Dak's content aware fill action in PSE 10

Hi, There is an action available as some of you will no for PSE 9 (Dak's content aware fill action)
However for some reason the action will not work in PSE 10.
What it does, it allows you to make a selection and then fill that selection, like content aware fill command in CS5.
Is there any wizkids out there who maybe able to get the action to work in PSE 10 or figure out why it will not work?
You can read more at http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60535&page=20
Thanks for readong
Russ

Specifically about colour curves, have you tried the free SmartCurve plug-in?
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Graphic/Graphic-Plugins/SmartCurve.shtml
I don't know if it can be used as an adjustment layer, but it can certainly adjust curves for individual channels.
In general, since I will never be able to afford the "big" Photoshop, I've found that I need to use a few image editing programs -- no individual program has all the features PS does, so I use PSE, Corel's CorelDraw Graphics Suite X5, and the free Paint.Net.  It's a balancing act between cost/benefit.  (By the way, the CDRGS PhotoPaint does have a curves adjustment layer.)
Ken

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