The Double Exposure mode is based on the real-world technique used by photographers. If needed, process the edges of the fragment.ĭouble Exposure (for Home Deluxe and Business licenses). This mode allows making montages with difficult objects (trees, etc).Īttention! In Emersion mode it is critical to make a precise selection. The difference between the two is that in Emersion Mode the pasted fragment does not overlay the background, but embeds into the background so that only certain parts of the fragment are visible. In Emersion mode, like in Montage mode, the program combines images to create a seamless photo montage. Use this mode if you want to “dissolve” the inserted image in the background.Įmersion Mode. In Blend mode, the program 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. It looks similar to the way a chameleon adapts to the environment.īlend Mode. In Chameleon mode the program adjusts the inserted object to the target image color range and smoothes the object's borders. This mode is good to use for creating photo collages with people (pasting a person into a new background).Ĭhameleon Mode.
The object does not change its color range or opacity. It transfers selected objects to a new background and makes the irrelevant parts of the pasted fragment fade away. In Montage mode the program combines images to create a seamless photo montage. Select the appropriate collage mode ( Montage, Chameleon, Blend, Emersion, Double Exposure) in the drop-down menu in the Settings Panel. The Image Window will contain the background image and the pasted object. Selection made in the graphics editor and transferred to the plug-in can be edited with the Chameleon's tools. Switch to the image which will be used as the collage's background and call the command AKVIS –> Сhameleon – Make Collage from the menu Filters.ĪliveColors: Effects -> AKVIS -> Chameleon - Make Collage Īdobe Photoshop: Filter –> AKVIS –> Chameleon – Make Collage Ĭorel PaintShop Pro: Effects –> Plugins -> AKVIS –> Chameleon – Make Collage Ĭorel Photo-Paint: Effects –> AKVIS –> Chameleon – Make Collage. If everything is done correctly you’ll see a message that the selected object is saved into the clipboard. Select the desired fragment using any of the graphic editor's selection tools.Ĭall AKVIS -> Chameleon – Grab Fragment from the Filter menu of the photo editor.ĪliveColors: Effects -> AKVIS -> Chameleon - Grab Fragment Īdobe Photoshop: Filter –> AKVIS –> Chameleon – Grab Fragment Ĭorel PaintShop Pro: Effects –> Plugins -> AKVIS –> Chameleon – Grab Fragment Ĭorel Photo-Paint: Effects –> AKVIS –> Chameleon – Grab Fragment. Open images in your photo editor by calling the command File -> Open or using the key combination Ctrl+ O on Windows, ⌘+ O on Mac. You can also drag the required image into the workspace of the program (just the background image - 1). If you work with the standalone edition (with file in BMP, JPEG, PNG or TIFF format):Ĭlick on to open an image for the background (1), then click on to open an image from which a fragment (2) will be taken. First, one that will be used as a background for the collage, and second, one containing a fragment which will become part of the collage. To make a collage or a composition using AKVIS Chameleon, do the following: