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AKVIS Sketch v.10.1: Drawings From Photos
AKVIS Sketch has been updated to version 10.1. It can turn a photo into drawings in a pencil or charcoal style. With Sketch you can convert a photo into a black and white drawing or even achieve a watercolor or pastel effect.
You can also add the sketch effect to only a portion of the photo, add a blur effect, text, or a canvas texture.
AKVIS Sketch was awarded "Best Soft of 2009" by PC Magazine/RE in the "Graphics and Photo" category.
In this version an error has been corrected that caused the program to crash occasionally when working with stroke direction lines.
Stroke direction lines (guide lines) are a special feature of AKVIS Sketch, available only under the Deluxe and Business licenses. Guide lines allow you to change the hatching direction from that which is created by the Sketch's automatic calculations. See an example here...
We recommend that those with Deluxe and Business licenses download the upgrade. Just reinstall the program. Re-registration is not required. Your license will be transferred to the new version.
Those who don't have a registered version can download AKVIS Sketch and evaluate it. During the evaluation period all features are available, including the stroke direction tool and the parameters under the Direction tab.
You can download AKVIS Sketch v.10.1 here. It is compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Win 7 and Mac OS X 10.4-10.6. It is available in a standalone program as well as a plugin for Photoshop and other graphics editors.
Upgrade is free for owners of v.9-10.
If you have an older version (v.1-8) you will need to pay for upgrade to v.9-10 here.
AKVIS Coloriage 7.0: Add Color to Black and White Photos
AKVIS Coloriage has been updated to v.7.0.
AKVIS Coloriage colorizes black and white photos and replaces color in color photos. Just choose the desired colors with a brush stroke; the program recognizes the object's border itself and tailors the new color to the grayscale tones of image. Read about the program here.
New to version 7.0:
- Changed the interface design: new program skin and new application icon. See new screenshots.
- Added new mode for the Pencil tool - Multicolor mode,
and the Multicolor palette to the Settings Panel to manage this mode. Read the Tutorial.
It is helpful for complex patterns and objects with clear boundaries, where many areas would have to be marked by the pencil, such as tree branches against a sky, a bush with many flowers, or the buttons on a shirt. This new mode is available for advanced licenses (Deluxe, Business).
- Improved compatibility with Windows 7 and Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6)
- Added support for 64 bit to the plugin version
(compatibility with Adobe Photoshop CS4 64 bit).
- The plugin is now compatible with Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.
- A new installation program on Windows.
To avoid problems Win-users must remove previous versions before installing this one.
- Impoved the Print dialog box (added the possibility to select a printer and its resolution).
- Updated the program documentation.
Test the software for 10 days free of charge.
Download the program here.
Registered users of Coloriage can update their version for free.
AKVIS Magnifier v.3.0: Increase Image Resolution without visible Quality Loss
AKVIS Magnifier has been updated to v.3.0. AKVIS Magnifier allows resizing images without noticeable loss in quality. If you attempt to blow up a picture (increase its resolution) using the standard Resize command of a photo editor, you will notice that the resulting photo is blurred and pixelated. The reason is that the input photo didn't contain enough information for the new size. AKVIS Magnifier copes with this problem and delivers good results.
You can also use Magnifier to reduce the size of an image, which is especially useful for those who do not have a photo editor.
New to version 3.0:
- A new interface design.
- Added new measurement units to specify the size of the output image. In addition to pixels and per cent, it is now possible to set the size in centimeters, millimeters or inches.
- Added possibility to select image resolution when resizing.
- A new dialog box - Preferences. The dialog box contains overall program settings, such as switching on/off the Autorun mode, choosing the interface language, etc.
- 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.
- A new installation program on Windows.
To avoid the problems Win-users must remove previous versions (using the Windows Control Panel) before installing this one.
- Portuguese language interface. Now the program supports 8 languages.
Test the software for 10 days free of charge.
Download the program here.
The registered users of Magnifier can update their version for free.
