Upgraded my MagicTints to v3.1! Improved: Quickly match any image to any color palette/image and specify target color areas. Fixed Edit In… in Lightroom/Desktop. Better Layer handling in #Photoshop, more!

MagicTints 3.1, fast color grading

MagicTints 3.1, fast color grading

WHAT’S NEW:

- Desktop: Correctly handling “Edit In…” in Lightroom
- Desktop: Correctly handling drag’n'drop of files on MagicTints icon on macOS
- Fixed Photoshop bug: when layer was positioned vertically above document it was positioned in a wrong way
after color matching
- Fixed a problem when images couldn’t be drag’n'dropped sometimes after moving groups
- Fixed problems with displaying square images in Edit Palette dialog when using Guided Colors
- Fixed EditPalette/Create Palette dialog titles
- Improved Spanish and Chinese UI localization

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MixColors 5.0 is here! Bringing multiple mixing fields, more

Posted by Anastasiy Safari on Tuesday Jul 26, 2022 Under Adobe, MixColors, color mixer, panels, update

Update my MixColors panel to v5! Brings new mode with 1/2/4 mixing fields (different colors)! Also: Scale color swatches, drop from history, create new swatches from selected, percentage display on mixing sliders, faster, much more.

MixColors 5 for Photoshop: Multiple mixing areas, mixing percentage display, color scaling more

MixColors 5 for Photoshop: Multiple mixing areas, mixing percentage display, color scaling more

CHANGES:

NEW! Multimix Mode. New MixColors configuration.
Modern advancement of how MixColors works to keep up with new artist workflows.
- Click on the new button under main color mixing area to switch modes
- Have more places to mix in colors - 1,2 or 4 mixing fields arranged vertically, horizontally or in a grid.
- Have different non-connected mixes in these fields.
- Every field acts independently and has 5 new buttons: Add white, add color, add black, get from Photoshop,
pick color to Photoshop
- Simple click on the field to mix in current color
- Adjust “brush strength” on the top of the panel
- Mixing fields scale with the panel
- You can hide/show rearrange fields

NEW! Free scaling of swatches! Click on the new button on the toolbar and adjust swatch size with a toolbar.
- Now you can have any preferable size of the swatch thumbnails. Great option for high-res monitors.

NEW! Color sliders that regulate mix strength (long click on the field or click on the drop down near round
mixers on the left) now display percentage. That gives a much better feedback to improve your MixColors workflow

NEW! Color History improvements!
- Marks current selection
- Drag’n'drop color History swatches on the mixing fields

NEW! Selected swatch in the swatch group has current selection mark

NEW! Select multiple color swatches and move them to new group! Or copy them to new group. You should
1) Click first swatch
2) Right-click ending swatch - a new contextual menu will display

NEW! Color mixing formula improved. Adjusted by feedback from artists all over the world - to be more precise

NEW! Improved UI framework - using latest UI engine from MagicPicker 8

- Fixed all problems with exporting various swatches (from MixColors menu -> Export colors to Swatches)
- Color History now correctly preserved when panel is open/closed in all scenarios
- Right-click dialog for swatches is fixed, also fixed its behavior in multiple scenarios
- Fixed current swatch selection
- New updated and speeded up modern UI framework, that supports all modern GPU features
- Optimized for better power management on laptops, Surface devices and MacBooks
- Still supports Adobe CS5, CS5.5 and CS6 (also CC, CC2014, CC2015, CC2017, CC2019, CC2020, CC2021, CC2022+)
- Optimized to support latest Photoshop 2022
- Improved UI performance in different scenarios
- Fixed various minor UI problems
- Improved loading speed
- Optimized to work with macOS Catalina, new Windows 11 updates
- All improvements implemented by real-life users’ feedback

Read more about MixColors, advanced color mixer in Adobe Photoshop

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Anastasiy’s Extension Manager 3.7 update!

