Plugins for Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom, PSP & others
Poll Results 2007
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.
conducted in December 2007 / January 2008 | ||||
How large are the images that you usually process? | ||||
1. 3648 x 2736 (10 Megapixel) | 17 % | |||
2. 3264 x 2448 (8 Megapixel) | 14 % | |||
3. 2848 x 2136 (6 Megapixel) | 13 % | |||
4. 4048 x 3040 (12 Megapixel) | 8 % | |||
5. 6000 x 4000 (24 Megapixel) | 8 % | |||
6. 2048 x 1536 (3 Megapixel) | 5 % | |||
7. 1024 x 768 (0.8 Megapixel) | 4 % | |||
7. 2560 x 1920 (5 Megapixel) | 4 % | |||
8. 1600 x 1200 (2 Megapixel) | 4 % | |||
8. 4992 x 3328 (16 Megapixel) | 4 % | |||
8. Larger than 9000 x 6000 | 4 % | |||
9. 2272 x 1704 (4 Megapixel) | 3 % | |||
10. 1280 x 960 (1.3 Megapixel) | 3 % | |||
11. 800 x 600 (0.5 Megapixel) | 3 % | |||
12. 9000 x 6000 (54 Megapixel) | 2 % | |||
12. 640 x 480 (0.3 Megapixel) | 2 % | |||
13. 320 x 240 (0.1 Megapixel) | 1 % | |||
14. Smaller than 320 x 240 | 1 % | |||
conducted in November 2007 | ||||
Which of the following features do you consider essential for filter plugins? | ||||
1. Large preview | 10 % | |||
2. Option for saving preset | 9 % | |||
3. Fast preview update | 8 % | |||
4. Multiple Undo steps | 7 % | |||
5. Fast rendering after pressing OK | 7 % | |||
6. Support for layer masks | 6 % | |||
7. Resizable window | 5 % | |||
8. Brush tool for selectively drawing effects | 5 % | |||
9. Blend modes and blend slider | 5 % | |||
10. Simple as well as advanced modes | 5 % | |||
11. Descriptive tool tips or help box | 4 % | |||
12. Transparency/Alpha Channel support | 4 % | |||
13. Option for random effect settings | 4 % | |||
14. Usable as a smart filter in Photoshop CS3 | 4 % | |||
15. Many included presets | 4 % | |||
16. 200% and higher preview zoom | 3 % | |||
17. Layers of filter stack for applying multiple effects | 3 % | |||
18. Tab sheets if there are many controls | 2 % | |||
19. Histogram display | 2 % | |||
20. Recording of filter parameters in Actions/Macros | 2 % | |||
conducted in October 2007 | ||||
Which is your favorite RAW Converter? | ||||
1. Adobe Photoshop | 28% | |||
2. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom | 22% | |||
3. Capture One | 7 % | |||
4. Pixmantec RawShooter | 7 % | |||
5. Nikon Capture | 6 % | |||
6. Bibble | 5 % | |||
7. Canon Digital Photo Pro | 4 % | |||
8. DxO Optics | 4 % | |||
9. Adobe Photoshop Elements | 4 % | |||
10. Other | 3 % | |||
11. Paint Shop Pro | 3 % | |||
12. Apple Aperture | 3 % | |||
13. Silkypix Developer Studio | 2 % | |||
1% and below: Raw Therapee, LightZone, RAW Developer, Breeze Browser, SilverFast DCPro/DCVLT, Raw Magick, RAW PhotoDesk. | ||||
conducted in September 2007 | ||||
Do you prefer skinned or standard dialogs for Photoshop plugins? | ||||
1. I prefer standard dialogs for most plugins. | 37 % | |||
2. I always prefer standard dialogs. | 30 % | |||
3. It depends on the type of plugin. | 14 % | |||
4. I prefer dialog skins for most plugins. | 11% | |||
5. I always prefer dialog skins. | 7 % | |||
conducted in July 2007 | ||||
How often do you usually sharpen a photo that you want to print? | ||||
1. Only Once | 64 % | |||
2. Twice | 19 % | |||
3. Not at all | 12 % | |||
4. More than three times | 3 % | |||
5. Three Times | 2 % | |||
conducted in June 2007 | ||||
What do you do to get good prints of your photos? | ||||
1. I calibrated my monitor and/or printer and now I get great prints | 31 % | |||
2. I did not calibrate my monitor and printer or anything else, but get good prints every time. | 17 % | |||
3. I do not print my photos myself. I use a print service. | 15 % | |||
4. I need to do one or more test prints before I am able to achieve satisfying prints. | 11 % | |||
5. I use a special software to achieve good prints with my printer. | 10 % | |||
6. I do not print my photos. I only view them on screen. | 9 % | |||
7. I do not get good photo prints from my printer no matter what I try. | 6 % | |||
8. I use another method to achieve good prints with my printer. | 1 % | |||
conducted in April/May 2007 | ||||
Which of these steps do you usually apply when enhancing a photo? | ||||
1. Overall Brightness/Contrast Adjustment | 419 votes | |||
2. Sharpening | 406 votes | |||
3. Color Correction/White Balancing | 358 votes | |||
4. Shadow/Highlights Correction | 291 votes | |||
5. Saturation Adjustment | 247 votes | |||
6. Image Size Reduction | 246 votes | |||
7. Selective Brightness/Contrast | 193 votes | |||
8. Noise Reduction | 185 votes | |||
9. Image Enlargement | 185 votes | |||
9. Red Eye Removal | 151 votes | |||
11. Skin Smoothing/Cleaning | 140 votes | |||
12. B/W Conversion | 121 votes | |||
13. Scratch/Dust Removal | 116 votes | |||
14. Selective/Creative Coloring | 93 votes | |||
15. Perspective Correction | 79 votes | |||
16. JPEG Artifact Removal | 68 votes | |||
16. Lens Correction | 68 votes | |||
18. Soft Focus/Diffusion Effect | 64 votes | |||
19. Vignette/Frame Effect | 56 votes | |||
20. Local Contrast (USM with large radius) | 55 votes | |||
conducted in February/March 2007 | ||||
Would you like to be able to use Photoshop plugins in Adobe Lightroom? | ||||
1. I plan to use Lightroom in future and would like to be able to use Photoshop plugins with it. | 41 % | |||
2. I use Lightroom and would like to be able to use Photoshop plugins with it. | 32 % | |||
3. I don't use Lightroom. | 16 % | |||
4. I use Lightroom, but I don't need to use Photoshop plugins with it. | 8 % | |||
5. I plan to use Lightroom in future, but won't need any additional plugins then. | 3 % | |||
conducted in January/February 2007 | ||||
How simple or complex do you like plugins to be? | ||||
Very Simple: Only a few sliders whose effect is easy to recognize in the preview. | 14 % | |||
Simple: Some sliders and simple features, but no masking options. | 14 % | |||
Medium: Several sliders and a simple masking feature. | 31 % | |||
Sophisticated: Many sliders and options plus different masking options. | 15 % | |||
Complex: All imaginable features for fine-tuning the effect and many adjustable masking options. | 15 % | |||
With removed "Simple" and "Sophisticated" items: | ||||
Medium | 43.7 % | |||
Complex | 36.6 % | |||
Very Simple | 19.7 % | |||