Friday, October 29, 2010

Features of Cintiq 21ux

Recently launched Cintiq 21ux is a product with its unique features has got a lot of popularity. the product belongs to Wacom Intuos. Cintiq 21ux is the new model that is constantly attracting many artist with its radiant and attractive features.

Before starting with painting artist won't have to restrain any sort of pressure upon them. They got a sense of relief from this tip sensor technology of new pen that is catering the absolute fine grip. The Cintiq 21UX in short gives a kind of natural feeling. Designing of the Tablet has become user-friendly in nature from the previous versions available.

For a artist colors, textures, shapes and light is a matter of concern. But the problem has been solved with the invention of Cintiq21ux. Whether its graphic or photo edits, to get the touches right is more important and for this it is necessary that the gadget should be picked up accordingly so that it has all the features. The product has come up with new utilities.

This product has come up with the best features and a color LCD Combination. The Color LCD is available with the input capabilities that allows designers,animators and other professionals of creative category to work naturally as well as directly on the surface of the large-formatted, 21.3" screen.

It has all the features that can detect pressure of 2048 levels. It gives you more control over pressure- sensitive pen effects like line opacity, weight and exposure. With all this, the unique product has a lower activation force that can capture pressure of even the most subtle nuances.

The Cintiq 21ux has eight programmable keys on each side of the tablet which enables to position the screen display at any angle that ranges between 10 and 65 degrees with flexibility. Even the device can also be detached to use any kind of VESA- Compatible mount. The feature doesn’t ends over here. It is a complete product with the all the quality features.

Cintiq21ux has a feature where the device can be changed with the thumb with the round button at the front of the tablet. It is very easy to operate where the function can be performed by selecting the button and the middle or the forefinger has to be used for manipulation of the touch pad both up and down.

The device is available in the different attractive colors and exploded the market. Mainly color given to it is black and for a better display, the touch screen of the device has been moved to the back. It is available with a pen stand as well as Corel Painter Sketch Pad. Along with this other things that is available with this device include NiK Color Efex Pro as well as Brushes from Wacom.

No doubt that this modern product has immensely helped the artist to a great extent with its excellent features, the product is bit expensive but the investment won't go waste.

Vertus Fluid Mask 3.0 is Powerful Tool for Imaging

Fluid Mask 3.0 is the created as standalone masking/cutout application and plugin for photoshop elements and Adobe Photoshop CS. This is a program which is mainly used by advanced amateur and professional graphic artists, photographers, picture editors,designers and all those who takes seriously the features of editing of digital image.

The main purpose of Fluid Mask is related to masking that separates and extracts or cutouts digital images portions according to their respective backgrounds. This is done with painting over those image areas that are unwanted, with the selection tools of program and with the help of a mouse-click, clear the paint-designated areas.

Even though the other graphic users or the skilled paintshop users can accomplish the unwanted cutouts with some extra efforts. The main objective of Fluid Mask is to generate quick task and make it less boring, as well as not much demanding from the point of view of the user skill. Still, through the learning process one can become efficient in receiving the best results from this program particularly when it is applied to manipulate various complex images.

Fluid Mask can be utilized as an application that is standalone application, by the way of photoshop(CS2,CS3) or Element 6 plugin launched from the application filters menu. Fluid Mask performs much better in the same way using the same type of interface, even though mode of standalone is considered more selective with respect to the formats of the image formats it save and opens independently. This program preferring raw images is reasonably fine with PNGs. Further this can work well with JPEG's, though in some cases less successful due to loosy nature of JPEG formats.

Fluid Mask simplifies and streamlines the image cutting tasks in various ways.
The Tools of Fast Masking - with the combination of image analysis, these fluid mask allows you to mask the complex cutouts very quickly. 

Intelligent blending -Fluid Mask utilizes the features of the edges that are between images objects in order to find the optimal blend between these. . Sharp Edges remain sharp. Blurred and transparent edges are there across the widths and background colors gets removed. This is not easily achieved with the applications of image editing when you manually edit cutouts. 

In Fluid Mask, to edit an image, you can open using open dialog of the program or to the program's icon, drag your image file, then over your image paint the masks that suggest which parts are to be kept and which parts are to be removed. Fluid Mask covers the masks of three types. First type is the keep mask that suggests the part of the image that is to be retained. Second type is the delete mask that depicts the part of the image that is required to be removed. Third type is the blend mask that provides the border related with the cutouts across which blended transition will be created by fluid mask.

HDR Efex : Most powerful software

HDR is a high dynamic range photograpy procedure in which the multiple exposures are captured. It Not only captures but even alignes and merges to propagate a single image. One can use the combination of different exposures with which you can see much wider range of colors, highlight and shadow details.

