Redfield Fractalius Plug-in
Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:29 pm
Just wanted to comment on the Redfield Fractalius plug-in. Maybe
you can share this with your newsletter readers. I downloaded
the demo version of Fractalius and have experimented with it now
at length. Seems that this filter, which has some most
interesting effects, works well only with small files (500KB or
less). An answer from John Redfield in an email verified that
the filter is not designed for large files. $39.95 is a pretty
steep price for a filter that doesn't work well on large files.
I did apply the filter to a 2MB file and it took over 20 minutes
to complete. Most of us photographers now work with large files
created in a RAW format and expect plug-ins that will perform
well on images that are well above 40MB. It would appear that
this is an excellent filter if your images are designed for web
use where small images normally are used, but I question the
value of this plug-in to photographers who rely on large images
for print.
you can share this with your newsletter readers. I downloaded
the demo version of Fractalius and have experimented with it now
at length. Seems that this filter, which has some most
interesting effects, works well only with small files (500KB or
less). An answer from John Redfield in an email verified that
the filter is not designed for large files. $39.95 is a pretty
steep price for a filter that doesn't work well on large files.
I did apply the filter to a 2MB file and it took over 20 minutes
to complete. Most of us photographers now work with large files
created in a RAW format and expect plug-ins that will perform
well on images that are well above 40MB. It would appear that
this is an excellent filter if your images are designed for web
use where small images normally are used, but I question the
value of this plug-in to photographers who rely on large images
for print.