Please note that the Macintosh software is much less expensive because it is 32-bit software only and will not work in Photoshop CS6.
Buy the LucisArt ED/SE software bundle if you want to easily and accurately enhance image detail- from sublime enhancements to HDR looks to revealing extreme image detail. LucisArt 3 has an enhance detail slider that allows you to enhance image detail in increments of 2 intensity levels. That is 125 settings for an 8-bit image. LucisArt 3 ED provides greatly improved access to image detail when compared to LucisArt 2, which only had the effects Exposure (7 settings) and Whyeth (5 settings).
With this software you will also have the special effects Watercolor, Sculpture and Plaid. Sculpture reveals mid-range contrast patterns. The Watercolor effect smooths image detail from slightly to dramatically. Plaid 1-3 is like Sculpture only radial artifacts (texture) is added.
Buy Lucis Pro 6.0 mainly because it has Split Channel mode where you can view and alter each RGB channel separately. This lets you do amazing things from incredible HDR effects from a single image to all kinds of creative variations of your image. This is the product to buy if you want to create your own unique look or really perfect image contrast. The Usage Tips page has a lot of information.
Click here to be directed to a web page on the Lucis Pro 6 web site which describes how to create LucisArt 3 ED/SE effects with Lucis Pro 6. This web page assumes that you are very familiar with LucisArt 3 ED/SE.
| Feature |
Lucis Pro 6 Windows |
Lucis Pro 6 Macintosh
32-bit only |
LucisArt 3 Windows |
LucisArt 3Macintosh
32-bit only |
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$45 US |
$279 US |
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| Price for the DVD (plus shipping) |
$495 US |
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| Works in Photoshop CS6. |
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| Processes 8-bit RGB color and gray scale images |
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| Processes 16-bit RGB color and gray scale images |
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| Can mix in a percentage of the original image |
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| Improved zoom controls |
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| User-defined presets |
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| Scalable UI that opens to the last used-size |
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| Enhances detail using a slider that can be altered in steps of two intensity levels |
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| Smooths detail using a slider that can be altered in steps of two intensity levels |
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| Can use both sliders to enhance mid-range contrast patterns and provide full access to image content. |
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| Has Split Channel mode where the contrast information in each RGB channel can be viewed and altered. This lets you create incredible special effects and wonderful HDR effects from a single image. |
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| Can assign the original image's colors to the Lucis-processed image |
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| Can change the number of Scan Lines to eliminate radial artifacts |
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| Can decrease the number of Scan Lines to create radial artifacts (add texture) |
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| Has threading code so the software operates faster on quad-core computers or higher |
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