe Photoshop is the de facto standard for image editing and deservedly so. However, with its ubiquity comes complexity and difficulty in finding the right tool to create the desired effect. To alleviate this, Mount Photography has created the 1-click actions, a wide variety of Photoshop Actions that cover almost every conceivable possibility. There are currently eight 1-Click Action sets available for immediate online purchase and download. Use the "plugs2008" discount code when purchasing any single action set or all six to receive a discount! 1-Click Actions have been tested on English language versions of Photoshop CS and CS2. Please note they do not work with Photoshop Elements. Versions of the actions are now included for Photoshop 7, CS, CS2 and CS3. Overview of the actions sets: Volume 1: Essentials There are over 60 actions included in Volume 1 alone (BW conversions, glows, cross-process, color pops, etc.). The sets are updated and expanded frequently and existing users are entitled to free updates. BackLightBoost Action This action give a fill-in light to lighten shadow areas of an image. Useful in high contrast situations. This together with the DigiFill action are useful in many situations when the illumination needs balancing. Cross Processing Actions Once the preserve of fashion photographers the cross processed look is now popular for portraiture as well. Achieve the look with a single click. Diffusion Actions There are a range of soft-focus or diffusion actions included in the set. DarkroomDiffuser which simulates diffusion at the printing stage with greyscale images, camera diffuser, dream diffuser and this example DramaDiffuser. Black & White Conversion There are many ways to convert from colour to mono in Photoshop -Volume 1 includes many of these. You can replicate the effect of using colored filters at the shooting stage and even achieve results as if using film. There are routines for Kodak Tri-X, Agfa, Fuji and Ilford as well as more unusual conversions such as Gradient maps and LAB mode routines. Glow Effects There are several glow effects in this volume SoftGlowLight (for light toned images), SoftGlowDark (for darker tones), a number of PopGlow (suitable for many images including nature, portraits and landscapes) and also a 3DGlow (for more pronounced effects). You can of course use many of the actions on selections. The Glow actions have been a popular feature of the 1-Click series of actions and have been expanded to include warm and cool versions as well as different contrast effects. Volume 2: Toning & Split-Toning actions This volume of actions consists of two separate sets–1click Toned Prints and 1Click Split-Toned prints. Although designed for monochrome images, many users are applying these to color images to great effect. Split toning achieved a subtle effect where the shadows and highlights of an image are given different tones. Successful results were difficult to achieve in the darkroom–now they are 1-click easy! The strength of the split tone actions can easily be adjusted to suit. Actions in this set include LithEffect Action, Red/Sepia SplitTone Action, Sepia Toning Action, "Victorian" action and Combined Actions. Volume 3: Portrait Retouching and Portrait Effects Kit Retouching portraits is a rewarding but time-consuming task. This set makes the job quick and easy, as simple as "1-Click" and then painting with a brush. Volume 3 consists of 2 actions sets: The Portrait Retouching set and the Portrait Effect set. The Retouching set is invaluable both for professional portraits and for quickly improving the casual snap. It includes routines for removing skin blemishes, freckles and wrinkles. When you are happy with the skin you can improve teeth and eyes. Also included is a 1-Click QuickBoost action for immediate results. The Effect set has several 1-click dramatic portrait effects, including MistyBlue, MistySepia, CopperGlow, Porcelain skin and others. Remember both sets are included in Volume 3 of "1-Click Actions". Volume 4: Dodge/Burn + Sharpening actions Many photographs benefit from subtle dodging or burning but the dodge & burn tool in Photoshop does not produce realistic effects. 1-Click Actions Volume 4 comprises a series of actions to add subtle shading or lightening to various parts of the image. The actions are not intended to create special effects, merely to balance out and enhance the tonality of the image. Volume 4 also includes a comprehensive set of 1-Click adjustable sharpening actions both full image and selective sharpening. Simply click the sharpening action suitable for your image. No need to worry about complex settings–simply run the action and adjust the result afterwards if necessary. A brief guide to which action is suitable for what type of image is included. Note: Although the sharpening set of actions is a significant new addition to this volume, if you have already purchased the original volume 4 without the new actions please send an e-mail for a free update. Volume 5: Graduated filters + Effects Graduated filters are likely to found in most