In the primordial days before digital photography took over, photographers relied on physical filters to make special effects in their images. Even with digital, many good photographers can still be found with some of these handy accessories in order to touch up an image.

Tiffen, one of the leaders in the filter market has revised their software-based collection of filters and effects. DFX 2.0, by Tiffen, now includes more creative tools than ever before with more than 1000 new filters to tweak and adjust your images.

Available for either Photoshop, Aperture, Final Cut and more, the new software also includes masking and layering.

The original press release is below:

Hauppauge, New York, August 18, 2008 - Based on the success of its original award-winning Dfx Digital Filter software that revolutionized the digital filter market, Tiffen now introduces Dfx version 2.0.

Steven Tiffen, company CEO commented. "We are very excited about the release of Tiffen Dfx version 2.0. It affirms our on-going commitment to the software category, as we extend our reach into the digital imaging marketplace with innovative new products.”

The new version now features multiple masking and layering capabilities with its Photoshop and Aperture plug-ins, previously only offered with the Stand-alone edition, plus more than 1,000 new filters and effects including: Ambient Light, Close Up Lens, Dot, Eye Light, Flag, Gobo, HFX® Star, Haze, High Contrast, Ice Halos, Rainbows, Sepia, Sky, Soft Contrast, Soft Light, Warm Center Spot, Warm Polarizer, Water Droplets, Wide Angle Lens and 812® Warming.

Professionals and enthusiasts alike can now choose from a palette of more than 2,000 standard, exclusive and special effect filters that simulate Tiffen’s award-winning optical equivalents. These can all be quickly and easily customized, then saved to a filter library for later use.