LucisArt 3 lacks many of the features of Lucis Pro 6.0 and only works with 8-bit images, where the Pro version works with 16-bit images. Slider controls allow you to see changes in real time. You can also magnify and reduce the image size so you can see the effect on all or part of the image.Īll Photos © 2008, Steve Bedell, All Rights ReservedĪs in the basic version, which is now also offered as LucisArt 3, things are kept very simple. You can click it on and off so you can see just what’s going on.
Once you have an image opened in Photoshop to work on, you simply access the software through the Filters menu and the image appears on the new, and actually usable, preview screen. The software is updated by patches from the company’s website ( It is not a freestanding software it acts as a Photoshop plug-in and is accessed in the Filters menu. You may use it on up to three computers and you may buy additional dongles.
Lucis Pro 6.0 ships as a DVD and requires a Windows or Mac dongle. One of the problems Image Content Technology LLC, the parent company, has had is wholesale pirating of its software. But now, with Lucis Pro 6.0, it’s a whole new game.įirst, the software cannot be downloaded. The older, basic version had several effects that you could choose from and a small window that wasn’t very good at giving you a good idea of how the final image would look. But the basic LucisArt platform now seems crude compared to the latest, more sophisticated version. Размер Файла: 4.I’ve used LucisArt 2 for years to enhance detail and discover information in my image files indeed, every pro I know has LucisArt and uses it to either sharpen detail or create amazing effects.
In addition to the time savings, professional photographers could charge for adding LucisArt special effects and secure artistic image sales from customers no longer interested in purchasing realistic photography. Value: Professional photographers are looking to differentiate themselves from their primary competition - their customers.
Create your first LucisArt image in as little as 5 minutes. Effectively no learning curve: The LucisArt controls are intuitive and easy to use. This could save hours of image-processing time for professionals processing a few dozen images. You will create artistic effects in a few minutes that would take much longer to even approximately achieve with other image processing methods (if those artistic effects could be achieved at all). LucisArt lets you quickly explore your image and see what it could become. Time savings: Professional photographers need to quickly repair images and create salable artistic effects. Use LucisArt multiple times or in conjunction with other image processing methods to even further expand the variety of artistic effects. And you would not know that the LucisArt version of your image was even possible except for LucisArt revealing it to you.
Once you see a version of your image that you like you may be able to determine how to approximately duplicate that LucisArt artistic effect using other methods. LucisArt 3 Benefits: Creativity: With LucisArt you will quickly and easily explore the creative potential of your image. LucisArt 3 processes 8-bit grayscale and RGB color images. LucisArt 3 has 1) greatly increased ability to fine-tune how you enhance detail, 2) the ability to save user-defined presets, 3) improved output image quality, and 4) an improved, scalable user interface. LucisArt 3 ED SE for Adobe Photoshop LucisArt 2 was incredible image-processing software that professional photographers and digital artists have used for years to quickly and easily create beautiful artist effects.