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This page shows the results of polls on various topics that were conducted on this web site. So always keep in mind that the results are only representative for the visitors of this site and can't be generalized. Placing these polls on other sites could produce totally different results.

Plugin Design Poll conducted in November/December 2003
Which Plugin Design Do You Prefer?

1. It doesn't matter	36.2 %
2. Preview on the Left of the Dialog (as most plugins have)	34.5 %
3. Preview on the Right of the Dialog (e.g. AlienSkin, FlamingPear)	24.5 %
4. Preview at the Top of the Dialog	4.7 %

Total of votes: 171

Resizing Tools Poll conducted in October 2003
Which tool do you use for resizing photos?

1. Photoshop's Image Size	41.3 %
2. Paint Sho Pro's Resize	28 %
3. IrfanView's Resize/Resample	9.5 %
4. Other	7.7 %

5. LizardTech Genuine Fractals	4.1 %
6. PhotoImpact's Image Size	2.8 %
6. Photo-Paint' Resample	2.8 %
7. Extensis SmartScale	2 %

8. Shortcut S-Spline	1.5 %
9. F-Soft Resize Magic	0.2 %
10. HumanSoftware XFile	0 %

Total of votes: 390

Special FX Plugins Poll: Part 1+ Part 2 combined conducted in August/September 2003
Which of these commercial plugins do you use?

Below is a list of the Top 45 of Special FX plugins. This list was compiled from two seperate polls which both ran approx. 30 days, so it was assumed that the number of votes for each item is approx. equivalent. Poll 1 and Poll 2 intersect between Nr. 22 and 29. Nr. 1 - 21 are from Poll 1 and Nr. 30 - 45 are from Poll 2. The top place of each company was marked red.

1. AlienSkin EyeCandy 2. FlamingPear BladePro 3. AlienSkin Xenofex 4. Corel KPT 6 5. Corel KPT 5 6. AutoFX Dreamsuite One 7. FlamingPear Lunar-/Solarcell 8. Corel KPT 3 9. Corel KPTeffects 10. FlamingPear Designer Sextett 11. ThePluginSite PluginGalaxy 12. AutoFX Dreamsuite Two 13. AutoFX Mystical Lighting 14. AlienSkin Splat! 15. FlamingPear Creative Pack 16. Extensis PhotoTools 17. AutoFX Dreamsuite Gel 18. XaosTools PaintAlchemy 19. XaosTools Terrazzo 20. Andromeda Photography Filters 21. ThePluginSite HyperTyle 22. ICNET Filters Unlimited 23. Andromeda Techtures 24. FM Tile Tools 25. Andromeda ScatterLight Lenses 25. NVR Bordermania 25. AVBros Page Curl 26. Axion Glow & Sparkle 27. AVBros Puzzle Pro 27. Axion Lens Effects 28. Andromeda Velociraptor 28. Panopticum Fire 29. Andromeda Etchtone 29. Andromeda Cutline 29. HumanSoft Squizz 30. nik ColorEfex 30. Amphisoft Filters		31. SapphireInnovations/GraphicXtras Plugins 32. Panopticum Lens Pro 33. VanDerLee Old Movie 33. Fo2PIX BuzzPro 34. Vertigo Hot Text 35. VanDerLee Halftone 35. namesuppressed Softener 36. Vizros Plugins 36. Lucis Art 37. NVR PhotoSwizzle 37. Panopticum Engraver 37. DigitalElement Aurora 38. Frischluft flAIR 38. namesuppressed Autochromatic 39. namesuppressed Plaid Lite 39. Panopticum Alpha Strip 39. Panopticum Digitalizer 39. HumanSoft PhotoLight 39. Microsoft Impressionist 40. Stoik Rubber 40. Cytopia PhotoOptics 41. HumanSoft PhotoWeave 41. HumanSoft PhotoSurface 42. Stoik Art Gallery 42. AgeTech Plaid Maker 42. biTmiX Plugins 42. Frischluft Lenscare 42. Geomantics Fabric Weaver 43. AgeTech QuickRepeat 43. AgeTech StyleDrapper 43. CGSD RealTexture Tools 43. DigiEffects WebEuphoria 44. MicroFrontier Pattern Workshop 45. AgeTech ColorVision

Total of votes: 1759 + 577 = 2336

Special FX Plugins Poll - Part 1
conducted in August 2003

Which of these commercial plugins do you use?

