Reviews

It's easy for us to tell you Furbo Filters are worth downloading and trying out. But what do reviewers and users have to say?

Todd Fahrner,
Verso/Agitprop:

Attention Macintosh users! The software available from this page is now obsolete. The folks at Furbo Filters have incorporated the WebScrub algorithm ... into their "Web Scrubber" shareware filter, and added a number of nifty enhancements. I recommend that you download the "Webmaster Series" plug-ins. They're working on a Windows version. This is actually what I hoped would happen.

Apple Wizards
Downloadable Review!

In their March 1998 review, Apple Wizards had this to say about Furbo's Webmaster series: "If you are a web designer and you have only $50 to spend, buy this filter and spend the other $10 on Cherry Coke."
          In fact, Apple Wizards liked Furbo Filters so much they created a special, graphical review. (The review is embedded in a self-contained "reader" application.) Download the review and see for yourself! (200k Mac binary)

In Action

24 June 1998 – note from web designer Pelle Piano:
          "Here's a more graphically interesting page that relies heavily on the Webmaster Series ( especially the Browser Preview to minimize color)). (It´s in Swedish though). Money well spent.Thank You!"

Macworld Raves 2/98

Presenting Photoshop maven Deke McClelland's stellar writeup of the Furbo Filters Designer Pack. Bear in mind, Deke was working with an early beta of these filters. Yet he still found plenty to like. (We think you will, too.)
          The excerpt below is reprinted by kind permission. You can read the entire piece at zdnet's Macworld Online.

Best Photoshop Plug-ins

Deke McClelland Tracks Down 16 Terrific New Graphics Tools

Creative
Catalysts

Furbo Filters 1.3

Craig Hockenberry's shareware set, Furbo Filters, includes only four filters in all, but one of these, Organic Edges, is extraordinary enough to carry the entire collection.
          Blessed with six rendering modes and a dizzying array of controls, this plug-in makes five or six of Photoshop's bundled filters obsolete. And this is the only filter I have seen with a Chrome setting that actually produces something vaguely resembling chrome.
          Also included is a variation on the Emboss filter that does a better job of resolving engraved grooves at high settings, a psychedelic color remapper, and the obligatory synthetic-pattern generator.
          You can download the four Furbo Filters, complete with documentation, for free, but be warned that an ingenious copy-protection scheme gradually slows down performance if you neglect to submit the $40 shareware fee.

Editor's
Choice

* * * *   Eye Candy
* * * 1/2   Furbo Filters 1.3 Inexpensive collection features one standout filter that renders realistic edge effects. Author: Craig Hockenberry (714/494-9464, www.furbo-filters.com). List Price: $40 shareware fee.
* * * *   Greg's Factory Output, Volumes 1 & 2
(http://mars.ark.com/~gschorno/gfo/)
* * * *   Pen Tools 1.0.2