AKVIS Enhancer 10.0
PHOTO ENHANCEMENT SOFTWARE
AKVIS Enhancer is image enhancement software that improves detail on an image, no matter what was the cause of the unsharpness. The program detects detail in underexposed, overexposed and mid tone areas of a photo with uneven exposure. It brings into focus blurred images. The program supports HDRI technology.
AKVIS Enhancer is available in two versions: as an independent program (standalone) and as a plugin to a photo editor.
AKVIS Enhancer works in four modes:
* In Enhancer mode the program brings out details on one single shot by intensifying color transition. It means that Enhancer strengthens the difference between adjacent pixels having different color gradations and therefore allows revealing not only details in the shadow but even details in the overexposed and mid tone areas.
* In Focus mode the program improves sharpness of blurred images. It happens when the camera fails to focus on the subject and it comes out unsharp. This mode can save such out-of-focus images. You can refocus the whole image or bring only certain a element of the image into focus.
* In Smart Correction mode the program makes color correction of a photo. The mode is used for tone correction of images, changes in the light and dark areas, which improve the overall appearance of the image. Changes can be made to the entire image or to a part of the image having the selected color to be corrected.
* In HDR mode (only in Standalone version) the program combines a series of images to get one HDR picture. This technology expands the dynamic range of an image and shows details in both shadows and highlights.
The software provides four modes that can treat each problem separately:
In Enhancer mode the program brings out details on one single shot by intensifying color transition. The tool is useful in cases when a photo has an uneven exposure. For example, when a picture has been taken against the light source and consequently the objects on the foreground are hardly discernible, which is especially annoying when you take a picture of a person. Or when a photo lacks dramatic effect due to vagueness of the scene.
The Focus mode improves blurred images by bringing into focus the whole image or only certain parts of it. It happens wgeb the camera fails to focus on the object being shot, and the photo comes out fuzzy. This mode can rescue such out-of-focus images. The mode offers several presets that are recommended for the first acquaintance with the program. Read the hints to the parameters to understand how it works and create your own presets if needed.
The HDR mode is only available in the Standalone version of Enhancer. The HDRI (High Dynamic Range Imaging) technology expands the dynamic range of an image and shows details in both shadows and highlights. Note that you will need several shots of the same scene to generate one HDR-image. But the result is impressive.
New to this release is Smart Correction mode. It is used for tone correction of images, which is done by correcting the brightness of points in the light and dark areas. As a result the overall impression of the image improves considerably. Changes can be made to the entire image or to a part of the image depending on the colors selected for correction.
The plug-in version of Enhancer includes Enhancer, Focus, and Smart Correction modes. It supports Photoshop batch processing that can apply the same settings to a series of images. The plug-in version is compatible with Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo, Photo-Paint, PhotoImpact, etc.
For a free trial, AKVIS offers 10 days of fully functional use. Details are available at Program page.
Upgrades for registered users are available, for $29 USD. Users who tried the previous version of the software and have their version expired, now have an opportunity to test the software again.
AKVIS Enhancer runs on Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista and on Mac OS X 10.4-10.5.
AKVIS Enhancer Plugin sells for $69 USD. Enhancer Standalone with HDRI support sells for $81. The program also comes bundled with AKVIS Noise Buster (noise reduction software) with a discount of $35 USD.
What is new in 10.0 software version? - Added the new mode (Smart Correction), useful for tone correction of images. Improved compatibility for the plugin version.. What is expected in the future? Newly-made AKVIS Enhancer 10.1 be downloaded from current page, we also looking forward to unconfirmed 10.2 release build. You may download akvis-enhancer-setup.exe directly, estimated download time by ADSL or EDGE [~1.8 Mbit/s] is 0:01:26. Just write the reviews of the AKVIS Enhancer. This shareware download was tested by DownloadRoute.com and received highest rating. Buy AKVIS Enhancer safely through the one software industry's premier registration commerce providers. System requirements are RAM 512; Intel Pentium 3+; /G3+; res1024+. Program has been scanned and verified by the several antivirus and anti-spyware applications and AKVIS Enhancer found to be clean. The following languages are supported by AKVIS Enhancer: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish.
