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ANTHROPICS
Anthropicsis knownforits
genre-specificsoftwarethat’s
designedwitheaseof use
in mind.LandscapePro 3
ex emplifiesthisapproach,
while alsoallowingforpowerful
editingtechniques,suchas sky
re placementor objectremoval.
It offersa streamlined
ex perience,thanksto a range
of AI-poweredselectiontools.
You startby droppinga Label
ic on thatrepresentsyourscene
on areassuchas sky,rocksor
gr ass.LandscapeProwill take
th is information,andtryto find
th e edgesto createa seriesof
masks.Youcanthenzoomin
and refineyourselectionswith
a ra ngeof guidedtoolsthatare
equallyas intuitiveandsimple
touse.Onceyou’veindicated
th e relevantareasof your
im agewiththissystem,you
ca n moveontomorecomplex
edits,suchas alteringlighting
orreplacingtheskyfora more
dr amaticlook.
LandscapePro3’s interface
is oneof thesimplestin test,
and theguidedapproach
makesit idealforbeginners.
It comespackedwitha wide
ra ngeof freeskyoverlaysthat
covera widerangeof dramatic
st yles,andalsointroduces
at mosphericelementsforthe
fir st time– youcancreaterain,
sn owandevenfog.
A ra ngeof slidersallowyou
tomakeglobaladjustments
toimproveyourimagewith
colour,clarityandcontrast,or
yo u cantakeadvantageof the
fu ll rangeof one-clickpresets
togiveinstantresult.Youcan
even removeunwantedobjects
fr omyourimagesin seconds,
whichis veryhandy.
Here,we’vebeendiscussing
th e Studiosoftware,andthen
th ere’salsoa standardversion
av ailablecosting£30,though
it doesn’tsupportRAWfiles,
whichyoumayfindlimiting.
Oryoucaninvestin the£100
St udioMaxprogram,which
in cludesa BatchModeto help
speedup yourworkflowwhen
pr ocessingmultipleimages,
aswellas addinga histogram
fo r balancingexposures.
Backin theStudioversion,
wefoundit to be a simpleand
in tuitivesoftwarein use,though
it did feela touchlimitedwhen
comparedto othersin test
- pr obablybecauseit’s
la ndscapefocused.
PROS
Makesselections
ve ryintuitive
Simplifiesthe
editingprocess
withguidedtools
CONS
Lacksthefreedom
ofothersin test
Restricted to
a single genre
R ATING
AboveTheideabehindthisuniquesoftwareis simplicity.Whetheryou’rereplacinga blandskywith one
ofthefreedramaticoverlays,or alteringyourlight,it’sfullyguided,andveryeasyto do.
AboveUsingtheinnovativeLabelsystem,youcanhelpthe
softwareto identifydifferentareas,avoidingcomplexselections.
MINIMUMSPEC
OS:WindowsVista,
Mac OS 10.7 64-bit
RAW conversion: Yes
System requirements:
2GB RAM, 1GHz
processor or better
LANDSCAPEPRO 3 STUDIO £50
LABEL MAKER
If Layer Masks and
selection tools sound
daunting, you’ll love
Anthropics’ unique
approach. Use a label
to mark an area, and
LandscapePro does
the rest.
REFINED
There are many
innovative, yet simple
selection tools that
allow you to endlessly
refine your Labels.
This means that a little
patience is rewarded
with excellent results.
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