AKVIS LightShop 2.5

Introduction

AKVIS LightShop 2.5 is a Photoshop-compatible plug-in. It's an updated version of a product we have reviewed in the past. This updated version introduces new ready-to-use light effects, improves compatibility with Microsoft Windows Vista SP 1, and adds a new interface language (Portuguese).

AKVIS LightShop 2.5 can be downloaded as a standalone application, or a plug-in version compatible with Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, and higher.

LightShop 2.5 is from AKVIS, a company based in Russia that specializes in graphics programs. Apart from Frame Suite, AKVIS also creates other Photoshop-compatible plug-ins like Retoucher, Chameleon, Stamp, Sketch, Enhancer, Decorator, and Coloriage.

You can download a free 10-day trial version of LightShop 2.5 from the AKVIS site.

My contact at AKVIS for this review was Kat Kharina. Thank you, Kat.

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How To Use

Here’s how you can use AKVIS LightShop 2.5:

1. Open any image in an image editor such as Adobe Photoshop (or create a new image). LightShop also works with a transparent layer.
2. Choose the Filter | AKVIS | LightShop option, as shown in Figure 1, below.
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   Figure 1: AKVIS LightShop
3. Doing so will open the LightShop 2.5 interface that you can see in the Figure 2, below.
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   Figure 2: AKVIS LightShop 2.5 Interface
4. The interface is divided into two parts: the left side is the preview window where you can see the picture and changes made, and the right side of the interface contains presets and effect settings.
5. Select any of the ready to use light effects from the preset list provided, as shown in Figure 3, below.
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   Figure 3: Light Presets
6. Once the light is selected, double-click to open Effect Settings. Here, you can change the properties of the light as required, as shown in Figure 4, below.
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   Figure 4: Light properties
7. After all changes are made, click the Run icon (see icon below).
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8. Doing so applies and creates a preview of the image. You can make more changes, or apply more lights as required, as shown in Figure 5, below.
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   Figure 5: Preview the changes
10. You can apply as many light effects as you want to a single image.
9. Once you’re done with the applying the light effects, apply the result to the image by pressing the Apply icon (see icon below) to return to the image editor.
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Specifications

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