Workspace

AKVIS AirBrush can work independently as a standalone program as well as a plug-in to a photo editor.

The workspace is arranged according to the chosen interface mode: Parameters or Presets.

In the Parameters mode, the standard program window is visible. In this mode, you can adjust the effect settings in the right panel as well as choose presets from the drop-down list.

Workspace of AKVIS AirBrush (Parameters Mode)
AKVIS AirBrush Workspace (Parameters Mode)

Click Presets in the top panel to switch to the presets visual display mode. The presets can be shown in the right panel or on the entire window (Presets Gallery).

AKVIS AirBrush Workspace (Presets Mode)
AKVIS AirBrush Workspace (Presets Mode)

 

Elements of the Program Window:

The left part of the program's window is taken by the Image Window with two tabs - Before and After. The Before tab shows the original image, the After tab shows the result. To switch between the tabs and compare the original and the resulting images, just click anywhere in the image.

 

In the upper part of the program's window you can see the Control Panel and the following controls:

 

To the left of the main window there is the Toolbar. Different tools appear on the Before/After tabs.

Pre-Processing Tools (in the Before tab):

Post-Processing Tools (for Home Deluxe and Business licenses in the After tab):

Additional Tools:

 

Navigate and scale the image using the Navigator. The frame in the Navigator surrounds the area of the image which is visible in the Image Window; the area outside of the frame will be shaded. The frame can be dragged, thereby changing the visible portion of the image. To move the frame, place the cursor within it, click and drag.

Navigation window
Navigator

Additionally, you can move the image in the Image Window with the scroll bars or by holding down the space bar, then holding down the left mouse button while moving the mouse. The mouse's scroll wheel can move the image up and down, and holding Ctrl on Windows, on Mac – while using the scroll wheel will move the image left and right. Holding Alt on Windows, Option on Mac will scale the image. Right-click the scroll bar to activate the quick navigation menu.

Use the slider to scale the image in the Image Window. When you move the slider to the right, the image scale increases. When you move the slider to the left, the image scale reduces.

You can also change the image scale by entering a new coefficient into the scale field and pressing the button Enter on Windows, Return on Mac. Frequently used scale coefficients can be found in a drop-down menu.

You can use hot-keys to change the image scale + and Ctrl++ on Windows, ++ on Mac to increase the image scale and - and Ctrl+- on Windows, +- on Mac to reduce the scale.

 

Under the Navigator, there is the Settings Panel with the tabs:

Under the Settings Panel you can see Hints for the parameters and buttons when you hover over them with the cursor. You can choose where the hints will be shown or hide them in the program's Preferences.

 

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