YOUR ACCOUNT

Login or Register to post new topics or replies
StevieJ
Designer/Artist

Posts: 11264
Filters: 163
Suggest mentioning on homepage that FF is a stand-alone program as well as a PS plugin...for those who might not have PS...
Steve

"Buzzards gotta eat...same as worms..." - Clint :)
  Details E-Mail
ddaydreams
Frank Hawkins
Posts: 412
Filters: 1
StevieJ is right.

I found this statement in the download tab page. "Can be used either in the plugin or standalone mode"

That is a really important fact and should be on the home page and maybe on the feature page it should say something like that.

Perhaps saying "Can be used either as a plugin for Photoshop or in standalone mode"
You might also mention other apps that this works as a plugin in, such as Elements or any Corel products that this works with.

I'll bet you would see a bump up in sales. Plus some people are moving away from Photoshop because of forced Adobe subscription. Stand alone would be good news for those who never knew that FF can be standalone.
  Details E-Mail
GMM
Moderator
Filter Forge, Inc
Posts: 3491
Yes, our homepage long needs an overhaul.
  Details E-Mail
StevieJ
Designer/Artist

Posts: 11264
Filters: 163
I mentioned this because I sent some students to try the program...and they didn't because they thought that they needed Photoshop to run it...

Personally, I use FF as stand-alone anyway...it runs much better...and Photoshop ends up being more of a hindrance to using it...
Steve

"Buzzards gotta eat...same as worms..." - Clint :)
  Details E-Mail
SpaceRay
SpaceRay

Posts: 12298
Filters: 35
I agree that it would be very important to show and highlight that FF is NOT ONLY a photoshop plugin and that it would seem that it ONLY works if you own photoshop, and also would be good to mention that if you have windows, there is also others software that could be host to FF instead of Photoshop.

Specially now that Adobe have done the subscription only photoshop
  Details E-Mail
ddaydreams
Frank Hawkins
Posts: 412
Filters: 1
Quote
Yes, our homepage long needs an overhaul.


Maybe so, but an overhaul takes time and might get put off. For now all you need to do change the one line on homepage that says. "A plugin for Adobe Photoshop that allows you to build your own filters"

I sell software for a living, trust me on this. The profit from changing that one line will be well worth the minutes spent to change it to

"Filter Forge as Photoshop plugin or as a stand alone app, lets you build your own filters."

Just my 2cents, trying to help.

Frank
  Details E-Mail
Djekki
Moderator
Filter Forge, Inc.
Posts: 46
Filters: 2
Frank, thank you for the suggestion, the renewed text on the homepage will come out shortly!
Regards,
Jane
  Details E-Mail
ddaydreams
Frank Hawkins
Posts: 412
Filters: 1
Alternate text
"Filter Forge lets you build your own filters. It's both a Photoshop plugin and stand alone application"

Longer Alternate text for those not familiar with the term "stand alone".

"Filter Forge lets you build your own filters. It can be used with or without Photoshop. It's both a Photoshop plugin and stand alone application"
  Details E-Mail
SpaceRay
SpaceRay

Posts: 12298
Filters: 35
I have found this description of Filter Forge that I think is very good and describes better what is really Filter Forge and that is not ONLY a photoshop plugin

Quote
Filter Forge is a standalone application and also a plugin for Adobe Photoshop and other compatible 8bf plugin hosts that allows users to apply programmable image processing filters and to define them with a visual node-based filter editor.


Really I use 95% of the time I use the standalone version as I find it easier and better for what I want to do.
  Details E-Mail
SpaceRay
SpaceRay

Posts: 12298
Filters: 35
I have made a new thread to suggest not only a change on the homepage, also everywhere else

FF is not only a Photoshop Plugin. I suggest a change in Marketing
  Details E-Mail

Join Our Community!

Filter Forge has a thriving, vibrant, knowledgeable user community. Feel free to join us and have fun!

33,711 Registered Users
+18 new in 30 days!

153,533 Posts
+38 new in 30 days!

15,348 Topics
+73 new in year!

Create an Account

Online Users Last minute:

14 unregistered users.