Installing And Registering Frame Packs
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Hand Painted Frame as well as its additional frame packs can only be used with AKVIS ArtSuite standalone, not with the plugin version.
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A free set of frames (visible as Default Pack in Library) is included in AKVIS ArtSuite. Also you can download additional themed frame packs (for example, a wedding frame pack, frames with travel themes, etc.).
You can purchase a license for a frame pack through AKVIS's online store.
To order a frame pack go to the frame pack page, where you will see all available frame packs.
Each pack is fully represented as thumbnails. Upon visiting a frame pack's page (for example, the "Wedding Pack"), you can see all of the frames you would be interested in. Therefore, you won't be buying a "pig in a poke", but rather the frames that you need.
You will also find direct links to purchase frame packs.
After an order has been paid, a link to the frame pack as a .zip will be sent (for example, WeddingPack.zip) along with a license number for registering the pack.
How to install a frame pack in ArtSuite:
- Step 1. Download the frame pack (for example, WeddingPack.zip).
- Step 2. Copy the WeddingPack.zip file (do not unzip it!) to a folder which has been selected in ArtSuite's program settings. By default, this is AKVIS folder in Users Shared Documents.
Where you can find this folder:
in Windows XP:
Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\AKVIS
in Windows Vista, Windows 7:
Users\Public\Documents\AKVIS
in Mac OS X:
Users/Shared/AKVIS
You can choose another folder in the Preferences!
Attention! Do not open the file yourself. Just copy it to a folder. It will only work in ArtSuite! The .zip file is loaded by ArtSuite and displayed in the Library. If you unzip the file you won't find the images, only thumbnails, because the hi-res frames are protected.
You may need to re-start ArtSuite to make the new pack visible in the Library.
- Step 3. In the settings panel's drop-down list select: Frames - Hand Painted Frame.
- Step 4. You will see all of the loaded frame packs in a list, and the frame thumbnail below.
Default Pack - these frames go with the program (included in the setup file).
Besides these default frames included in ArtSuite, an additional free set of 30 frames (Free Pack) is available for download. Both Default Pack and Free Pack do not require registration to use.
Purchased frame packs must be registered with a license number (registration code). See the "unregistered" mark in the above image. Only after this has been done is it possible to use the frames with the program.
How to register a frame pack in ArtSuite:
Please use the pack's serial number! Not a key for the program!
Every pack has its own registration serial number.
Follow these steps to register a frame pack.
- Choose the frame pack in the Library and click on Activate at the bottom of the list.
- The activation window will open. Enter the name to which the pack will be registered, as well as the unique license number (registration key) you received after purchasing the pack.
Choose an activation method — by direct connection to the activation server or by email. We recommend registering by direct connection, since it is more convenient. To register using this method your computer must be connected to the internet.
- Click on the Activate button.
Registration is complete!
You see , the "unregistered" sign disappeared and you can use now the frames from the pack.
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