AKVIS Enhancer v.11: Support for 64-Bit, Plugin as a Smart Filter in CS3-CS4
AKVIS Enhancer v.11 for Windows and Macintosh has been released! AKVIS Enhancer is an image enhancement program that improves image detail, fixes dark, hazy, or out of focus photos, and creates HDR images (standalone version).
New to AKVIS Enhancer v.11:
- 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.
- 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.
- A new installation program on Windows. To avoid the problems Win-users must remove previous versions (from Windows Control Panel) before installing this one.
- Portuguese language interface.
Attention! Registered users of Version 10 can upgrade to Version 11 for free!
For owners of older versions: upgrades to v.10-11 are available for $29 USD for any type of license.
Please download the program and to try all the new features for free during the evaluation period.
Xmas Gift Certificate to Inspire Your Creative Friends!
Take advantage of our special Christmas offer:
If you have photo freaks among your friends, you can now present them an AKVIS program using our Xmas Gift Certificate.
Printed on paper, this original present will delight your friends and inspire them in their creative work!
The Xmas Gift Certificate gives the recipient the right to get an AKVIS photo editing program of his/her choice.
There are two kinds of Certificates: Gold and Silver. More...
AKVIS Sketch V. 10: Make Drawings From Photos! Control Hatching, Support for 64-Bit
A new version of AKVIS Sketch has been released for Windows and Macintosh! AKVIS Sketch converts photos into pencil sketches (black and white or in color) and watercolor paintings. It can also convert a photo into a drawing in charcoal or pastel styles.
Other features include the ability to add text to an image, apply a canvas texture to the background, as well as background effects which can apply the sketch effect to only a selected area of an image or blur selected areas.
Version 10 includes these new features and improvements:
- The new Stroke Direction tool, which can be used to control hatch direction, and a set of parameters that affect the change in hatching when this tool is used (available under Home Deluxe and Business licenses).
- A new parameter in the Edges tab called Edge Strength, which controls how edges are drawn by affecting the intensity of lines and details.
- The Preview Window has been improved. Due to popular demand, the Preview Window now not only displays how the photo will appear as a drawing, it now also shows the effect of applying a canvas, making the selection of just the right texture faster and more efficient.
- Three new presets from AKVIS. Now there are a total of 11 built-in presets available.
- In Preferences it is now possible to choose whether to start the program with the last settings used or to start with the default settings.
- Now compatible with Windows 7 and Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6).
- The Sketch plug-in is now compatible with Photoshop CS 4 64 bit and PhotoShop Elements v. 8.
- A new installation program on Windows. To avoid the problems Win-users must remove previous versions before installing this one.
Attention! Registered users of Version 9 can upgrade to Version 10 for free! If you have an older version you will need to pay for an upgrade to Version 9 first.
Download AKVIS Sketch V. 10 and try all the features within the trial period.
Lottery: FREE AKVIS Sketch! Only Now - Till Nov 29
The Prize is AKVIS Sketch Business license (Plugin+Standalone). Prize Value: $154 USD.
The Contest begins on November 16, 2009 and ends on November 29, 2009.
Winner will be notified by electronic mail. He or she will get a license key for AKVIS Sketch (Business):
all features, both editions, and possibility to use the program for commercial purposes,
high-level license of the amazing photo-to-sketch conversion software.
AKVIS Noise Buster 7.0 Better Noise Suppression for Digital and Scanned Images
AKVIS Noise Buster reduces both luminance and color noise in digital images without blurring the edges of objects.
Photos remain sharp and crisp, while the unwanted artifacts disappear.
New to AKVIS Noise Buster 7.0:
- The noise reduction algorithm has been improved.
- Automatic filtration has also been improved. It makes adjustments for particular kinds of noise based on four noise suppression parameters.
- 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.
- Now compatible with OS Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6) and Windows 7.
- Bugs have been fixed in both the Windows and Macintosh versions.
- The Print Dialog Box (in standalone version) has been improved. Now a printer can be selected as well as its resolution.
- The interface has been redesigned (New Skin).
- The installer has been updated.
- Program documentation has been updated.
- Working with the Preview Window and the Before/After tabs is now more intuitive.
Test the software for 10 days free of charge.
