# ARCPanel - Luminosity Masking Panel for Photoshop

## Product Description

ARCPanel is a professional luminosity masking panel for Adobe Photoshop, designed to help photographers create precise selections and masks for non-destructive photo editing. The panel simplifies complex masking workflows and makes advanced techniques accessible to photographers of all skill levels.

## Key Features

### Core Masking Features (Free & Pro)

- **Professional 16-bit Luminosity Masks**: Create precise luminosity-based selections with support for Luminosity, Colors, and Saturation channels. Includes Lights masks (6 variations), Darks masks (6 variations), Midtone masks, and Zone masks based on Ansel Adams' zone system.

- **Quick Mask Preview**: Instantly visualize your masks before applying them to see exactly what areas will be affected.

- **Mask Calculator**: Powerful tool to combine masks mathematically - Add, Subtract, or Multiply any mask with any other mask to create complex selections impossible to achieve with standard Photoshop tools.

- **Paint Mask**: Intuitive mask painting through selection, allowing you to quickly refine and perfect your masks.

### Advanced Pro Features

- **Hue Range Masks**: Isolate any specific color hue range as a mask with precision control. Perfect for selective color adjustments without affecting other colors in your image.

- **Luminosity Range Masks**: Select any luminosity range as a mask, giving you unprecedented control over tonal adjustments. Define exact brightness ranges to target for your edits.

- **Infinite Color**: Revolutionary color grading tool that analyzes your image and suggests colors that naturally harmonize with your photograph. Instead of guessing which colors will work, Infinite Color provides a palette of colors specifically suited to your image's existing color palette.

- **ARCRetouch - Professional Retouching Suite**:
  - **Unique Frequency Separation**: Unlike traditional frequency separation, ARCRetouch allows you to preview the texture layer before building the tone layer, giving you complete control over the separation process. Includes 3 different frequency separation modes.
  - **Solar Curve**: Advanced curve-based retouching tool
  - **2 Types of Orton Effect**: Create beautiful glowing effects with two distinct approaches
  - **Dodge & Burn**: Professional dodging and burning workflow tools

- **ARCSharpen**: Batch web sharpening and export with best-practice presets optimized for social networks and web delivery.

### Technical Features

- **UXP Support**: Modern plugin architecture for Photoshop 2021+ ensuring compatibility with the latest Photoshop versions
- **Legacy CEP Support**: ARCPanel 2.2 available for older Photoshop versions (CC 2015.5+)
- **Non-destructive Workflow**: All operations preserve original image data
- **Quick Group Shortcuts**: Fast creation of white and dark masked groups

## Platform Support

- Compatible with Adobe Photoshop CC 2015+ and Photoshop 2021+ (UXP)
- Supports both Windows and macOS (including Apple Silicon M1/M2/M3)

## Pricing

- **ARCPanel 3.0 Free**: Full-featured luminosity masking toolkit with professional 16-bit masks, available at no cost to everyone. Includes core luminosity masks, quick preview, mask calculator, and paint mask tools.

- **ARCPanel Pro**: $39.95 USD one-time purchase with lifetime updates. Includes all advanced features: Hue Range masks, Luminosity Range masks, Infinite Color, complete ARCRetouch suite with unique frequency separation, ARCSharpen, and all future updates forever.

- **Free for Education**: ARCPanel Pro is available free for educators and their students. Teachers, workshop facilitators, course instructors, and webinar hosts can request a time-limited education license for their students. The license works during the course period plus a grace period, then automatically reverts to the free version. This allows educators to teach advanced techniques without cost barriers for students. To request an education license, contact via email (anton.averin.photo@gmail.com) or Discord with details about your educational program.

## Target Audience

- Landscape photographers
- Portrait photographers
- Photo retouchers
- Photography enthusiasts
- Photoshop users seeking advanced masking capabilities
- Photography students and educators

## Technical Details

ARCPanel is a Photoshop panel extension that integrates directly into the Adobe Photoshop interface. It uses luminosity masking techniques to create selections based on tonal values in images, enabling precise control over local adjustments.

## Links

- Homepage: https://arcpanel.averin.photo
- Blog: https://arcpanel.averin.photo/blog
- Download: https://arcpanel.averin.photo/download
- Purchase Pro: https://arcpanel.averin.photo/purchase
- Documentation: Available within the application

## Company Information

- Developer: Anton Avery
- Website: https://arcpanel.averin.photo
- Email: Available through website contact form
- Social Media: @photoARCPanel (Twitter), photoARCPanel (Facebook)

## History

- First released: 2018
- Over 50,000 users worldwide
- Continuously updated with new features and improvements
- Trusted by professional photographers and retouchers globally