HDR Techniques is adopted to build up landscape, architectural nighht and artistic photography. It is a long and a complex process. But the product Nik HDR Effex Pro has made it more easy, simple and fun. Nik HDR Effex Pro is one of the most powerful software plug-in for Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture, that advacing a new benchmark for actualizing stunning high quality realistic digital images. This new software has all the features that overcomes limitations in other software tools. The all in one appraoch is prompting both realistic and artistc effects to be applied within a single tool.

Nik HDR Effex Pro advertise selction of one-click service presets that delivers incredibly advanced tone mapping algorithms, powerfully detailed HDR controls, fast results and Nik's patented U Point Technology that enables the fine tuning of colors and image tonality. The software is easy to use with an intuitive user intreface and proffers simple presets. Before you are honing towards to digital images with real time editing power, these presets allow you to start with dozens of one-click visuals.

The software is very easy to use and creates a very stunning images that range from realistic to the artisitic effects. It has the powerful all-in-one intuitive interface with comptablity with Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and Apple aperture. It comes with 32 or 64 bit optimised for multi-core processors possessing U Point technology that offers precise editing and fine tuning of images.

The software is offering you a best otpion to have the best image quality. But with the software has some system requirements as well. System requirements includes
Windows:
  • WIN XP/Vista/7 – Pentium 4 Processor or better
  • 2 GB RAM
  • Adobe Photoshop CS3 or later
  • Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.3 or later
The software is available in different editions that can transform the digital image quality to the best.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Nik Software : Beneficial for Artists and Photographers



With the continuous advancement in the technology, various new software have been invented to improve the quality of the image.Bringing the proper effect and tone to the image is very important for the various artists and photographers. For this, different software have been flooded in the market claiming with the attractive and unique features.

Artist and photographers got relieved with the introduction of Nik Software. As it is providing proper toning to the image and as well one  can bring different effects in the  image. Obviously artist is a creative person and will surely create a creative and a brilliant piece from his imagination but to give that imagination a final touch this software has proved to be the best one out of others.

Nik software has established as a well known name and satiate the market with differenet versions varying in different features. It enables to create a professional black and white image from your photgraph and give it a final touch. This software is mainly used to enhance the image quality so that the final touch can be given to the artistic and the photographers work. With varying features and versions Nik software has become one of the best out others.

Each version of nik software vary from one another and is patented with the U Point Technology to selectively control the tonality and contrast of the image.one can easily make the digital photos and edit images from this software. Along with this, the software is constantly updating its versions and flourishing the market with the various updating versions and features.

Nik software is very easy to use and it creates a layer in the photoshop with a mask so that you can paint it out specifically. Nik Software is very intuitive, logical, selective and versatile with which you can make any changes you want without affecting the actual image. It has a floating control and also offers the online tutorials from the vendor.

Undoubtedly the software has provided a lot more option to the artist and photographers with its wide versions and unique features.

Nik software: Best Way to Improve Image Quality



For the first time, one of the best effective tool and packed with all the utilities and features have been brought together in one convenient tool. Nik software is one of the best software that is mainly used to create a professional black and white images from your photograph.The software is basically used to enhance the image quality providing photographers a sense of relief. Nik software is offering number of presets, products and software's varying in different feature and quality.

The different versions of Nik Software have flooded in the market. Each version is different from one another. Each of the version is patented with U Point Technology to selectively control the tonality and contrast of image. Nik software has become the recognized leader in digital imaging technology proffering solutions to the problems and challenges faced by the photographers. This software is best suited and providing the best solution to the problems of photographers and providing them a package that can add more creativity to their work.

Nik Software is available in different version with the varying features. So many versions are available some of them are easy and effective noise reduction software for superior image quality, control the black and white image and much more then all this.

Nik software is xtremely helpful tool and it is the stand alone program that allows to preview the extensive images of brushes, shapes, styles and patters, before loading. Artist and photographers are now free from the tension that how the image will edit and for various effects also. Nik software is available in other versions also. Each version is unique from one another and offering the creative and different ways to modify the image.

Every Nik software product come with 30 days money back guarantee giving the customer a proper time to analyze the software features properly.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Nik Software HDR Efex Pro



