No tool is perfect. Build 4501 still lacks a built-in frequency separation output (splitting texture and tone to separate layers), which remains a manual Photoshop process. Additionally, the skin tone sampling can still be fooled by heavily tanned or tattooed skin, requiring manual eyedropper adjustment.
However, these are feature requests, not flaws. imagenomic portraiture 45 build 4501 better
A significant annoyance of builds 4400-4450 was the dreaded "Could not complete the Portraiture command because of a program error" in Photoshop. This usually occurred when using the plugin on 16-bit CMYK files. No tool is perfect
Build 4501 has re-engineered the memory paging system. It now supports: Users on the Imagenomic forums have reported zero
Users on the Imagenomic forums have reported zero crashes in Build 4501 after 100+ consecutive renders. That level of reliability is better for professional deadlines.
Many users don't realize that older builds of Portraiture occasionally dither colors when working in 16-bit mode, leading to subtle banding in gradients (especially on cheeks). Build 4501 rewrites the internal color space pipeline.
The visual result: Skin tones retain micro-tonality. You no longer get that "plastic" look because the build preserves the random noise pattern of skin (stipple) while removing the uneven redness. For beauty retouchers printing to large format (30x40 inches), Build 4501 produces smoother gradients in the curves adjustment layers applied after the plugin.