EDITOR NOTES
The Download Now link yields the version compatible with Photoshop CS3-CS4 and Elements 6. See Related Links below for a version compatible with older versions of Photoshop.
DESCRIPTION
The AKVIS Enhancer plug-in is a tool for revealing details of a picture. It extends the
dynamic range of digital photos and improves textures and fine details. Enhancer detects
details from underexposed, overexposed and mid-tone areas of a photo without manipulating
exposure.
The tool is extremely useful when a photo lacks detail. For example, when a picture has
been taken with the background overexposed, the foreground is hardly discernible
(especially annoying when it's a picture of a person.) Or, the background of a picture
might be so washed out that you wonder what the scenery was like. If you try to reveal
details in highlighted or overshadowed areas using exposure correction (e.g. levels) you
run the risk of spoiling the parts of the image that you want unchanged.
The idea of Enhancer is entirely different. AKVIS Enhancer brings out details by
intensifying color transition. It means that Enhancer strengthens the difference between
adjacent pixels that have different color gradations and therefore reveals not only the
details in the shadow but even the details in the overexposed areas and mid-tones.
Similar software requires 2-4 shots of the same scene to create one acceptable picture.
AKVIS Enhancer manages to do the same with one shot!
The AKVIS Enhancer plug-in is compatible with the following digital photo software:
Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, Jasc Paint Shop Pro, Ulead PhotoImpact and other
image editing programs that support plug-ins.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 11.0: A new interface design.
- The plugin version supports the Smart Filter technology in Photoshop CS3-CS4. A Smart Filter is more flexible than a standard one, it can be modified and even removed any time during the processing of the photo, while a standard filter, once applied, can not be edited anymore. (To see a Smart Filter in action, have a look at this small video - an external link).
- Support for 64 bit has been added to the plug-in version (now compatible with Adobe Photoshop CS4 64 bit).
- Compatibility with Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 has been added.
- Compatibility with OS Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) and Windows 7.
REQUIREMENTS
- Mac OS X 10.4 or later
- Photoshop CS3-CS4, or Photoshop Elements 6
RELATED LINKS
Download the version for Photoshop 6-CS2, or Photoshop Elements 1-4.
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