1. AlienSkin EyeCandy

10.9 %

2. FlamingPear BladePro

8 %

3. AlienSkin Xenofex

7.05 %

4. Corel KPT 6

5.6 %

5. Corel KPT 5

5.1 %

6. AutoFX Dreamsuite One

4.55 %

7. FlamingPear Lunar-/Solarcell

4.3 %

8. Corel KPT 3

4.25 %

9. Corel KPTeffects

4.2 %

10. FlamingPear Designer Sextett

4.1 %

11. ThePluginSite PluginGalaxy

3.9 %

12. AutoFX Dreamsuite Two

3.8 %

13. AutoFX Mystical Lighting

3.7 %

14. AlienSkin Splat!

3.5 %

15. FlamingPear Creative Pack

3.4 %

16. Extensis PhotoTools

3.1 %

17. AutoFX Dreamsuite Gel

3.05 %

18. XaosTools PaintAlchemy

2.8 %

19. XaosTools Terrazzo

2.7 %

20. Andromeda Photography Filters

2.2 %

21. ThePluginSite HyperTyle

2.05 %

22. Andromeda Techtures

1.9 %

23. Andromeda ScatterLight Lenses

1.75 %

24. Andromeda Velociraptor

1.4 %

25. Andromeda Etchtone

1.3 %

25. Andromeda Cutline

1.3 %

Total of votes: 1759

Special FX Plugins Poll - Part 2
conducted in September 2003

Which of these commercial plugins do you use?

1. ICNET Filters Unlimited

6.1 %

2. FM Tile Tools

5.7 %

3. NVR Bordermania

5.4 %

3. AVBros Page Curl

5.4 %

4. Axion Glow & Sparkle

4.5 %

5. AVBros Puzzle Pro

4.3 %

5. Axion Lens Effects

4.3 %

6. Panopticum Fire

4.2 %

7. HumanSoft Squizz

4 %

8. nik ColorEfex

3.8 %

8. Amphisoft Filters

3.8 %

9. SapphireInnovations/GraphicXtras Plugins

3.1 %

10. Panopticum Lens Pro

2.6 %

11. VanDerLee Old Movie

2.4 %

11. Fo2PIX BuzzPro

2.4 %

12. Vertigo Hot Text

2.25 %

13. VanDerLee Halftone

2.1 %

13. namesuppressed Softener

2.1 %

14. Vizros Plugins

1.9 %

14. Lucis Art

1.9 %

15. NVR PhotoSwizzle

1.7 %

15. Panopticum Engraver

1.7 %

15. DigitalElement Aurora

1.7 %

16. Frischluft flAIR

1.55 %

16. namesuppressed Autochromatic

1.55 %

17. namesuppressed Plaid Lite

1.4 %

17. Panopticum Alpha Strip

1.4 %

17. Panopticum Digitalizer

1.4 %

17. HumanSoft PhotoLight

1.4 %

17. Microsoft Impressionist

1.4 %

18. Stoik Rubber

1.2 %

18. Cytopia PhotoOptics

1.2 %

19. HumanSoft PhotoWeave

1 %

19. HumanSoft PhotoSurface

1 %

20. Stoik Art Gallery

0.9 %

20. AgeTech Plaid Maker

0.9 %

20. biTmiX Plugins

0.9 %

20. Frischluft Lenscare

0.9 %

20. Geomantics Fabric Weaver

0.9 %

21. AgeTech QuickRepeat

0.7 %

21. AgeTech StyleDrapper

0.7 %

21. CGSD RealTexture Tools

0.7 %

21. DigiEffects WebEuphoria

0.7 %

22. MicroFrontier Pattern Workshop

0.5 %

23. AgeTech ColorVision

0.35 %

Total of votes: 577

Image Viewer Poll
conducted in July 2003

Which is your favorite image viewer?

