Because this is legacy software, it is no longer sold on the main Athentech website. You can sometimes find it on archive.org or through bundled software CDs that came with digital cameras in the early 2010s. If you find an installer, keep it safe; it is a piece of digital photography history.
Because this is a Photoshop plugin, it works beautifully with Photoshop's built-in Actions and Batch commands. You can record an action that applies Perfectly Clear to a photo, then run that action on a folder of 1,000 images. For volume photographers (school pictures, sports events), this was a game-changer. Athentech Perfectly Clear 1.7.1 For Photoshop -32
From the download package (usually named PerfectlyClear171_PS32.exe or .zip), extract and copy: Because this is legacy software, it is no
Place them directly in the Plug-ins folder. Because this is a Photoshop plugin, it works
Athentech Perfectly Clear 1.7.1 is a legacy version of the renowned automated photo correction plugin designed specifically for 32-bit versions of Adobe Photoshop (CS2 through CS5, and possibly early versions of CS6 32-bit). This version predates the modern "Perfectly Clear Complete" but introduced core patented technologies that revolutionized batch portrait and color correction.
| Feature | 1.7.1 (32-bit) | Perfectly Clear 3+ (64-bit) | |---------|----------------|-----------------------------| | Face detection | No – manual only | Up to 64 faces | | Clarity/dehaze | No | Yes | | Lens correction | No | Yes | | GPU acceleration | No | OpenCL/CUDA | | Smart object support | No | Yes (non-destructive) | | Speed (10MP image) | ~1.2 sec | ~0.4 sec |
Real estate agents need bright, airy, HDR-looking photos without the ghosting artifacts of traditional HDR. Running a 32-bit batch process on exterior shots using Perfectly Clear 1.7.1 neutralizes shadowy trees and overexposed skies instantly.