AKVIS Sketch plugin - Photo-to-Sketch Conversion Now Universal Binary!

May, 2007 - AKVIS LLC announces the release of AKVIS Sketchplug-in v.4.0 for Windows and Macintosh. Now it is a Universal Binary Applicationand runs on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Mac computers. New to version 4.0: Imageprocessing speed increased almost by 40%,Compatibility with Photoshop CS3 on Intel Mac. Upgrade for registered users is free.

AKVIS Sketch is an award-winning plugin for conversion of photos into pencilsketches and watercolor drawings. Make any photo look like B&W or color drawing,imitate the technique of graphite or color pencil, charcoal or watercolor painting.

Photo-to-sketch conversion can be a lot of fun and open for you new ways ofcreativity. If you have always been wondering how to draw or paint, now you canembody your ideas with AKVIS Sketch.

Many photo editing enthusiasts have already appreciated the SketchÂ' s features. Youcan see a gallery of examples (many created by users) athttp://akvis.com/en/sketch/ examples-pencil-drawing.php AKVIS Sketch also enjoys attention of professional designers. The program wasawarded  Best Image Editing Software 2006 by "DT&G Magazine". New to version 4.0 of AKVIS Sketch: Image processing speed increased almost by 40%,Compatibility with Photoshop CS3 on Intel Mac. Now AKVIS Sketch is a UniversalBinary Application and runs on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Mac computers.You can use Sketch in many ways. Surprise your friends and relatives by presentingthem their pencil portraits. Make a watercolor drawing out of a photo from your lastnature shooting to decorate your room. Convert your own photo into a color sketch toprint on a T-shirt. Create a comic out of your party videos. The program can be helpful to designers who need to quickly bring images to onestyle for a web-site or an advertisement booklet. In contrast to the similar standard filters (like the built-in filters in Photoshopor PSP) that offer an approximate sketch, AKVIS Sketch provides a convincing resultthat comes very close to hand-drawn works of a human artist. AKVIS Sketch has a simple interface with a few sliders. At first you can process theimage with the default settings and then touch up the photo adding color, or tryingdifferent techniques - from pencil to charcoal or watercolor. You can make thehatching denser or finer and change the pitch angle of strokes. Using batch processing in Photoshop or Paint Shop pro you can even convert a filminto a cartoon. Like here: http://akvis.com/en/sketch-tut orial/cartoon-film.php Demonstrations of the plugin's features are available athttp://akvis.com/en/sketch- tutorial/index.php

For a free trial, AKVIS offers 10 days of fully functional use. Details areavailable at http://akvis.com/en/sketch/ind ex.php

AKVIS Sketch plugin is compatible with Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, CorelPainter, Corel Photo-Paint, and Paint Shop Pro, ACD FotoCanvas, and UleadPhotoImpact. AKVIS Sketch runs on Microsoft Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista and onMacintosh Mac OS X 10.4, PowerPC G3 and above.

AKVIS Sketch sells for $72 USD or 55 Euro, downloadable from www.akvis.com . Homeusers can enjoy the full line of AKVIS plugins in the AKVIS Alchemy bundle(Enhancer, Chameleon, Stamp, Retoucher, Coloriage, Noise Buster, Decorator, Sketch,LightShop and Frame Suite) for USD $325 USD, a savings of $387 over purchasing eachseparately. For business licenses consult the official web-site. One license keyallows activating the software on two computers, for example, on a desktop and alaptop.

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