Sure, the plug-ins do make certain steps simpler. People are paying for these plug-ins, when the tools already exists in the app. Which for the most part is just a bunch of macros, executing various commands in these apps. But it seems most people want the single-click, do it all, plug-in. If Photoshop is 'easy' for someone, then this program too will be just as 'easy.' Most of the features of these graphic suites have all the tools already in them for fixing various photo issues. It is difficult to use for most people at first, but so are just about any good feature-packed program. Where is does shine over Photoshop, is that it is absolutely FREE. I don't use Photoshop, I use The Gimp, since it is about the only photo editing suite, which is similar to Photoshop, but available on any platform I run.
If you want to fade-in or out levels in certain areas, use the gradient tool. If a certain area of the film needs adjusted, use a layer mask. Then applying various levels of transparency to those layers. You could try adjusting the various contrast levels on separate layers. I don't think there will be a single solution for restoring all faded pictures. Kodak Eastman Digital ROC Pro for Photoshop v1. I have for several years been using the Photoshop plug-in 'Digital ROC version 2.1' from Kodak. Download Kodak Digital Roc Pro 2 1 0 Photoshop Plugin.
Kodak DIGITAL ROC Pro 2.1.0 (Photoshop Plugin) >DOWNLOAD (Mirror #1).
