Elaborate effects: Auto FX's line of creative filters supports boundless creativity.(Reviews Auto FX Plug - Ins)(Column)

Photography is a major part of my business. And in the past, when I shot on location, I would show up with literally cases full of equipment. In that pile of bags and chests were two suitcases of filters for just about any situation imaginable. I had it all, from creative filters for soft-focus effects to a large selection of light-correcting filters. Today, when I arrive at a shoot, I can fit the filters I need in my vest pocket. I have Auto FX Software to thank.

Auto FX's line of plug-ins for photographers working in the digital realm improve both efficiency and workflow. Auto FX produces a series of what I refer to as "power tools for photographers," which serve dual roles: as a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, or Corel PhotoPaint and as a stand-alone application running on Macintosh and Windows 98, NT, 2000, ME, and XP systems.

Auto FX's product line is composed of seven "toolkits": Auto Eye 2.0; Photographic Edges 6.0; DreamSuite Series 1, Series 2, and Gel Series; Mystical Lighting; and Mystical Tint, Tone, and Color.

Automated vs. manual

AutoEye 2.0 provides the …