Posted by Anastasiy Safari on Friday Jul 30, 2021 Under MagicRefs, MagicSquire, MagicTints, panels

Free Extension Manager & Installer 3.7 from Anastasiy for Adobe CC software

Free Extension Manager & Installer 3.7 from Anastasiy for Adobe CC software

Update if you’re on Creative Cloud 2021. It’s free for all Art community! Install, Remove, Update, Manage any Adobe extensions easily! Anastasiy’s Extension Manager v3.7

WHAT’S NEW:
– Improved compatibility with all latest CC 2021 updates on Windows and macOS
– Dark/Light OS color mode support on Windows and macOS
– Updated File -> Reset extension list to support Apple M1 and recent CC 2021
– Better support for https/ssl when downloading updates
– Improved UI on macOS Big Sur
– All made by your feedback! Please keep it coming!

Free Anastasiy’s Extension Manager & Installer for .zxp Adobe extensions



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New MagicSquire 3.2 brings right-click to move brushes between groups

Posted by Anastasiy Safari on Tuesday Sep 3, 2019 Under Adobe, MagicSquire, panels, update

My updated panel, MagicSquire 3.2 is here! Check what’s new below:

MagicSquire 3.2 – advanced Photoshop brush manager

MagicSquire 3.2 – advanced Photoshop brush manager

– NEW! Right-click on the brush to quickly move it to any group, pick group by name
– NEW! Directly drag’n’drop .abr and .tpl files on the panel to load them as groups! Works only on Photoshop CC and higher
– Added new option in the menu – “Optimize brushes” that rebuilds brush database to avoid possible errors
– Fixed: In some scenarios Photoshop window deactivated after loading brushes from files
– Improved selection of newly created brushes on CS6 in various scenarios
– Improved compatibility with CC2019 in various scenarios
– Improved keyboard shortcut detection
– Improved handling of Dual Brushes when rendering strokes and creating new brushes
– In PRO Mode checkmark next to corresponding panel’s menu item is now correctly displayed when it’s active

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P.S. Don’t forget to check Photoshop color wheel and my other panels



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New Color Matching/Correction super-panel is out!

Posted by Anastasiy Safari on Tuesday Jul 16, 2019 Under color correction, color grading, color matching, panels


MagicTints — quickly switch any image’s colors. New-gen pro Color Matching between images… that works! Adjust mood, bring multiple images to the same color palette. All in 1 click!

MagicTints – 1-click color matching and color correction

MagicTints – 1-click color matching and color correction

FEATURES:
– Bring multiple images/layers to the color and aesthetics of existing image

– Switch lighting conditions or mood of any concept art, photo or texture
– Bring objects to background/matte color in 1 click
– Keep original micro-contrast, dynamic range, subtle details
– Forget LUTs. No late night tuning. Works in seconds
– Smartest color correction ever! Accuracy on subpixel level. Machine Learning core handles 8K+ resolutions
– Supports Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom CC, XD CC, Affinity Photo, Sketch, iOS, Windows, macOS, Android (standalone)
– uses MagicPicker, Photoshop color wheel’s UI engine for faster speeds
– more

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The tradition goes on! The 84th tutorial (this time on MagicSquire, my brush manager) just came to life!

Don’t miss my huge tutorial database on MagicPicker color wheel, MagicSquire professional brush manager, MixColors color mixer, MagicRefs reference image manager and other plugins for Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator (and more).



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Partnered with Wacom!

Posted by Anastasiy Safari on Tuesday Apr 9, 2019 Under Adobe, Tools, brush organizer, color mixer, color panel, color wheel, image references, panels, photoshop

Get Anastasiy plugin panels at Wacom Marketplace

Get Anastasiy plugin panels at Wacom Marketplace

I recently partnered with Wacom to bring all my professional plugins and panels to Wacom devices through Wacom marketplace. Enjoy MagicPicker, MagicSquire and our other products on Cintiq, Intuos or Bamboo tablets!

Wacom Marketplace brings easy access to industry-leading software and services.

