I am pleased to announce the release of a new professional Shadow Recovery Pro Plugin (SR Pro). It is designed for use with all digital cameras and scanned film and is compatible with Elements 1 and 2, as well as Photoshop 6, 7 or higher (PC and Mac)
Since highlights are difficult to recover when not exposed properly, I have developed this plugin to focus on recovering the hidden shadow detail. SR Pro replaces lengthy and complicated masking techniques, speeding your workflow and leaving you with natural and reliable results.
SR Pro features 12 intensity levels as well as many options to reduce shadow noise which include:
Normal: It runs shadow recovery without applying any shadow noise reduction.
Color: The plugin runs the desired shadow recovery level and also reduces Chroma (Color) noise from shadow areas. Some digital cameras produce color noise in the shadow areas and this option should be used in these situations.
Color + Luma: It runs the desired shadow recovery level while reducing chroma or luma noise. This setting is great when used with higher ISO, long exposure files.
Another powerful feature of the SR Pro Plugin is a tool called "Add shadow contrast”
This option will add contrast to your photograph without compromising mid-tone and highlight detail. It mainly works on the shadow areas while providing natural mid-tone blending.
*The Batch Add-on feature is also available (PC/Mac) to use with Photoshop 6 or higher only. It allows you the ability to easily process a large number of files at once. Please note: The Batch Add-on is not compatible with Elements 1 or 2.
