AKVIS SmartMask 2.5

AKVIS SmartMask 2.5 is an effective masking tool that saves you time on complex selections and is fun to use. Never before has selection been so simple!

Just draw an outline with the blue pencil inside the objects you want to select (for example, yourself on a group photo), and with the red pencil - some lines outside the object to cut out the background. The program makes the selection you want - understanding where the borders of the object end.

Major Features:

1. There are three modes tailored to different selection types: Sharp, Soft and Complex.
2. For example, in the Soft mode a green pencil is added, that helps you to define difficult parts - fluff, hair, fur. In cases where the selected object stands against a background of a similar color range, or the objects edges are uneven, you can use the touch-up brush in the Complex mode.
3. Miraculously reads your thoughts and makes the selection you want - understanding where the borders of the object end.
4. Allows you to get rid of the color tint left on the cutout object by the environment. In most cases objects on a photo are not evenly lighted, the cutout object can have shades and colors reflected from the nearby objects. Such color shades can be absolutely inappropriate on a new background: for example, hair having a blue cast from the sky or a green shade from the trees, shadows of objects on the clothes. This mask tool helps to get rid of the unwanted color shades.
5. Business Use: Making selections takes up much time of the designers working day. Use of SmartMask considerably increases his/her productivity. Apart from the substantial time and money saving, you will get a content designer, who will be released from the boring work and will have more room for creativity and realization of his ideas.
6. Be not only straightforward, but also fun to use. It makes the dull process of selection, which used to involve a lot of manual work with a lasso or the magic wand tool, an amusing job. 
7. Integrate into the image processing programs installed on your computer. The plug-in is compatible with Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Corel Paint Shop Pro, etc. 

Enhancements:

• Added new interface languages.
• Fixed bugs.
• Improved compatibility. 

Requirements:

1. Minimal system requirements: 
   
   • Pentium III, 1 Gb RAM, 100 Mb HDD;
   • screen resolution 1024x768;
   • video card Direct X8 compatible,32 Mb, color depth 32 bits
   • OS X 10.3.9, Intel/G4, 1 Gb RAM, 100 Mb HDD;
   • screen resolution 1024x768
2. Recommended system requirements:
   
   • Core Duo, 2 Gb RAM, 2 Gb HDD;
   • screen resolution 1280х1024;
   • video card Direct X8 compatible, 128 Mb, color depth 32 bits
   • OS X 10.5, Intel/G5, 2Gb RAM, 2 Gb HDD;
   • screen resolution 1280х1024