How to work with the Chameleon plugin V.1.x-4.x

In its old versions AKVIS Chameleon applied automatically right after you launched it from the menu Filter. It didn't have an interface and offered only two modes of collage creation.

Look how you could work with the old Chameleon:

Attention! The technique of using AKVIS Chameleon in Paint Shop Pro, Corel Photo-Paint, Ulead Photoimpact differs from the one shown below. Follow the links to read the instruction for every photo editor separately:

• See how to work with the program in Paint Shop Pro;
• See how to work with the program in Corel Photo-Paint;
• See how to work with the program in Ulead Photoimpact.

How to work with the plugin in Adobe Photoshop and similar photo editors:

AKVIS Chameleon offers two modes of photo collage creation: Standard mode and Snapshot mode.

In Standard mode of collage creation the program adjusts the inserted object to the target image color range and smoothes the object's borders.

Follow the instructions to create a photo collage in Standard mode:

• Step 1. Select the object that you want to transfer to the primary image with any selection tool of your photo editor. (Learn more about selection tools of Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.
• Step 2. Copy the selection (Ctrl+C in Windows, Command+C in Mac).
• Step 3. Insert the selection into the primary image (Ctrl+V in Windows, Command+V in Mac).
• Step 4. Adjust the inserted object on the background (change its size, position, rotation angle, etc). (Learn more about transformation tools of Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.
• Step 5. Launch AKVIS Chameleon by selecting the command Filter –> AKVIS –> Chameleon from the Adobe Photoshop menu.

In Snapshot mode, the program does not only smoothes the borders of the inserted object and adjusts its color range, but it also makes the object semi-transparent, so that the texture and the relief of the primary image can be seen through.

Follow the instructions to create a collage in Snapshot mode:

• Step 1. Make a snapshot of the primary image selecting the command Filter –> AKVIS –> Chameleon (Take Snapshot) in the photo editor Adobe Photoshop.
• Step 2. Select the object that you want to transfer to the primary image. (Learn more about selection tools of Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.
• Step 3. Copy the selection (Ctrl+C in Windows, Command+C in Mac).
• Step 4. Insert the selection into the primary image (Ctrl+V in Windows, Command+V in Mac).
• Step 5. Adjust the inserted object (change its size, position, rotation angle, etc). (Learn more about transformation tools of Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.
• Step 6. Launch AKVIS Chameleon by selecting the command Filter –> AKVIS –> Chameleon (Use Snapshot) from the Adobe Photoshop menu.

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