Filter Forge Editor

[Rodney]

Standard Disclaimer: Installing software from Shareware on Sale (SoS) can be detrimental to the performance of your system. Pay close attention to information you share and the installation process.

Filter Forge is a node based texture and effects editor with plugin for Adobe Photoshop, Corel Photopaint, etc. Filters created with FF can even be used in freeware programs such as Irfanview. Normal pricing is $250 but in teaming with Shareware on Sale a 100% discount is available for the next two days.

I pass along this notification because I've found Filter Forge filters to be useful in the past and access to the filter editor is recommended for those that use such filters. Without the editor you must use the options prebuilt into the filter.

 

Some details about the process of installing with SoS..
Basic details such as email address, platform etc. must be shared with SoS in order to access the discount.
Once complete a download link is presented and a license key and user name is emailed.
During installation SoS will attempt to install a daily notifier so that other SoS deals are sent. I recommend not installing this by YMMV.

Filter Forge on its own provides a useful set of image processing filters but the true power of the filters is in the Filter Forge (node) Editor where new filters can be created.
Once created those filters can then be put to use and shared.

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At the time of this writing the offer is set to expire in just over 2 days. So if you think you may want this I recommend downloading and at least getting the license. This should allow registration of the product even after the offer ends.


As for why the creators of Filter Forge might go the SoS route I would say that the release of the latest version of Filter Forge 6.0 is sufficient to grant a license of the older version for free in order to promote the new release. During installation an offer to upgrade to the latest version will appear. Filter Forge does maintain a forum where users can discuss the creation of filters, scripting tips, etc. https://www.filterforge.com/forum/

 

Some FF features: https://www.filterforge.com/features/

[Rodney]

Studying how filters are created and edited can also aid in use of similar effects in Animation:Master.

This is an additional benefit of the node based systems where each node can be studied individually to determine how it contributes to the effect.

 

Animation:Master has these same basic 'nodes' but the user interface does not present them to the user.

Working with nodes in another program can help in understanding the nodal process behind the scenes in A:M.

The two areas where this will be most beneficial in A:M is with Materials and the Compositor (which is A:M's 'editor' used in leveraging Post Effects).

[Rodney]

For those that want to forego the Shareware on Sale route I see that Filter Forge 6.0 (the latest release) is on sale at 80% for one more day.

 

I am not a fan of flash sales... just lower your regular price already... but if it saves someone money...

[KingVidiot]

thanks for the heads up - the 80% deal was nice for a pretty deep toolkit

always wanted to get it since the beta days when I missed the introductory deal for the suite

[pixelplucker]

missed the sale

$249 short and a day late I guess