Download the program for Macintosh and Windows here:
http://akvis.com/en/noise-buster/download-reduce-noise.php
Noise Buster is also available as part of the Photo Correction Bundle Bundle and the Alchemy Bundle.
Registered users can upgrade to version 7.0 for free. Just download the program using the link above and install the program.
Attn. Windows users: We recommend uninstalling the previous version before installing the new one!
Halloween Offer: 30% Off !
Halloween is just around the corner, so we are making a special offer!
If you send a photo of yourself in a Halloween costume, we will give you a coupon worth 30% off one license for the AKVIS product of your choice.
To enter, upload a photo of yourself or your child in a Halloween costume and include a description of when and where it was taken. Have a photo of your dog or cat in a costume? Send it too!
You can use your coupon right away! But don't delay - it will be valid until November 15th.
We’ll give you until November 7th to send your photos, to give you a chance to send something from this year.
AKVIS ArtWork v.3.0: Painting techniques at your fingertips!
AKVIS ArtWork is designed to imitate different painting techniques. Version 3.0 offers three painting styles - Oil Painting, Comics and Pen & Ink.
New to Version 3.0 of AKVIS ArtWork:
- The new Pen & Ink style creates drawings that appear to be made with ink on paper. The ink color can be selected, as well as the color of the background.
- The Comics style has been remade to achieve better results. Use the program to make a comic strip from your party photos or to create a poster.
- New ready-to-use presets have been added to the Oil style.
- New interface design will make your work more comfortable.
- New options in the Preferences field: Restore last style and preset and Initial Scale.
- Added the possibility to import/export a list of presets.
Registered users can upgrade to version 3.0 for free.
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We have an account on Twitter now. You can follow us here!
Stay tuned! Sometimes we publish interesting offers or coupons on Twitter!
AKVIS Sketch v.9.0: Improved Algorithm and New Features
AKVIS Sketch converts photos to realistic pencil drawings and watercolor paintings. Now you do not need to handle a pencil to feel like an artist. The new version competes with hand drawn art in flexibility and will spur your creative thought!
New to Version 9.0. of AKVIS Sketch:
- a new interface design;
- an improved algorithm of photo-to-sketch conversion (the option to use the old algorithm remains in the Options dialog box);
- a new parameter field for edge definition - Edges. Now it is possible to manipulate the thickness and sharpness of the created outlines;
- added possibility to change the saturation of color strokes when using the color pencil drawing mode (check-box Color Pencil);
- added 7 new ready-to-use AKVIS presets (charcoal, b&w sketch, pastel, etc).
AKVIS Sketch is available as a stand-alone application, as well as a plugin to a photo editor.
Download version 9.0 (both editions included) and use it 10 days free of charge:
http://akvis.com/en/sketch/download-pencil-drawing.php
Attention! Upgrades for registered users are available for $39 USD for any type of license.
The users who bought the program this month (in July-August 2009) can upgrade the program for free, just re-activate the program with the same key.
AKVIS Enhancer v.10.0: New Photo Correction Mode
AKVIS Enhancer v.10.0 has beed released. AKVIS Enhancer is an image enhancement program that improves image detail, fixes dark, hazy, or out of focus photos, and can create HDR images.
Version 10.0 introduces Smart Correction mode, which makes tone corrections in dark and light areas for a selected color. The new mode is available in both versions of AKVIS Enhancer; in the plug-in and standalone versions.
Also this version has improved compatibility in Windows and in Macintosh has been made more stable.
Attention! Upgrades for registered users are available for $29 USD for any type of license.
It is possible to download the program and to try all the new features for free during the evaluation period.
AKVIS ArtSuite v.5.0: New Photo Frames designed by Artists
AKVIS ArtSuite is a collection of effects for decorating photos. It offers photo frames and special effects.
New to version 5.0:
- The Standalone version offers new Hand Painted Frames. These frames has been designed specially for ArtSuite. Please note that these frames are not available in the plugin version for technical reasons.
- New interface design. Now the language choice and the Autorun option can be found in the Preferences dialog box.
- New interface language added - Italian.
- Improved compatibility of the plugin with Photoshop CS3, CS4 on Macintosh computers.
