After a successful beta test, Filter Forge, Inc. has released the long-awaited Mac OS X version of Filter Forge, an innovative high-end plug-in for Adobe Photoshop allowing computer artists to build their own filters, and announced a special 30% discount for both Windows and Mac versions of Filter Forge.

Starting today, all editions of Filter Forge for both Windows and Mac OS X are offered at a special 30% discount – you can save up to $90. To buy Filter Forge at a 30% discount, go to http://www.filterforge.com/buy/

To download and install the commercial version of Filter Forge for Mac OS X, please go to http://www.filterforge.com/download/?mac. If you were using the beta version, select Tools > Updates from the Filter Forge main menu. The update preserves all downloaded and user-created filters, as well as user settings.

Filter Forge is an innovative Photoshop plug-in allowing users to create their own filters – seamless textures, visual effects, distortions, patterns, backgrounds, frames and more. The key features of Filter Forge include a visual filter editor and a free online library of user-created filters, which contains about 6000 textures and effects at the moment.

The free fully functional 30-day trial versions for Windows and Mac OS X can be downloaded at http://www.filterforge.com/