Akvis Enhancer 11 released for Mac, Windows systems
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Dec 4, 2009 at 2:18pm
Akvis has released Akvis Enhancer 11 for Windows and Macintosh. The program allows improving detail on an image, no matter what was the cause of the unsharpness. Version 11 supports the Smart Filter technology in Akvis Photoshop CS3/CS4.
Akvis Enhancer is image enhancement software that helps you improve detail in photos no matter what caused the problem: poor/excessive lighting, motion or poor focus. 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 wheb 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.
° 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.
New to this release is Smart Correction mode. It’s 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.
Akvis Enhancer 10 users can upgrade to version 11 for free. Upgrades for registered users of earlier versions can upgrade for US$29. Akvis Enhancer runs on Mac OS X 10.4 and higher. The Akvis Enhancer Plugin sells for $69, and 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.
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