1. IrfanView

32.8 %

2. ACDSee

22.5 %

3. Paint Shop Pro Album

8.1 %

4. Other

7.4 %

5. Photoshop Album

6.4 %

6. Thumbs Plus

3.7 %

7. iView

3.1 %

8. Ulead Photo Explorer

2.6 %

9. VuePrint Pro

2 %

9. XnView

2 %

10. CompuPic

1.8 %

11. Graphic Workshop

1.5 %

Other items that took part in the poll, but scored 1% or below:
PicaView (5) 1.09%, SlowView (3) 0.66%, Zoner Media Explorer (3) 0.66%, Vallen JPegger (2) 0.44%, Big Picture (2) 0.44%, FotoTime FotoAlbum (2) 0.44%, GraphicConverter (2) 0.44%, PolyView (2) 0.44%, QuickView Plus (1) 0.22%, AhaView (1) 0.22%, Advanced Image Viewer (1) 0.22%, Cumulus (1) 0.22%, ImageN (1) 0.22%, imageX (1) 0.22%, PicViewer (1) 0.22%, PhotoPhillia (0) 0%, Picture Viewer .EXE (0) 0%, TurboBrowser (0) 0%, Visualiser IB (0) 0%, VaryView (0) 0%, Ashampoo Illuminator (0) 0%, CDH Image Explorer (0) 0%, CDView Pro (0) 0%, CoffeCup Free Viewer (0) 0%, EZ-Pix (0) 0%, EyeBrowser (0) 0%, Firehand Ember (0) 0%, Hero Photo Show (0) 0%, Image Eye (0) 0%, iBrowser (0) 0%, ImageWalker (0) 0%, ImageBrowser (0) 0%, MegaView (0) 0%

Total of votes: 457

Photo Correction Poll conducted in June 2003
Which of these steps do you apply when correcting your photos?

1. Brightness Correction	12 %
2. Contrast Correction	11.2 %
3. Color Correction	10.2 %
4. Sharpening	9.8 %

5. Image Resizing	8.7 %
6. Manual Retouching	8.4 %
7. Saturation Correction	7.2 %
8. Red Eye Removal	6.8 %

9. Special Effects	5.5 %
10. Noise Reduction	5.2 %
11. Other	3.9 %
12. Artifact Removal	3.85 %

13. Perspective Correction	2.8 %
14. RAW Conversion	2.5 %
15. Lens Correction	2 %

Total of votes: 1943

Image FX Poll conducted in May 2003
Which of these image effects are your favorites?

1. Glass	3.7 %
2. Water, Drops	3.45 %
2. 3D	3.45 %
3. Brightness & Contrast Correction	3.4 %

4. Sharpening	3.3 %
5. Color Correction	3.2 %
6. Light & Shadow	3.15 %
7. Clouds, Fog	3.1 %
8. Texture, Surface	3.05 %
9. Fire, Smoke	3 %

10. Painting, Paint-like	2.8 %
11. Seamless Tiling	2.7 %
12. Lightning	2.6 %
13. Image Resizing	2.5 %
13. Red Eye Removal	2.5 %
14. Blur, Soft Focus	2.45 %
15. Text & Type FX	2.4 %
16. Old Photo, Old Film	2.3 %
16. Star, Sun, Rainbow	2.3 %
17. Reflection, Sparkle, Flare	2.25 %
18. Edge, Frame	2.2 %
18. Bevel, Button	2.2 %
19. Noise Reduction	2.1 %
20. Tube, Image Objects	2.05 %
21. Drawing, Pencil	2 %

22. Scratch, Spot, Artifact Removal	1.95 %
23. Wind, Motion	1.9 %
24. Color Replacement	1.8 %
25. Brush FX	1.75 %
26. Alpha, Transparency, Masking	1.7 %
27. Deformation, Warp	1.65 %
28. B/W, Grayscale	1.6 %
29. Mirroring	1.5 %
30. Wood, Marble	1.45 %
30. Page Curl	1.45 %
31. Colorizing, PopArt	1.4 %
31. Panorama	1.4 %
32. Patterns	1.35 %
33. Perspective & Lens Correction	1.3 %
34. Diamond, Refraction	1.25 %
34. (Photo)Mosaic, Puzzle	1.25 %
35. Fabrics, Plaid	1.2 %
36. TV, Scanline	1 %

37. Erosion, Ageing, Dirt	0.95 %
38. Halftone, Mezzo	0.85 %

Total of votes: 2594

Plugin Price Poll conducted in April 2003
How much would you maximally pay for a good plugin product?
Amount	Percent	Percent without Freeware	Market Reach	Revenue Index (=Amount * Market Reach)

