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Hidden Power Free Actions Player for Elements 1 & 2

This page contains download and release information for the free Hidden Power actions player for Elements 1 & 2. Please read download instructions before downloading. Release information is included for your convenience as well as with the download.


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To download the free Hidden Power tools for Elements 2 or 1, please choose one of the following options. Donations are not necessary, but appreciated; they will help ensure free tools will be available for future versions of Photoshop Elements. Before attempting to download, be sure you are using either Firefox or Internet Explorer.

 
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HPPE Free Tools v. 2.1.0
Release Notes/Instructions

Contents

I. Overview
II. Licensing
III. Installation
IV. Application

I. Overview

Hidden Power for Elements has been around since Elements 1, bringing you powerful techniques and tool additions to Photoshop Elements. The purpose of these books and tools is to extend the functionality and enhance the capabilities of Photoshop Elements without resorting to plugins, using native elements functionality. The books show how to use the tools in real-world scenarios that allow you to improve any image. Hidden Power has done the impossible with each version of Elements, adding functionality like curves, channel mixer, channels, CMYK separations, layer masks, color balance, snapshots, healing/mend, guides, alignment tools, and many other functions.

Hidden Power books and tools are available for Elements 1&2 (The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 2), Elements 3 (The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 3), and Elements 4 (The Hidden Power of Photoshop Elements 4). Tools are included on the CD with the books, and distributed separately from the Hidden Power website (http://www.hiddenelements.com). Additional Hidden Power tools can be found on the website, and free tools are available for every version of the program. Visit the download pages to find out what is available for your version of Elements: http://www.hiddenelements.com/downloads.html. It is recommended that you use only the tools created for your version of Elements to achieve the most predictable results.

This free tool set contains 100 tools as a sampling of the type of useful tools you'll find in the Hidden Power packages, and this set was created specifically for Elements 1 and 2.

Please feel free to contact me with questions about the tools and suggestions for additions.

Copyright © 2006 Richard Lynch, Hidden Power

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II. Licensing

Hidden Power Free tools for Elements 1 and 2 are copyrighted by Richard Lynch: Copyright © 2007. A single user license for this product allows the license owner to use the tool on one machine concurrently. That is, if the owner of the license has several computers, the tool can be in use on any one of these at any time, and can be installed on each. The tools can not be redistributed, altered for distribution under another name, or resold.

For questions about permissions, site licenses, functionality or enhancement, please contact Richard Lynch directly: thebookdoc@aol.com or through the website: http://hiddenelements.com. Support for the tools can be discussed in the forum at retouchpro.com:

http://retouchpro.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=172

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III. Installation

1. Download and unzip the installer. PC users should try EnZip if they have any trouble. You'll find it free on the web. Mac users can use MacZip, MacZipIt or Alladin Expander.

2. Double-click the installer (HPA3.sea on Mac or hpa3.exe on PC) to initiate installation.

3. Read the instructions as they appear on the screen and complete the installation. Be sure to choose the correct Photoshop Elements program folder if offered a choice (Mac) or when presented with a Browse button ( […] ). Installing to other directories will succeed, but the tools will not work.

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IV. Application

Once installation is complete, users can enjoy enhancements to Elements immediately. The readme.rtf file should open automatically upon completing successful installation. The new Hidden Power actions installation can be accessed from the Welcome menu in Elements by choosing Welcome/Quick Start (PE2/PE1) from the Windows menu in Elements. It can also be accessed from the How-To palette for Hidden Power readers by clicking Actions on the Hidden Power Tools "Other" tab. Hidden Power users can also access Hidden Power through the Welcome menu by clicking the Hidden Power logo in the Welcome/Quick Start menu.

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Copyright © 2006 Richard Lynch, Hidden Power