Re: Ultimate Retouch Panel 3.7.59 For Adobe Photoshop
Austin Vermont
I use a mac with an M1 processor and i recently updated to photoshop 2022 and noticed that my extension panel was missing. In the past i would open photoshop get around this issue by opeing photoshop in rosetta but this option has been taken out. Does anyone has a suggestion
I am really sorry to hear that you are experiencing difficulty working with your Ultimate Retouch Panel! I can definitely help with this and have just popped you over an email to be able to get a little more information from you on what is happening on your side, and locate exactly where our results may be differing :).
and 2. Is there a way to use these panels with Affinity or is it only photoshop? Although I am an avid Adobe CC user, I am secretly praying that the good folks at Affinity give them a run for their money.
This panel is geared toward providing the most useful tools in a retouching workflow and considering their history of creating other Photoshop tools to help with creativity and workflow, I decided to take a serious look at this panel to see if it is worthwhile as a photographer and retoucher.
To go into a little background about me, I consider myself a creative who loves to explore all the different ways Photoshop can bring different ideas to life! Although I am not a full-time professional, I have played with enough of the Infinite Tools products to know that their panels offer something for every level of photographer and retoucher. Knowing the kind of usefulness I have gained from their other products, I imagine the features will provide an even higher and different level of possibilities in the hands of a master photographer and retoucher.
Whether you are an amateur looking to improve your retouching or a professional wanting to perfect even the most minute of details, these layers will act almost as a second set of eyes to show inconsistencies in hue, saturation, and color shifts, or you can use one of the exposure layers to reveal any dust, dodge and burn inconsistencies, or problem areas that you may have missed on your own.
Along with the retouching layers, users have the ability to import their actions or layers that they use regularly, or even just a set of actions they want to use for a specific set of images. As an amateur retoucher, this was the most transformative for me.
I cannot tell you how much I love the user settings on the Retouching Panel. For the first time in my 6 years of pursuing photography on an amateur-to-professional level, I retouched and edited a set of images this week that looked like they were edited by a real professional thanks to the control and ability to personalize everything within my workflow.
While using this panel, it has become apparent to me that Pratik and Stefan have poured endless hours of thought into the different editing scenarios photographers and retouchers find themselves in. The export settings account for social media, client work, and printed work (and, in keeping with the rest of the panel, is fully customizable).
Since its first version, Photoshop has changed quite a lot. The functionalities it offers are greater now than ever before. But plugins are legion and for beginners it is hard to differentiate the ones that are truly useful and those that are just a waste of money. The Retouching Academy Beauty Panel has been around for a little while and was revamped very recently. I use it all the time when retouching but I get many questions about it. I am frequently asked if it is worth its price and if it makes my retouching any better. Here is my take on the panel, why I bought it, and above all, why I keep using it everyday.
The panel will not make creative decisions or do the work for you, it will be there to help you accelerate your workflow by creating the layers and adjustments you need for high-end retouching. What does this mean? If you need to create a frequency separation or dodge and burn layers, with the panel you only have to click on a button to create these layers instead of having to go through the whole process you would normally have to.
I am sure when reading that some of you will tell me how great actions and scripts are. Sure, you can do the same with actions and scripts, but the panel has a great advantage over both of them. Actually more than one advantage! First, actions have their limits and some techniques cannot really be put into actions without having to use scripts. Scripts, on the other hand, are way more advanced and they are awesome. Scripts are actually what is behind the buttons of the panel. However, if you are not into JavaScript or Apple Script, good luck trying to create your own.
Photographers that see me using the panel often ask me if the panel improved my retouching. This is kind of a tricky question. I do feel like it made my retouching better, and here is why and how. To me, retouching is about spending as little time as possible in front of my computer and getting the best result possible within that time. So yes, the panel definitely made me a better retoucher because I can retouch faster than before and in turn makes my time more profitable as I can edit more pictures within the same time.