I only use freeware	44.7 %	-	-	-

$5	4.4 %	7.9 %	100 %	500

$10	2.5 %	4.5 %	92.4 %	923
$15	4.4 %	7.9 %	87.9 %	1318
$20	5.6 %	10.1 %	80 %	1600
$25	6.2 %	11.2 %	69.9 %	1747
$30	8.1 %	14.6 %	58.6 %	1759

$40	2.5 %	4.5 %	44 %	1761
$50	8.1 %	14.6 %	39.5 %	1976

$60	0.6 %	1.2 %	24.9 %	1495
$70	0.6 %	1.2 %	23.8 %	1666
$80	0 %	0 %	22.6 %	1806
$90	0 %	0 %	22.6 %	2032
$100	8.7 %	15.75%	22.6 %	2258

$130	0.6 %	1.2 %	6.8 %	888
$150	0 %	0 %	5.6 %	841
$180	0 %	0 %	5.6 %	1010
$200	1.2 %	2.2 %	5.6 %	1122
More than $200	1.9 %	3.4 %	3.4%	1011 (for $300)

Total of votes: 161

Plugin Manufacturer Poll
conducted in February/March 2003

Which of these plugin manufacturers do you like best?

1. Alien Skin
10.9 %

2. Flaming Pear
10.2 %

3. The Plugin Site
7.5 %

4. Auto FX
6.9 %

5. Andromeda
4.4 %

6. Ulead
3.9 %

7. Extensis
3.8 %

8. Fantastic Machines
3.1 %

9. procreate
2.6 %

9. Xaos Tools
2.6 %

10. Other
2.3 %

11. Redfield
2.2 %

Other items that took part in the poll, but scored 2% or below:
Nik Multimedia 1.74%, Human Software 1.74%, Panopticum 1.65%, Digi Effects 1.65%, AmphiSoft 1.56%, I C Net 1.56%, Axion 1.47%, The Imaging Factory 1.29%,
Sapphire Innovations 1.29%, Van Der Lee 1.29%, AV Bros 1.29%, PowerRetouche 1.19%, Applied Science Fiction 1.19%, Namesuppressed 1.1%, Box Top Software 1.1%, Lucis Art 1.01%, NVR 1.01%, Color Pilot 1.01%, Cytopia 1.01%, Diard Software 1.01%, Digital Element 1.01%, Reindeer Graphics 0.92%, Vivid Details 0.92%, Age Technologies 0.92%, ATS Graphics 0.92%, Microsoft 0.83%, Right Hemisphere 0.83%, Vertigo 0.83%, Digital Dominion 0.83%, Microfrontier 0.73%, Fo2PIX 0.73%, Stoik 0.64%, Sur-Reality 0.64%, Camera Bits 0.64%, Second Glance
0.55%, CGSD 0.55%, Frischluft 0.55%, Vizros 0.46%.

Total of votes: 1089

Digital Camera Poll
conducted in January/February 2003

Which of these digital cameras do you own?

1. Nikon Coolpix
13.2 %

2. Sony DSC
10.8 %

3. Olympus C-xxx Ultra Zoom
9.6 %

4. Sony Mavica
9.2 %

5. Canon PowerShot
7.6 %

6. Other
7.1 %

7. Olympus C-xxxx Zoom
6.1 %

8. Minolta Dimage 7
4.8 %

9. FujiFilm FinePix
4.2 %

10. Nikon D
3.5 %

11. Kodak DC
3.1 %

12. Olympus E
2.7 %

Other items that took part in the poll, but scored 2% or below:
HP Photosmart 2.06%, Olympus C 1.82%, Fujifilm FinePix S 1.69%, Casio QV 1.21%, Canon Digital Ixus 0.97%, Minolta Dimage 0.85%, Kodak DCS 0.73%,
FujiFilm FinePix A 0.61%, Kodac LS 0.48%, FujiFilm FinePix F 0.36%,
Canon Pro90 0.36%, Panasonic DMC 0.24%, HP Photosmart C 0.12%,
Ricoh Caplio/RDC 0.12%, Sigma SD 0.12%, Casio GV 0%

Manufacturers:

1. Olympus

20.2 %

2. Sony
20 %

3. Nikon
18.7 %

4. Canon
12.2 %

5. Kodak
6.8 %

6. FujiFilm
6.3 %

7. Minolta
5.7 %

Total of votes: 826