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Filter Forge Basic is a software tool which was created in order to help individuals edit images, use many built-in filters and create your own. It can be used as a standalone utility, as well as a plug-in for Photoshop - homepage

The installation process does not offer to download or add third-party products, and it is over in a jiffy. The interface you are met with it presents a simple and well-organized design. It contains a menu bar and several panels that display the image you are currently editing, presets incorporated and built-in filters.

This utility supports import and export using BMP, DIB, JPG, TIF, TGA, PNG and PFM pictures, or you can choose one of the built-in preview image. Aside from that, there are many filters integrated, from particular patters, to engravings, cross blur, film frames, sepia, grunge and old photo. You should also know that these can be customized from all points of view, or just use one of the presets provided.

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On the surface, Filter Forge is just a Photoshop plugin, a pack of filters that generate textures, create visual effects, enhance photos, process images. However, there are 3 things that make Filter Forge unique:
You can create your own filters. Filter Forge comes with a visual node-based editor allowing you to create your own filters – textures, effects, distortions, backgrounds, frames, you name it. All filters automatically support 16- and 32-bit modes in Photoshop, real-world HDRI lighting, bump and normal maps, huge resolutions, and most filters can be seamlessly tiled.
You get free access to 11902 user-created filters. Anyone can contribute their textures and effects to the online filter collection so it grows with every submitted filter. This means the more people use Filter Forge, the better it gets.
Contributors get Filter Forge for free. You submit filters, they get popular with the users, we send you a free copy of Filter Forge. Sounds simple but don't expect a giveaway, you will have to earn it.