*Read detailed description on my main website



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MagicSquire, MagicRefs, MixColors, MagicPicker, DiskFonts updates

MagicSquire, MagicRefs, MixColors, MagicPicker, DiskFonts updates

New MagicSquire 3.0 is here:
– New UI Framework! Great performance improvement
– Also tags, Keyboard Shortcuts, Brush Group collections and much more in version 3.0!
– Invalid signature (a.k.a. “The extension could not be loaded because it
was not signed correctly”) problem fixed
New MagicSquire, brush organizing panel for Photoshop

New MagicRefs 1.2 is here:
– New UI Framework! Great performance improvement
– Invalid signature (a.k.a. “The extension could not be loaded because it
was not signed correctly”) problem fixed
New MagicRefs, life is easy with reference images in Photoshop

New MagicPicker 6.4 is here:
– New UI Framework!Great performance improvement
– Invalid signature (a.k.a. “The extension could not be loaded because it
was not signed correctly”) problem fixed
New MagicPicker, advanced Photoshop color wheel panel

MixColors 3.1:
– New UI Framework! Great performance improvement
– Invalid signature (a.k.a. “The extension could not be loaded because it
was not signed correctly”) problem fixed
New MixColors, Photoshop color mixer

DiskFonts 1.2.22:
– New UI Framework! Great performance improvement
– Invalid signature (a.k.a. “The extension could not be loaded because it
was not signed correctly”) problem fixed
New DiskFonts, Photoshop font viewer and manager



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Just published BIGGEST update to MagicSquire ever! Tags! Keyboard Shortcuts to individual brushes. Group Collections. Store and sync brushes to Cloud(s), Rotate brush/tool tip with keyboard, more Keyboard Shortcuts, Capture color, even more!

WHAT’S NEW:

  • NEW! Assign Tags to brushes and then filter them using Search - with Instant Suggestions. Filter out brushes that you don’t need in current project, instantly.
  • NEW! Collections allow you to combine several groups to a collection, and then switch between group combinations with one click or keyboard shortcut. Use Collection Editor from the menu.
  • NEW! Keyboard Shortcuts for individual brushes. Also keyboard shortcuts to following new and old features of MagicSquire:
    • Rotate Brush/Tool tip (works with Clone Tool too)
    • Turn current Brush into Eraser (and back)
    • Increase/Decrease Load for Mixer brushes
    • Switch brushes and collections
    • more! New shortcuts dialog is accessible from the menu.
  • NEW! Relocate data folder and put it on Dropbox, iCloud, Google Drive or any other 3rd party Cloud service. Back up and safely auto-sync your brushes between computers!
  • NEW! Disable size capture for tools, switch between brushes and tools while keeping size
  • All features available now for Photoshop CS5, CS6, CC, CC2015, CC2017, CC2018, CC2019+
  • more

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MagicPicker 6.3 - Faster, better, mightier!

Posted by Anastasiy Safari on Tuesday Sep 25, 2018 Under Adobe, Tools, Tips&tricks, color wheel, panels, photoshop

I updated my professional color picking plugin for Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

MagicPicker 6.3 - professional color wheel panel

MagicPicker 6.3 - professional color wheel panel

WHAT’S NEW:
– NEW! Slight color adjustment with Shift+click on the inner side of color wheel (box, triangle, etc). The color pointer moves towards the cursor.
– Significant UI performance boost (new framework) on Photoshop/Illustrator CC, all versions. Especially on CC 2018+
– UI improvement in Keyboard Shortcuts dialog on Photoshop CS6
– Improved Black & White button behavior in BIG colors mode
– Fixed problem with clicking Background color swatch in BIG colors mode
– Fixed problem with wrong CMYK values on Illustrator in some scenarios
– On Illustrator CC and higher currently selected color swatch is now correctly displayed on the top
– Improved panel title display in Compact Mode
– Greatly improved and optimized Compact Mode in different scenarios, especially when quickly moving cursor aroud the panel
– Improved LDT Cube behavior when using eyedropper in some scenarios
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