Photoshop render compositing add-on Post Manager is now free
The launch trailer for Post Manager, Pulze’s Photoshop add-on to streamline the process of compositing render elements generated in V-Ray or Corona. The software is now free.
Pulze has made Post Manager, its layer- and mask-management add-on for Photoshop, available for free.
The software automates the process of building and maintaining complex Photoshop files based on render elements generated in Corona, FStormRender or V-Ray.
Automatically build and update Photoshop composites based on 3D render elements
Post Manager builds Photoshop files for composite images from sets of raw render elements, based on templates specifying layer group structure, blending modes and opacity.
Users can then update all of the layers in the document at once when they generate new renders, with Post Manager automatically matching the render elements by name.
The add-on can also merge region renders into the Photoshop composite, and upscale the document from test renders to final output resolution, automatically regenerating layer masks.
Although it is tailored to architectural visualization work – Pulze itself is a spin-off of visualization firm Brick Visual – it could be used for more general post-production work.
Part of a range of workflow tools for architectural visualisation
On its release in 2019, Post Manager was rental-only, with full subscriptions costing $7/month.
Pulze says that it is making the software free in order to “focus on our core products”, which include 3ds Max add-ons Scene Manager and Render Manager.
System requirements
Post Manager 1.3 is compatible with Photoshop CC 2018+ running on Windows only, and render elements generated in V-Ray, Corona and FStormRender. It’s a free download.
Download free Photoshop render-compositing add-on Post Manager
(Requires registering for a free account on Pulze’s website)
Find detailed information about Post Manager in the online documentation
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