Do Everything LucisArt 2 Did
ICT software products are based on a patented algorithm called Differential Hysteresis Processing (trade name Lucis). Lucis is an easy and accurate method to view your image’s content in a variety of ways. LucisArt 2 is an Adobe Photoshop plug-in developed from a handful of Lucis algorithm presets. Lucis Pro 6.0 is an Adobe Photoshop plug-in that implements the full Lucis algorithm. Lucis Pro 6.0 is a thousand times more powerful and flexible than LucisArt 2 and it is just as easy to use.
Please note that LucisArt 2 effects can only be exactly replicated for 8-bit images as processing 8-bit images was a limitation of LucisArt 2.
How to replicate the LucisArt 2 special effects Exposure and Whyeth using Lucis Pro 6.0
How to replicate the LucisArt 2 special effect Winslow using Lucis Pro 6.0
How to replicate the LucisArt 2 special effect Sculpture using Lucis Pro 6.0
How to replicate the LucisArt 2 special effect Plaid using Lucis Pro 6.0
How to replicate the LucisArt 2 special effects Exposure and Whyeth using Lucis Pro 6.0
The LucisArt 2 special effects Exposure and Whyeth were just presets chosen from the 128 possible Enhance Detail slider settings- 7 presets for Exposure and 5 presets for Whyeth. It is much easier to enhance detail with Lucis Pro. Just move the Enhance Detail slider to the left until you see the level of detail you wish to see (slider control highlighted in red). Lucis Pro has 125 Enhance Detail Slider settings for an 8-bit image and 16,000 settings for a 16-bit image.
Figure 1: The Lucis Pro UI showing how to achieve the LucisArt 2 special effects Exposure and Whyeth
LucisArt 2 Special
Effect Exposure
Buttons from left to right |
The equivalent Lucis Pro Enhance Detail slider setting |
button 1 |
175 |
button 2 |
151 |
button 3 |
101 |
button 4 |
75 |
button 5 |
51 |
button 6 |
35 |
button 7 |
15 |
|
LucisArt 2 Special
Effect Whyeth
Buttons from left to right |
Equivalent Lucis Pro Enhance Detail slider setting |
button 1 |
51 |
button 2 |
41 |
button 3 |
31 |
button 4 |
21 |
button 5 |
11 |
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How to replicate the LucisArt 2 special effect Winslow using Lucis Pro 6.0
The Winslow slider in LucisArt 2 is the Smooth Detail slide in Lucis Pro 6.0. Just move the Smooth Detail slider to the right and achieve the same effect. The Winslow slider and the Smooth Details slider are both able to be altered in increments of 2 intensity levels. Plus of course Lucis Pro enhances 16-bit images, which is the equivalent of 16,000 Smooth Detail slider settings.
Figure 2: The Lucis Pro UI showing how to achieve the LucisArt 2 special effect Winslow
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How to replicate the LucisArt 2 special effect Sculpture using Lucis Pro 6.0
In order to replicate the Sculpture special effect with Lucis Pro you must first move the Enhance Detail slider to the left to the setting shown in the table below, then check “Tie Together.” Tie Together keeps the difference between the two slider values constant. So as you move one slider the other slider moves too. With Lucis Pro you can have many slider value differences, not just 4.
Figure 3: The Lucis Pro UI showing how to achieve the LucisArt 2 special effect Sculpture
LucisArt 2 Special Effect Sculpture
Buttons from left to right |
The equivalent Lucis Pro setting- move the Enhance Detail slider to the value below and then click on ‘Tie Together” |
button 1 |
51 |
button 2 |
31 |
button 3 |
11 |
button 4 |
5 |
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How to replicate the LucisArt 2 special effect Plaid using Lucis Pro 6.0
During Lucis processing Lucis compares each pixel to every other pixel along hundreds of radial lines called scan lines. In Lucis Pro you can alter the number of scan lines in multiples of 16 (called Scan Lines). So if the number of Scan Lines is set to 1 than Lucis is using 16 radial lines through each pixel to compare its value to every other pixel value.
Plaid is basically Sculpture with some radial artifacts caused by lowering the number of Scan Lines.
In order to replicate the Plaid special effects with Lucis Pro you must 1) change the Preview Scan Lines and Processing Scan Lines to 1 for Plaid 1, to 2 for Plaid 2 and to 3 for Plaid 3, 2) move the Enhance Detail slider to the left to the setting shown in the table below, and 3) check “Tie Together.” Tie Together keeps the difference between the two slider values constant. So as you move one slider the other slider moves too.
Figure 4: The Lucis Pro UI showing how to achieve the LucisArt 2 special effect Plaid 1.
LucisArt 2 Special Effect Plaid
Buttons from left to right |
The equivalent Lucis Pro setting- move the Enhance Detail slider to the value below and then click on ‘Tie Together” |
button 1 |
51 |
button 2 |
31 |
button 3 |
11 |
button 4 |
5 |
Both LucisArt 2 and Lucis Pro 6 have a Mix slider.
