Photoshop Frames and Mats

Choosing a Shutterfreaks Virtual Frame or Mat Action for Photoshop

by Adrienne Cleveland

Having trouble deciding which actions to buy? We can help.

Frames and Mats (including chiseled mats with gray cores)
Action Set	Features
	Frames	Mats with Gray Cores	Mats with Colored Cores	Use on high-resolution images (for printing)	Create web-sized images by downsizing framed/matted images	Use on images that are already web-sized	Completely Automated	Create asymmetrical mats and completely control mat size
AC's Big Frames Frames and mats for high-resolution images.	X	X		X	X (slower)		X
AC's Flexible Frames Frames and mats for web-sized images. These actions do not work well on high-resolution images.	X	X				X (fast)	X
Freestyle Mats and Frames If you want to create oval mats and frames, or if you want to mat collages, these are the actions you want	X		X	X	X (slower)	X (fast)		X
Special Chiseled Mats (with colored cores)
Action Set	Features
	Frames	Mats with Gray Cores	Mats with Colored Cores	Use on high-resolution images (for printing)	Create web-sized images by downsizing matted images	Use on images that are already web-sized	Completely automated	Create asymmetrical mats and completely control mat size
AC's Big Special Chiseled Mats AC's Big Special Chiseled Mats create cores with colors similar to the actual mat color, or you can choose your own core color. No frame actions are included.		X	X	X	X (slower)		X	X
AC's Special Chiseled Mats AC's Special Chiseled Mats create cores with colors similar to the actual mat color, or you can choose your own core color. These actions work well on web-sized images, but not on high-resolution images. No frame actions are included.		X	X			X (fast)	X	X
AC's U-Size Mats This is our most flexible mat action set, putting you in complete control of the size and appearance of your mats, and the position of your image. The trade-off is that the actions ask for your input, rather than being completely automated.		X	X	X	X (slower)	X (fast)		X