PSOFT anti-aliasing for Adobe Photoshop

PSOFT anti-aliasing is a filter plug-in for Adobe Photoshop. It produces images that look dramatically smoother and more natural by suppressing jaggies.

Helps to streamline visual design work such as the finishing of digitized line drawings or CG coloration. Eliminates the need to “reduce jaggies by scaling down images” which was, until now, a common step in the processing of images ranging from high resolution illustrations destined to printed media to images used in games and video. This plugin makes it possible to use a uniform image resolution level from the moment work is started to the completion of the final result.

 

Illustration processing

Useful for the finishing work on digitized line drawings and CG coloration. Also effective on high resolution materials.

Takes care of pixels lost during filter processing

Suitable for suppressing jaggies resulting from the use of the “graphic pen”, “sponge” and other Photoshop filters.

Produces smooth images from game screen shots and pixel art

Performs anti-aliasing processing on jagged images to obtain smooth images.

Same anti-aliasing effect as the After Effects version

Applies anti-aliasing to still images using the same algorithm as the one used in the After Effects version.

Demonstration Movie

Interface

color threshold This value defines the difference in color required for neighboring pixels to be treated as having different colors. A lower value will cause the software to respond to smaller differences in color. Using a bigger value is recommended when handling images containing gradation or noise.

softness Adjusts the strength of the processing. Increase the value for an increased level of jaggies suppression. Decrease the value to obtain a sharper image. bias Adjusts the processing of the contrast in gradation parts. If set to a high value, a nonlinear interpolation function is used in the computation of the blend concentration for the gradation processing. If the value is set to 0, a linear interpolation is performed. Using a value other than 0 results in degradation of the processing speed. Shortcut Keys Operations related to the Preview Area Action Operation Hide the processing results. Left-click the preview area. Scroll the screen with the Hand tool. Drag the preview area while pressing the left or middle mouse button. Display the whole image in the preview area. Double click the preview area. Set the magnification ratio to 100%. Right-click the preview area. Zoom in / out. Roll the mouse's scroll wheel while over the preview area. Alternatively, use the or keys to zoom in and the or keys to zoom out. Operations related to sliders and text boxes Action Operation Adjust a parameter. Roll the mouse's scroll wheel while the focus is on the appropriate slider / text box. Alternatively, use to increase or to decrease the value of the slider / text box with focus. Cancel / Reset. Type Ctrl + Z while the slider / text box has focus. (Only the last operation may be cancelled). Reset parameters to default values. Press the Cancel button while holding down the Alt key. (The Cancel button will change into the Default button while the Alt key is pressed).

Operating Environment

Adobe Photoshop Version Support
[for Windows]
7.0 / CS / CS2 / CS3 / CS4 (32-bit/64-bit) / CS5 (32-bit/64-bit) / CS5.1 (32-bit/64-bit)

Color Mode Support
Grayscale, RGB, CMYK

Color Depth Support
8, 16, 32 bpc

Other
Support for Smart Filters