Nik Software have introduced HDR Efex Pro, that is entirely new toolkit for HDR imaging which is designed to assist photographers easily and offers the complete spectrum of HDR enhancements from realistic to artistic.
This high dynamic range photography can be defined as a process in which you can capture multiple exposures, align and merge to create a single image to get more wider range of highlights, shadows and colors. HDR techniques are generally used to improve the architectural, landscape, nighttime as well as artistic photography. New HDR Efex Pro overrides the drawbacks in various other software tools with the introduction approach that is all-in-one and that helps to get both the artistic and realistic effects to be applied in a single tool.
Considered as ideal for amateur photographers and professionals, HDR Efex Pro offers an amazingly simple but effective work flow. Photographers can enjoy single click HDR imaging with style presents that are categorized, selective precise fine tuning using the Nik Software technology, advanced alignment, complete access to shadow and highlight details and new tone mapping algorithms. The contrast, color and controls helps the photographers to improve their images to get great results. Users having experience with HDR can find that HDR Efex Pro provides a final solution that takes to genre to new levels and provide new possible outcomes.
Photographers using HDR Efex Pro, are able to create dramatic as well as popular HDR look from a single image. This enables reprocessing of the images by photographers. . This is generally in those cases where subject matter does not lend itself to multiple exposures or where exposure series was not previous shot.
The tight integration and streamlined work flow helps to create spectacular HDR images immediately and easily within the software tools that photographers generally use. HDR Efex Pro has been designed according to the control and power to empower those experienced with HDR photography and those entering the realm of HDR.
The key features are :
  • U Point powered selective tools for quick and accurate enhancements of shadow, contrast, structure as well as saturation adjustments.
  • Use of Proprietary tone mapping technology that enables a large range of HDR capabilities and styles.
  • Effective adjustment controls that provides multiple HDR styles form photo realistic to the creative.
  • Standard as well as custom presets that are organized into categories for single-click HDR imaging.
  • Advanced Technology use for automatic image alignment as well as reduction of subject motion.
  • Integrated video-based support system that includes education on HDR photography techniques.

Fluid Mask is Highly Recommended Masking Tool



Fluid Mask is a professional utility for image cut out that is used for both Mac and Windows. This combines the features of various mask painting tools along with the capabilities of intelligent and quick edge finding that allows users to erase backgrounds from images without any difficulty. Fluid Mask will be very easy transition for those who have worked with the feature of extract filler in photo shop in the past. This works in the same manner but with various sophisticated selection tools. This is highly recommended as an overall masking tool where quick work flow is required.

The main advantages of Fluid Mask are
  • Can be utilized as a type of standalone application or as a type of Photoshop Plugin
  • The selection tools are quite easy to learn and intuitive.
  • Live learning and free video are available directly from Vertus in order to get you running immediately
  • Edge blending and edge detection are completely automatic and customized.
  • The work of areas selection or deletion becomes quick with the global brushes.

The features that describe the Fluid Mask are :

  • Images from background can be extracted easily and quickly with the use of intuitive, color coded paint tools supporting tablet pressure.
  • When you can not detect the edges automatically, you can use the forced edges to get the required cutout shape.
  • You can save masks and projects as separate files for future work. .
  • The user can automatically blend soft edges with transparency.
  • Automatically masks complex shapes like hair.
  • Offers Immediate help for tools that use complete and detailed roll-over context help topics.
  • Provides quick previews of the final cutouts with the preview tool.
  • With Photoshop and all versions like CS2,CS3 and CS4, fluid mask is quite compatible.
Background masking is considered as one of the most common task required in photo editing. The end result could be required in the form of placing the cutout into a different background, preparation of an image for combining or removing of all background shadows. The use of traditional methods includes hand painting, pen tool or manual erasing. Creation of such mask from scratch is quite time consuming specially for those portraits that include hair, objects having blurred or complex edges. Vertical fluid mask reduces the overall time as well as complication by using combination of various hand paining tools and techniques of advanced edge finding that represents all the major changes in color within an image.

Features of Cintiq 21UX


A Cintiq tablet combines computers technology with the control of human hand. With the use of an electronic pen on a Cintiq tablet, you can manage the images, write in your own handwriting on the computer and perform your normal computer tasks, all on the same device. Though adjusting to your Cintiq tablet takes some time, but your overall productivity gets increased with the help of this display technology.

The new Cintiq 21UX Interactive pen display is 1600 X 1200 pixel monitor and graphic tablet all combined in one. This has been introduced with the best technology from Wacom that includes 2048 levels of sensitivity pressure and new sensor technology tip. The scheme of color is updated to black, and the touch strips are moved to the back panel. From front panel, there is access to the 16 programmable Express Keys and a pair of touch strip toggle buttons that are thumb controlled that manages and control the back-bazel touch strip behaviors.

In Cintiq 21UX stand you can enable the position of display at any angle within the range of 10 and 65 degrees and rotate it to a maximum of 180 degrees in any direction. You can also remove the Cintiq from the stand and use it on a table or with any other type of VESA-compatible display mount.

The Cintiq also comes with the feature of weighted pen stand that doubles as nib stores just like in the Watcom Intuos4. This Cintiq 21UX includes the felt nibs and the standard stroke. Creative software also combines with the Cintiq 21UX - Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 WE6 and Corel Painter Sketch pad.

Who would not like to draw on the screen of computer? Cintiq combines the LCD monitor with tablet surface that is pressure sensitive. This 21.3 inch Cintiq include a stand that is adjustable and enable the display to be detached and rotated. This also features 8 express keys, grip pen of 2 buttons, 1024 levels pressure sensitivity,2 touch strips and 1600 X 1200 resolution with VGA or DVI input for Macintosh and Windows.