Workspace
Um AKVIS LightShop Plug-in aus dem Menü von Adobe Photoshop oder von Adobe Photoshop Elements aufzurufen, benutzen Sie den Befehl Filter – AKVIS – LightShop; in Corel PHOTO-PAINT - benutzen Sie den Befehl Effects – AKVIS – LightShop; und in Paint Shop Pro wählen Sie den Befehl Effects – Plugins- AKVIS – LightShop.
Der Arbeitsbereich von AKVIS LightShop sieht so aus:
Im oberen Teil des Fensters befinden sich die folgenden
Schaltflächen:
- Die Schaltfläche
 erlaubt es, den aktiven Lichteffekt zu sehen (chosen from the preset list, edited or newly created) in the Image Window.
- Die Schaltfläche
 allows applying the result and closing the plug-in's window.
- Die Schaltfläche
 calls the dialog window Options. In this dialog box you can set rendering parameters of the light effect elements and indicate the folder for presets to be saved, etc.
- Die Schaltfläche
 calls information about the program.
- Die Schaltfläche
 opens Help.
- Die Schaltfläche
 allows selecting the interface language. To switch to another interface language left-click the button and select the language you prefer from the fall-out menu.
- Die Schaltfläche
 allows closing the plug-in's window without applying the result.
Image Window
In the left part of the workspace there is an Image Window, where you can see the image loaded in the photo editor.
The light effect (chosen from the presets list, edited or newly created) is displayed in the Image Windows only after you press the button .
If a part of the image was selected in the photo editor before you called the plug-in AKVIS LightShop, you can activate the check-box Display selection to see properly only the selection; the unselected parts will be semi-transparent.
The Black background check-box allows to temporarily hide the image replacing it with a black background. In this way you can clearly see all elements of a light effect. When the Black background check-box is disabled, you see the image as it will be shown in the photo editor.
You can scale the image in the Image Window using the buttons  and  or the slider under the window. By clicking the button or moving the slider to the right, you increase the scale. By clicking the button or moving the slider to the left, you reduce the scale.
You can change the scale of the image by entering a new coefficient into the scale field and by pressing the button Enter (Return on Macintosh) afterwards.
Besides, you can use key combinations to change the scale: + and CTRL++ (Command++ on Macintosh) to increase the scale, - and CTRL+- (Command+- on Macintosh) to reduce the scale.
To scroll the image in the Image Window, press the spacebar and, keeping it pressed, drag the image using the left mouse button.
In the left part of the AKVIS LightShop workspace, under the Image Window, common parameters are set: Color, Brightness, Opacity, Scale, Angle, and Blend mode.
In the right part of the workspace you can see two Tabs - Presets and Effect Settings. You can switch between the tabs to see the corresponding panels.
Presets
In the Presets panel you can see thumbnails of ready-to-use light effects.
The program LightShop comes with a number of ready-to-use light effects created by AKVIS. These light effects are located in the folder Program Files\AKVIS\LightShop\Presets\. If you move this folder to a different location, the presets will not be displayed in the Presets tab.
In the presets list you can also see the presets created by the user and saved into the folder specified in the Options dialog (the Options dialog box is called with the button ). By default, the user presets are saved into the folder C:\Documents and Settings\User\Application Data\AKVIS LLC\LightShop\Presets\, but you can specify a different folder. In the presets list you will only see the presets saved in the specified folder.
The chosen preset thumbnail is marked with a red frame. Under the presets list you can see the description of the chosen preset.
The button Edit allows editing the chosen light effect preset. As you press the button Edit, you automatically switch to the Effect Settings tab, where you can see the elements of the chosen light effect as well as the properties and modifiers of every element. You can add new elements to the light effect, edit the elements properties, or remove certain elements from the preset.
The button Delete removes the chosen light effect from the presets list.
The button New allows creating a new light effect. As you press this button, you automatically switch to the Effect Settings tab, where you can add elements to the new light effect and set properties and modifiers for every element.
Effect Settings
In the Effect Settings panel you can set the parameters of a light effect. A light effect consists of a set of simple elements. You can adjust properties and modifiers for every element, group them, and adjust properties and modifiers for groups.
The structure of a light effect is presented as a tree. The thumbnail of the chosen element or a group of elements is shown in the Preview window on the right of the tree.
Under the elements, tree properties and modifiers for the chosen element or a group of elements are set.
Use the button Reset to cancel all unsaved changes. When you create a new light effect, the button Reset stays grayed out until the light effect is saved to the disk.
The button Clear deletes all elements of the light effect and their settings.
The button Save As allows saving a light effect to the disk. When saving a light effect, you should set a name for it and give additional information about the effect (optional).
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