Shapiro Consulting Group, Inc., (SCGI), Austin, Texas, has announced the release of a second plug-in for Adobe Photoshop.

The Asiva Correct+Apply Color plug-in is based on SCGI's patented image enhancement technology, allowing for users to perform color changes without time-consuming masks. It features all 16-bit per component internal processing, even on 8-bit images. This provides 256 times the bandwidth and precision of 8-bit processing.

Asiva Correct+Apply Color runs under Mac® OS 9.x, Mac® OS X®, Windows® 2000, and Windows® XP®. It has been tested with Photoshop® 5.5 through 7.0. Within Photoshop®, the plug-in supports 8 or 16-bit, RGB or CMYK files. Asiva Correct+Apply Color utilizes adjustable curves on the Hue, Saturation and Luminance components to select the source colors to be affected. These curves allow for filter roll-offs so all effects appear completely natural and a built in Color Sampler Tool provides a good starting-point for setting the three curves. Luminance and Saturation sliders allow for extended control of the Correct Color Operation and users can save or load plug-in settings for both Correct and Apply Color.

The Correct+Apply Color Plug-In is priced at $49 and is available from the company's website. A free trial is also available.

Asiva's patented technology has been used extensively in broadcast video editing work in the past six years and is embodied in the company's 16-bit per component Asiva® Photo color correction and image enhancement application. Asiva® Photo has been very popular with high-end digital photographers, graphics artists and visual information specialists in the government, military and medical sectors.

For further information, please visit www.asiva.com or call 1-888-800-5508.