Plug-in for automatic photo restoration

Released on = June 20, 2005, 12:41 am

Press Release Author = AKVIS LLC

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = AKVIS announces the new version of Retoucher. The plug-in
does not only remove defects that appear on damaged photos but is also able to
reconstruct the lacking parts of the photo using the information of the surrounding
areas. Now, it supports 16 bits.

Press Release Body = The AKVIS Retoucher image processing plug-in restores damaged
photographs to optimal condition with minimal effort and amazing results. Surface
defects such as scratches, water spots, flakes and stains can be removed
automatically, without the time-consuming aspects of manual editing. Moreover, the
software is able to reconstruct the lacking parts of the photo using the information
of the surrounding areas. You can, therefore, restore a torn photo or a photo with
some parts missing.

AKVIS Retoucher is a handy tool for improving the composition of your photos. You
can remove date stamps, logos, small irrelevant details (wires, refuse bins, etc).
If you need to increase the canvas size (from one side or proportionally) to bring
the main object into focus, i.e. to center it, AKVIS Retoucher will help you to
extend image patterns to the blank areas of the canvas.

Polygraphists will find AKVIS Retoucher useful in doing the prepress processing job.
They often have the problem of growing the borders of a layout that does not have
space for cropping. AKVIS Retoucher saves much time by doing this quickly and
efficiently.

The application is very straightforward and can be used by any amateur photographer
who has never performed retouching/image restoration before. The program comes with
a game-like tutorial, so any person can master the program within minutes.

The new version supports 16 bits/channel.

AKVIS Retoucher 2.1 is available as a plugin for Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop
Elements, Corel Photo-Paint, Jasc Paint Shop Pro, Ulead Photoimpact, Picture
Publisher pro and other digital imaging software that supports third-party plugins.
The software works under Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP, NT and Mac OS X.

AKVIS Retoucher 2.1 is distributed electronically over the Internet; the full
functional trial version is available at http://AKVIS.com/ for evaluation. The
examples of the processed images can be seen at
http://AKVIS.com/en/examples-photo-editing-software.php

The price of a single copy is 87 US Dollars. AKVIS Retoucher is also available in a
money-saving bundle with AKVIS Stamp, a $139.00 value for only $109.00. The AKVIS
Alchemy bundle (Retoucher, Chameleon, Stamp, Enhancer and Coloriage) is offered for
USD $250.00, a savings of $121.00 over purchasing each separately. These details are
available at http://akvis.com/en/discounts.php#all.

AKVIS LLC is an independent software developing company specializing in digital
image processing software. The company offers licenses to non-profit organizations
(like heritage foundations and historical societies) involved in photo restoration
projects free of charge.

Web Site = http://akvis.com

Contact Details = pr@akvis.com