Below the Overview is a chart comparing the features of the Lucis series software.
Overview
Lucis Pro 6 is the only software that has the 32-bit Macintosh and 32-bit and 64-bit Windows software provided. LucisArt 3 is platform specific.
Buy the LucisArt ED/SE software bundle if you process 8-bit images and you want to easily and accurately enhance image detail- from sublime enhancements to HDR looks to revealing extreme image detail. LucisArt 3 has an enhance detail slider that allows you to enhance image detail in increments of 2 intensity levels. That is 125 settings for an 8-bit image. LucisArt 3 ED provides greatly improved access to image detail when compared to LucisArt 2, which only had the effects Exposure (7 settings) and Whyeth (5 settings).
With this software you will also have the special effects Watercolor, Sculpture and Plaid. Sculpture reveals mid-range contrast patterns. The Watercolor effect smoothes image detail from slightly to dramatically. Plaid 1-3 is like Sculpture only radial artifacts (texture) is added.
Buy Lucis Pro 6.0 mainly because it has Split Channel mode where you can view and alter each RGB channel separately. This lets you do amazing things from incredible HDR effects from a single image to all kinds of creative variations of your image. Buy Lucis Pro 6 also if you want 1) the ability to process 16-bit images, 2) full access to image content using two sliders, one to enhance detail/features and one to smooth detail/features, 3) the ability to increase or eliminate radial line artifacts, and 4) the ability to reduce or eliminate any color shifts from the Lucis processing.
Lucis Pro 6.0 is a thousand times more powerful and flexible than LucisArt 3ED/SE and it is incredibly easy to use. Lucis Pro 6.0 is by far the best value and the product best suited for professional photographers.
Click here to be directed to a web page on the Lucis Pro 6 web site which describes how to create LucisArt 3 ED/SE effects with Lucis Pro 6. This web page assumes that you are very familiar with LucisArt 3 ED/SE.
Click here to be directed to a web page on the Lucis Pro 6 web site which describes how to create LucisArt 2 effects with Lucis Pro 6. This web page assumes that you are very familiar with LucisArt 2.
Visit the Usage Tips page to see how to create LucisArt 2 effects with LucisArt 3 ED/SE.
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Lucis Pro 6.0
(Full access to image content) |
LucisArt ED/SE
for Windows
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LucisArt ED/SE
for Macintosh
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| Price for the Downloadable software |
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$279 US |
$20 US |
| Price for the DVD (plus shipping) |
$595 US |
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| Protected using a dongle (hardware key) with 30 day return policy. |
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| Demo software available |
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Windows version compatible with Photoshop CS3 and Elements 6 or higher and Windows 32-bit and 64-bit computers, including Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. |
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| Windows version compatible with Photoshop CS and Photoshop Elements 5 or higher. |
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| Macintosh version compatible with Mac OS 10.5 to 10.7 and CS3, CS4 and CS5 operated in 32-bit mode. |
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| Processes 8-bit RGB color and gray scale images |
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| Processes 16-bit RGB color and gray scale images |
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| Can mix in a percentage of the original image |
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| Improved zoom controls |
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| User-defined presets |
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| Scalable UI that opens to the last used-size |
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| Enhances detail using a slider that can be altered in steps of two intensity levels |
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| Smoothes detail using a slider that can be altered in steps of two intensity levels |
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| Can use both sliders to enhance mid-range contrast patterns and provide full access to image content. |
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√ limited- presets only |
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| Has Split Channel mode where the contrast information in each RGB channel can be viewed and altered. This lets you create incredible special effects and wonderful HDR effects from a single image. |
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| Can assign the original image's colors to the Lucis-processed image |
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| Can change the number of Scan Lines to eliminate radial artifacts |
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| Can decrease the number of Scan Lines to create radial artifacts (add texture) |
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√ limited- presets only |
√ limited- presets only |
| Can view and enhance the intensity information in each RGB channel separately |
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| Has threading code so the software operates faster on quad-core computers or higher |
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