landscape enthusiasts' gadget bags, if they remember to take them along or can afford to buy them in the first place. Volume 5 of the 1-Click Action sets provides a variety of adjustable graduates for Photoshop as well as a selection of effect filters to make that mundane shot something special. All the actions are simplicity itself to use but still let the user adjust the intensity of color as well as the position of the gradation. Also is a non-colored graduate designed to enhance the sky tones of many images without affecting the rest of the picture. These effects include Sunset, WaterColor, GoldenBrown, Blue Grad and Vaseline. Volume 6: Resizers and Edges With the convenience and immediacy of digital capture comes the tedium of organizing and resizing images for various purposes. An image prepared for the printer will be far too large to display on the web and likewise an image prepared for display will be too small to print. Another problem is that we also take more pictures than ever before which means yet more time resizing images. Suppose you have a folder of images from which you want to print 8x10s", create a web album and also make thumbnails for your image catalog. To manually go through each image in turn would ruin an evening! This is where Volume 6 of the 1-Click Actions comes in. Using the Batch Resizers you can resize the whole folder in a few mouse clicks. Run the "Size200 + Sharpen Batch" action to create a folder of 200-pixel thumbnails. For the web you might choose the "Size800 + Sharpen Batch" for a folder of 800-pixel images @72ppi. Finally for print you might choose "Size 10"(300dpi)Batch" for a folder of 10-inch images at 300ppi. One additional plus is that it doesn't matter whether your original images are in landscape or portrait format (horizontal or vertical) as the actions will automatically size the longest dimension to fit. No need to sort out the landscape and portraits into separate folders! Also included in this set is an Incremental UpRes action that increases your image size in several separate incremental steps (as opposed to one large leap), a procedure that in some cases can provide improved image quality over the other method. Additionally, Volume 6 contains a set of actions to create edges around your images. There are 12 black and 12 white. They don't really replace the Borders & Edges actions but they can provide a quick finishing touch to your photograph. Many of the 1-Click Actions create a second layer on which the adjustment is performed. This has the benefit of not damaging the original image and also allowing the user to increase or decrease the intensity of the action by adjusting the opacity of the adjustment layer. Some actions may have more than one adjustment layer. For example the “DramaDiffuser” action creates two layers that can be adjusted separately to control the effect of this action. Volume 7: Vintage actions Volume 7 of 1-Click actions comprises a variety of "Vintage" type actions, including fades and cross-processing effects. Unusually many of these actions are equally suited to BW images as they create a range of interesting split-tone effects. Volume 9: General-use actions This new release contains 33 new actions designed for general use, but are of particular interest to portrait and wedding photographers. These new actions provide both soft and rougher looks in the two sets provided - the "1clickLights" and the "1clickDarks". The actions are not intended to replace the Portrait actions in Volume 3 (you would still use the Volume 3 actions for skin retouching, for example) as the Volume 9 actions apply global effects to your images. Where necessary they create layer masks for you to apply the effects locally. As usual with 1click actions this set is very easy to use and yet still fully adjustable. Volume X: Actions and textures New actions and 30 hi-res texture files in jpg format. Choose from vintage, cross-processed, BW, Fades texture effects. Create a range of effects from fine-art imagery to "grunge" style effects by applying the 1-Click actions textures to your photographs. The 1clickTex actions create all the necessary layers for you and the 1clickTex_Utility actions allow you to modify the result in a variety of ways such as adding a vignette or weathered look as well as altering the strength of your texture. You can of course manually adjust the various effects and evn add your own textures. You can run any of the actions more than once for an even stronger result. The actions can be combined or run sequentially. For example Victorian followed by Kallitype or VanDyck is effective. All other filters operate in 8-bit RGB and most in 16-bit RGB.

Multi-Volume 1-Click Action Combo Pack Save 15%!

Above: Original; Gold Tone + DramaDiffuser. Top left: Victorian (right side) + DreamDiffuser (entire image) + 6pixelblackborder

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Original; Copper + PopGlow + Cyan/Sepia

Original; BW HighContrast + Darkroom Diffuser + VanDyck + BackLightBoost + 1/3HardGrad + C4asE6

Original; Misty Blue + SoftOvalVignette