How It Works

AKVIS ArtSuite can work independently as a standalone program as well as a plugin to a photo editor.

Follow the instructions below to add a frame/effect to an image with AKVIS ArtSuite:

• Step 1. Open an image.

  - If you work with the standalone edition:

  The dialog box Select File to Open appears if you double-click on the empty workspace of the program or if you click on the button on the Control Panel. You can also drag the image into the program workspace.

  The Standalone edition of AKVIS ArtSuite supports BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, and RAW file formats.

  - If you work with the plugin:

  Open an image in your photo editor by calling the command File -> Open or using the key combination Ctrl+O.

  Call the AKVIS ArtSuite plugin. To this effect, select the menu item:

  In AliveColors: Effects -> AKVIS -> ArtSuite;
  in Adobe Photoshop: Filter -> AKVIS -> ArtSuite;
  in Corel PaintShop Pro: Effects -> Plugins -> AKVIS -> ArtSuite;
  in Corel Photo-Paint: Effects -> AKVIS -> ArtSuite.

  Attention!

  Some frames in ArtSuite have Transparency. If you are going to work with such frames, begin by unlocking the background layer or making the layer's copy. Otherwise, the result achieved with ArtSuite will not be visible.

  
• Step 2. Select Effects or Frames, then choose one of the frames/effects available in the drop-down menu in the Settings Panel.
• Step 3. The image will be processed automatically. You can disable the Autorun Mode check-box in the Preferences dialog box (called with ). Then the process should be started manually by pressing the button .

  Process the image with the default settings. The result will be shown in the After tab.

  By pressing the left mouse button anywhere in the image, you can temporarily switch between the Before and After tabs.

  
• Step 4. You can adjust the settings of the chosen frame/effect as you wish.
  
• Step 5. It is possible to save the new settings as a preset for further use. To save a preset, enter its name into the Presets field and press the Save button. If you change the values of the parameters, you can always come back to the default settings of the preset by pressing Reset.

  To delete a preset, select it from the list and press Delete.

  To apply a preset to an image, select it from the drop-down menu and press .

  To export user presets as a separate file with the ending .arts use . To load previously saved presets, press .

• Step 6. You can share your image by clicking on .

  In the standalone version you can also print your picture with .

• Step 7. Save the processed image.

  - If you work with the standalone edition:

  Click on the button to open the Save as dialog box. Enter a name for the file, choose the format (TIFF, BMP, JPEG, or PNG) and indicate the target folder.

  - If you work with the plugin:

  Press the button to apply the changes and to close the plug-in window.

  Call the Save As dialog box using the command File -> Save As, enter a name for the file, choose the format and indicate the target folder.