Plugged in: plug-ins are designed to enable digital artists to enhance and extend their creativity and productivity by adding functionality to core software programmes, without having to leave that application to take advantage of the additional features. Audrey Doyle explores the options further. (Buyers Guide).
Asia Image, January, 2002 by Doyle, Audrey
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Although vendors of digital content creation applications strive to make their offerings as full-featured as possible, most acknowledge that they simply don't have the time or expertise in-house to incorporate into their products all the features their customers say they want. That's where plug-ins come into play.
The functionality of plug-ins comes in many forms. For instance, sometimes plug-ins are written as time-saving features. Other times, they're designed to give users access tools that aren't available in the core version of their software.
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