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AKVIS Frame Suite

Reviewed: Geetesh Bajaj

Date Created: May 4th 2007
Last Updated: February 27th 2009


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How To Use

Here’s how you can use Frame Suite to apply a frame or edge to a image:

  1. Open any image in an image editor such as Adobe Photoshop.

  2. Choose Filter | AKVIS | Frame Suite, as shown in Figure 1.

    Akvis Frame Suite
    Figure 1: AKVIS Frame Suite

  3. This will open the Frame Suite interface that you can see in the Figure 2 below.

    Frame Suite Interface
    Figure 2: AKVIS Frame Suite Interface

    The interface is explained below:

    1. Preview has two tabs -- Before and After, which show the original and changed images.

    2. On the top right, you'll find the Navigator.

    3. Frames (see Figure 3) provides a list of different types of frames and edges.

      Frames
      Figure 3: Frames

    4. Properties (see Figure 4) allows you to tweak individual frame properties with sliders.

      Properties
      Figure 4: Properties

      There are other usage controls too that are not too obvious. For example, if you choose a Pattern style frame, you'll need to double click the active pattern to open the pattern library (as shown in Figure 5).

      Pattern Library
      Figure 5: Pattern Library
  1. After selecting the frame or edge, click the Run icon (see icon below).



  2. This applies and creates a preview of the image. If you want to make more changes, you can select another frame or edge as required. You can preview the changed image in the After tab, as shown in Figure 6.


    Figure 6: The Before and After tabs

  3. Once you’re done with the applying frame or a edge, apply the result to the image by pressing the Apply icon (see icon below) to return to Photoshop, or another image editor.

Note: Although the instructions above showed how you can use AKVIS Frame Suite as a Photoshop plug-in, the product also works in the same way in standalone mode -- just launch the application through its icon in the AKVIS Frame Suite group in your Windows Start Menu.

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Specifications


Photoshop Versions:

5+

Platforms:

Windows, Mac

Site:

AKVIS

Price:

US$49 and above

Trial Version:

10 days

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