It will also help you stay organized because the panel is created in the way that most retouchers edit their files. Meaning you will find dodge and burn right below common tools, then comes the frequency separation, and finally functionalities for skin and makeup. At the bottom of the panel you can also find quality control features as well as the most used adjustment layers that could come in handy any time during your retouching.
So did it make me a better retoucher? Well, yes, my files are more organized than before, and my workflow is quicker so I spend less time in front of my computer. Did it make my images look better? Somehow, I could say yes too because the panel helps me to be more structured in my workflow. By having a more consistent editing process, my images are getting better and more consistent too.
Currently priced at $69, the panel is not very expensive. Most likely after one shoot it will already be paid for. If, like me, you hate going through processes that could be automated, the panel is made for you. If you are lazy, not well organized in your retouching, or are looking something that will help you speed up your retouching, you should definitely give the panel a try.
When I first discovered it, I was not all that convinced about it. I thought it was pricey for what it did. But looking back now and seeing how much faster I can retouch an image using the panel makes it worth the money spent. No more fumbling around with actions and scripts from 20 different sources I found somewhere, somehow on the Internet. The panel gives me the tools I need to retouch my images quickly and efficiently, all in one single place, and it does the job it is meant for amazingly well.
If you are looking for Instagram-like vintage filters or added grain functionalities, this plugin is not made for you. But if you want to speed up your retouching, concentrate only on your work and not on details such as the offset or scale needed for a frequency separation in 8-bit, then this is a must have.
Hi Chris, thank you for your kind words!
Please check the Video Tutorials which are available to the official users on the website - there's a tutorial on the Magic Skin Tone script. We're planning to do more though, so hopefully that will be helpful!
Hi Julia,
am trying to install the free PIXEL JUGGLER but not succeed.
I have the last Extension manager. It tells me "Invalid signature".
I really want to buy the BEAUTY RETOUCH PANEL, but i want to be sure i will be able to install it.
Thank you,
Teiki
It's just that lately I noticed that Fstoppers writers seemed to write a lot of reviews for products and workshops created by other fstoppers writers which is why it looks like you guys are writing disguised ads for each other. Maybe I am just being paranoid but it feels like 50% of what you guys post these days are these "positive reviews".
It's a natural byproduct of having top-tier photographers writing for the site, who also create top-tier content for public use. That gives other writers greater access to their products for reviews like this.
Alice - While I understand where you're coming from.. look at it objectively. Even if it is a promotion, it's still a valuable article. They go over what the software does as well as the pluses and minuses of the software. I had never heard of this before. it's great to know about stuff that could improve your workflow.
I purchased this panel on day one and use it religiously. Julia and team did a fantastic job on it. I have a hard time learning new methods so I still haven't been able to use it to its fullest potential but I love what I am able to do with it so far.
A friend had this and I was able to play around with it. Aside form the sharpening issues I had (as stated in the article) I found the eye whitening to be pretty bad as well. Seems like it just blurs it out and doesn't leave any detail/grain in the whites of the eyes. I prefer to do that in a different way.
Portraiture might work just fine for fashion/editorial stuff, but in my opinion it doesn't cut it for beauty work. This panel is primarily aimed towards beauty retouchers, hence the name I guess and my comment on portraiture. I have tried portraiture and actually even use it for wedding retouching or proofing when I need something quick and the highest quality of retouching is not required. However to me it doesn't get you the quality you can get from local d&b for cleaning skin. But then again, to each their own :)
I am really fond of Julia's retouching techniques and find them the best I have ever seen. Hence, I am about to buy the Panel, I am using a PC but in a few months time I will be buying imac,, my question is would I be able to download it into my both PC (Windows) and imac
Presented, in all modesty, as The most advanced and powerful photoshop panel ever created, I could not resist reviewing the Retouch Pro Panel 2.0 for Photoshop distributed by NEXTUS SRL, an Italian company.
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