Nothing beats practice when it comes to mastering a skill. But sometimes it's impractical to get the amount of practice time in the water that you need to become proficient at judging correct exposure and flash balance. The UW Photo Simulator enables you to practice making exposure and flash fill corrections without the fuss of actually getting wet. It is available here as a free download. Both Mac and Windows versions are available. Just click on the appropriate Link below and the download should begin immediately. The New versions are here!

Free Downloads of goodies for UW Photo and Video. Instructions are included in the Read Me file. To download, just click on the name and the download should begin immediately.

 

An Automator Re-Naming utility for scenes imported from memory cards or a hard disk. This is useful to batch rename both video scenes and any other collection of files. This is a Mac Only app.

 

 

A sample custom filter for Final Cut Pro to clean up water color issues. This filter works only in Final Cut Pro so it too is Mac only (it might work in Final Cut Express also, but it has not been tested). Instructions for installation and examples are included.

Here's a tutorial on a simple technique for removing backscatter from your UW photos

Here's a tutorial on using the Three Way Color Corrector in Final Cut Pro with your video footage