Image Trends Updates Fisheye-Hemi Plug-In

Austin, TX (December 22, 2006) – Image Trends, Inc the provider of unique, leading edge digital tools, announces today a more versatile version of the Fisheye-Hemi Plug-In. This unique Photoshop Plug-in compatible filter is now optimized for three choices of automatic fisheye image correction. The new Fisheye-Hemi 1.1.0 now includes three plug-ins that support a wider range of camera and fisheye lens combinations, including fisheye zoom and fisheye converters:

Fisheye-Hemi 1 (Circle) works best with a lens and camera combination that covers 180 degrees horizontally across the field, so the captured image appears with black edges in the corners like a globe in space.

Fisheye-Hemi 2 (Full Frame) works best with a lens and camera combination that covers 180 degrees diagonally, but the captured image has no black edges in the corners. This combination is commonly called a "full frame fisheye image".

Fisheye-Hemi 3 (Cropped) works best with a lens and camera combination that covers less than 180 degrees, where the captured image appears almost normal with mild fisheye distortion.

Fisheye-Hemi will render an aesthetically pleasing and natural view of people, their faces and bodies are not distorted. Fisheye-Hemi also preserves the resolution of the image by including more of the original pixels, and displays the intended composition and framing, as compared to the common rectilinear correction methods. Additionally Fisheye-Hemi straightens vertical lines.

Image Trends has a try before you buy policy, individuals are encouraged to download a free trial version from www.ImageTrendsInc.com. The Fisheye-Hemi Plug-In is available for immediate purchase on-line for .95 US. Individuals that have purchased version 1.0.0 can update to version 1.1.0 at no charge. The current version is Windows only, the Mac version is expected in the first half of 2007.