The iCorrect Professional plug-in by Pictographics makes global color corrections based on  a.) the set of defined memory colors,  b.) analysis of the colors that you identify in your image, and  c.) Photoshop’s color management setup.  While the premise seems straightforward at first glance, the program starts out with a hitch.  You install it, and then you have to copy the program from its folder to the Photoshop plug-in folder, which seemed confusing right out of the gate.  If you build a plug-in, why not have it install into the right folder?

Still, I moved on, doggedly determined to exercise the great claims given by the company.  I started with an image that didn’t have skin, sky, or foliage, the selection that is given in the drop menus, so switched to a house picture just to keep it simple. The GUI seemed so simple at first glance that I was uncertain it did much, but found there was some depth to the settings as you move through the buttons.

It was easier to make corrections in the image than working with sliders or ‘best selection’ method as Pictographics claims, but I wasn’t all that happy with the outcome.  The image looked a little reddish in the final go-round. You simply pick ‘sky’ from the drop down menu, click on the sky in your picture, and it makes a correction to the whole image.  Then you pick ‘foliage’, and click on the trees and bushes and it continues to correct the picture. Pretty simple, huh?

The program comes with a seventeen page manual that explains how you can make corrections to images other than sky etc, and their example looked quit nice.  Still, while I’m sure this little jewel can tweak a picture until it squeaks, I think I might stick to the sliders in Photoshop. For those of you with more patience, it might be worth it to play with the program to see just what it can do if you have a job that requires correcting of a lot of images.

Pictographics has released a color correction and color-editing filter plug-in for Adobe Photoshop (and other popular imaging programs) that help the non-professional make quick and thorough corrections to images.  The program has the ability to make global color corrections based on an automatic analysis of your image, as well as certain reference or ‘memory’ colors that you identify for it.  This helps to take the guesswork out of trying to make color corrections with the vast array of tools in Photoshop.  The color correction can be used in 90% of images, and it comes with the ability to make both an auto and manual adjustments.

Like Pictographics other programs, at first glance the plug-ins looks almost to simple, and are definitely easy to use.  But there are in-depth adjustments that can be made, or just use the auto adjustments to make quick and satisfying changes to your image.  While it comes with ‘skin’, ‘sky’, and ‘foliage’ memory colors, the user can easily change these before making any corrections to the image.  It also includes black and white point selection, plus controls for brightness, contrast, and saturation.  If you have a picture that has no skin, sky or foliage (like the pencils), it includes a selective color-editing tool that covers all the other bases.

The install is a little confusing, but the program comes with a 21-page manual that is easy to follow and includes color pictures to show how an effect might work.  In this documentation, which is accessible before installation through a PDF file, are easy to follow instructions about how to install.  This manual is a nice addition, as many plug-ins usually fail to include such a bonus.

While professionals may find this program redundant, those of you who find your image editing programs a little overwhelming when it comes to correcting color in your digital camera images, or scans, this program will likely become your best friend.