- Improved the texture generation options in the Texture effect.
The Upgrade for registered users is free! ArtSuite can be used as an independent application (standalone) and as a plug-in to a photo editor.
Download for Windows and Macintosh!
It is possible to upgrade from the Plugin Version to Home Deluxe (Plugin+Standalone) or to Business license (Plugin+Standalone).
AKVIS SmartMask V.2.5. Easy Selection Tool
AKVIS SmartMask plugin is an efficient masking tool that saves you time on complex selections and is fun to use. The idea is so simple that you will feel like a child in drawing classes: there are two pencils (red and blue); you draw a line with the blue pencil inside the object you want to select (for example, yourself in a group photo), and with the red pencil - some lines outside the object, to define the areas that should be cut out (other guys in the photo).
New to version 2.5
- The eyedropper tools (in Complex mode) have become more flexible. Earlier the eyedroppers sampled an average color from an area of 3x3 px around the eyedropper's tip. Now it is possible to change the number of pixels in the sample area with the following hot keys: the Alt-key with a mouse click reduces the area to one pixel, the Shift-key with a mouse click enlarges the area to 5x5 px.
- New interface languages added - French and Portuguese.
- Improved compatibility with Photoshop CS3, CS4 on Macintosh computers.
Download fully functional trial versions for Windows and Macintosh and try the plug-in for 10 days for free!
Registered users can upgrade SmartMask for free!
The users who tried the previous version of the plug-in and have their version expired, now have an opportunity to test the software for 10 days free of charge again.
Winners of the Raffle and the Contest!
The names of 5 winners were drawn out by chance on May 29, 2009.
The winners are:
* Adnamar Ferreira da Rocha
* Nou Yang
* Fernando Moratinos
* Sergei (leo66pard)
* Jean Hoshall
Congratulations, Winners!!!
You can choose 5 AKVIS programs!
And many thanks to all participants!
Remember that your 15 % coupon code will be valid till July 1, 2009!
AKVIS Creative Contest 2009: Draw a Mascot!
In addition to the raffle, we started AKVIS Creative Contest 2009.
You can look at the best pictures here.
Surprise: 50 % off for any AKVIS program to all participants of the contest!
The winner is Ekaterina S.
AKVIS Multibrush Updated to Version 4.1
AKVIS Multibrush (earlier known as Stamp) is a collection of brushes for photo retouching and portrait enhancement.
New to Version 4.1:
- new interface languages added - Spanish and Italian. Documentation updated.
- minor bugs fixed (the bug with the cursor in the Clone Stamp and others).
AKVIS Multibrush is available as a stand-alone application and as a plugin to a photo editor.
Download the software and test 10 days for free.
Registered users of AKVIS MultiBrush v.4.0 (AKVIS Stamp v.1-3) can upgrade to version 4.1 for free.
AKVIS Multibrush 4.0. Photo Retouching Software
AKVIS Multibrush (earlier known as Stamp) is a collection of brushes for photo retouching and portrait enhancement. The new name reflects the tremendous changes in the program. Now it has much more functionality.
The compatibility has been improved. Now the program is compatible with Windows Vista, Intel Mac and the latest Photoshop versions.
AKVIS Multibrush is available as a stand-alone application and as a plugin to a photo editor.
Download the software and test 10 days for free!
Registered users of AKVIS Stamp can upgrade to version 4.0 for free.
Please note that the customers having a Home License to AKVIS Stamp plugin can update only their plug-in for free (or upgrade to Deluxe license). The customers having Business License - can use both (plug-in and standalone). Read more about license types and upgrade opportunities.
Please download the software, install it and activate with your key to AKVIS Stamp.
Retoucher v.3.5: Retouch Damaged Photos
AKVIS Retoucher plug-in restores damages photos by removing dust, scratches, stains and by reconstructing the missing parts of a photo.
Version 3.5
- fixes the compatibility bug that caused the plugin to crash on Macintosh computers with Photoshop CS3,CS4.
- improves plugin compatibility on Windows.
Registered users can upgrade to version 3.5 for free. Just download the software and install it.
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