Backscatter Xterminator—Eliminate Backscatter In A Single Click!
A BREAKTHROUGH FOR UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHERS Backscatter Xterminator (BSXT), developed by GoAskErin, is a game-changing Photoshop plugin that eliminates backscatter from underwater photos with a single miraculous click. Backscatter, the colloquial term for particulate matter suspended in water, has long been the bane of underwater photographers. Although many editing techniques exist to get rid of goo in underwater photos, nothing comes within light years of BSXT’s superpowers. BSXT intelligently analyzes underwater images and replaces unwanted scatter with accurate image data that matches the original content and grain, leaving virtually no blurred edges or artifacts. BSXT is a must-have for any underwater photographer who wants to dramatically improve their images without the soul-sucking process of removing backscatter spot by spot. ORDER NOWBEFORE & AFTERPRICING & AVAILABILITYIntroductory Price: $179.95Includes 1 perpetual license that can be installed and activated on up to two computers – Mac or PCTrial Version: Fully functional 48-hour trial availableExclusive Bonus: Comprehensive step-by-step video tutorial by Erin QuigleyORDER NOWNOT CONVINCED? VIEW MORE BEFORE & AFTER IMAGESORDER NOWDISCLAIMER Keep in mind that backscatter removal is an extremely challenging problem, and no spot removal tool will ever perform 100% perfectly on all images. Backscatter XTerminator (BSXT) will produce excellent results on a majority of images, but occasionally there will be cases where scatter is not completely removed, or where subject detail is. It’s important to analyze the results of BSXT on each individual image carefully. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:Any Photoshop CC versionMacOS 12 (Monterey) or later, Apple silicon preferred but not requiredWindows 10 or laterCPU must support “AVX” instructions, which is most CPUs after ~2012, but “Celeron” CPUs, used in many lightweight laptops and mini-PCs, do not support AVX and won’t run BSXT.ARM-based Windows machines are NOT supported – x86 CPUs only at this time (Intel or AMD).GPU acceleration requires an NVIDIA GPU with at least 6GB VRAM, and requires installation of the special TensorFlow-GPU installer.Tablets and smaller devices are not supported at this time.Photoshop Elements is not supported.ORDER NOWHISTORY OF BSXT Backscatter is a notorious problem for underwater photographers, and the idea for BSXT came about when Bruce Warner, a colleague of Erin Quigley, recognized an unexpected parallel between backscatter in underwater images and star fields in astrophotography. In both cases, tiny bright spots—whether particles in the water or stars in the sky—stand out against a darker background, and this shared visual issue sparked a great idea. Erin and Bruce approached the astrophotography AI software genius Russell Croman of RC Astro, and the rest is history! RC Astro was founded in Austin, Texas, by Russell Croman to create innovative solutions for astronomical image processing. Russell’s award-winning work has appeared in online and print publications including NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (16 photos) and National Geographic. He won the Advanced Imaging Conference’s Hubble Award in 2010 for significant and sustained contributions to the astrophotography community, and in 2024 he won the Photographic Society of America’s Progress Award, an honor he shares with Jacques Cousteau who won the award in 1977. Russell’s astrophotography tools have revolutionized the field of astrophotography, and are used world-wide by professionals and amateurs alike. ORDER NOW
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