Path Styler Pro is a plug-in for Photoshop and Illustrator that uses paths to create images with super sharp bevels that can be enhanced with metallic materials, textures, procedural maps, reflections, and more.

Path Styler Pro uses paths to create bevels that are much sharper than the bevels created with the pixel-based technique used by Photoshop. Path-based bevels do not have the typical soft look and, in addition to the rounded joins at corners, bevels can have angled and sharp-edged joins as well.

Together with bump mapping, custom shaders, four colored lights and a host of other high-end features, users can create a wide range of designs fast and easy.

Here are some key features of "Path Styler Pro":

· Super sharp bevels
·Path Styler Pro produces bevels that are crisp and clean and allows you to choose between rounded, beveled or mitered joins at corners.
· Multiple bevels on a single object
Add more than one bevel to both the inside and the outside of a path. Each bevel with its own edge style, material, and texture items.
· Metallic, plastic, glass and custom shaded materials
Choose from 6 types of shaders for each material and control the color, opacity, shadow, and highlight settings with dynamic sliders.
· Procedural maps
Add layers of maps to almost every parameter and choose from 38 map types, including Noise, Wood, Dots, Image, and more.
· Bump mapping
Add relief and irregularities to a surface by adding multiple texture items with procedural bump maps. Shape the bumps of the textures with editable contours.
· Reflective materials
Create reflective materials with the reflection item. Use procedural maps for a wide range of colorful environments.
· Improved lighting
Use 4 colored lights and a light map item to illuminate your object. Choose from directional, omni, and tube lights for sophisticated lighting effects.
· Editable contours
Use contours to control the shape of bevels, the output of maps, and the bumps of texture items. Create your own contours with the Contour Editor.
· Gradients
Color the output of procedural maps with gradients. Edit any gradient instantly with the inline gradient editor.
· Smoothing
Although Path Styler Pro's bevels do not need smoothing, that doesn't mean you cannot apply smoothing to the bevels in Path Styler Pro. In fact, you can even use separate smoothing settings for each bevel.
· All-in-One user interface
Path Styler Pro's user interface was designed to give you instant control so you get great results fast. With dynamic sliders, onscreen controls, unlimited undo/redo capability, and a huge preview that immediately updates when you make changes.
· Visual presets
Instantly apply various styles to your paths with resolution-independent presets. View presets quickly and save your styles, contours, and gradients as preset libraries.


Requirements:

· Adobe Photoshop 6, 7, CS, or CS2 or, Adobe Illustrator 9, 10, CS, or CS2.


Limitations:

· The tryout versions are fully functional and allow you to evaluate all the features of Path Styler Pro for 30 days.