Topaz DeNoise v2.1 for Photoshop is now available and is included in a free update for all Topaz Adjust customers.

This filter uses a new algorithm that is specifically designed to easily and effectively removing noise while preserving details. It's now available for both Mac and Windows. Existing Topaz Adjust customers get the update for free, and for a limited time new Topaz Adjust customers will also get it free of charge.

Topaz DeNoise gives you the absolute best quality in noise reduction, bar none. While other filters tend to smooth out details, DeNoise is focused on giving you the best detail retention and edge preservation available in images with even severe noise.

You can download a 30-day free trial of Topaz Adjust here.

Labels: Topaz Adjust, Topaz DeNoise, Update

Customers who own Boris Continuum Complete 5 AE, Final Effects Complete 5 AE, Boris RED 4.x, Boris FX 9.x, Boris Graffiti 5.x., or any Boris Continuum Unit will be eligible to receive free updates to Adobe CS4-compatible versions of their plug-ins. Free updates, if necessary, would be released following Adobe's CS4 release.

Labels: Adobe CS4, Boris, Boris Continuum Complete, Boris FX, Boris Graffiti, Boris RED, Final Effects Complete, Update

Users of Adobe's Photoshop and inDesign are reporting that the Leopard 10.5.3 update causes their files to be corrupted when loaded from and then saved back to network volumes. Downgrading to 10.5.2 seems to solve this problem. Adobe advises against saving directly to servers, and recommends saving locally and then transferring to the server. More information can be found at the Macworld website.

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Boris Continuum Complete 5.0.5 FxPlug is now available. Version 5.0.5 takes further advantage of Apple FxPlug performance acceleration in Final Cut Pro by adding new vector processing and optimizing color conversion, field rendering, and multi-processor acceleration. BCC 5.0.5 FxPlug is a free update for BCC 5.x FxPlug customers. Boris recommends that all BCC 5.x FxPlug customers update to BCC 5.0.5 FxPlug.

Download Final Effects Complete 5.0.1 on our demos page.

Labels: Boris FX, Continuum Complete, FxPlug, Update

There have been some problems reported with the Quicktime 7.4 update and rendering out of After Effects and Final Cut Pro, along with various other issues. If you've been experiencing strange errors or crashes and want to go back to a previous version, here's a link explaining a couple of ways to downgrade to 7.3.

Labels: QuickTime, Update

This free download fixes a few minor bugs people might be experiencing with Digieffects Delirium, particularly with Final Cut Pro 6.

Labels: Delirium, DigiEffects, Update