Compatibility

LightMachine works under Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8 (32-bit & 64-bit) as well as MacOS X. It supports RGB 8bit and RGB 16bit color images/modes.

The Standalone Version for Windows runs on its own and does not need other applicaton. For details on its supported image formats see here. It can also be run under MacOS X by following the instructions here.

The Lightroom Version for Windows requires one of the following applications to be installed:

• Adobe Lightroom (Version 1 or higher)
• ACDSee (Version 12 or higher)
• ACDSee Pro (Version 3 or higher)

MacOS X:

64-bit:

• Adobe Photoshop (Version CS5 or higher)
• Computerinsel Photoline (Version 16.50 or higher)
• LemkeSoft GraphicConverter (Version 8.2 or higher)

32-bit:

• Adobe Photoshop (Version 7 or higher)
• Adobe ImageReady (Version 7 or higher)
• Adobe Photoshop Elements (Version 2 or higher)
• Adobe Illustrator (Version 10 or higher)
• ACDSystems Canvas X
• Computerinsel Photoline (Version 16.50 or higher)
• Corel Painter (Version 9 or higher)
• LemkeSoft GraphicConverter (Version 8.2 or higher)
• Macromedia Fireworks (Version 7 (MX 2004) or higher)
  
  Other applications that support Photoshop plugins may also work.

Windows :

64-bit:

• Adobe Photoshop (Version CS4 or higher)
• Computerinsel Photoline 64 (Version 16 or higher)
• CorelDRAW (Version X6 or higher)
• Corel Painter (Version 12.1 or higher)
• Corel Photo-Paint (Version X6 or higher)
• Paint.NET (with the PSFilterPdn plugin) (Freeware from www.getpaint.net)
• Serif PhotoPlus (Version X6 or higher)

32-bit:

• Adobe Photoshop (Version 3 or higher)
• Adobe Photoshop Elements
• Adobe PhotoDeluxe
  
• Adobe After Effects (Version 4.1, 5.0 and 5.5, but not animatable)
• Adobe Illustrator (Version 7 or higher)
• Adobe ImageReady (Version 2 or higher)
• Adobe PageMaker (Version 6.5 or higher)
• ACDSystems Photo Canvas (Version 2 or higher)
• ACDSystems Photo Editor (Version 3 or higher)
• ACDSystems Canvas (Version X or higher)
• albelli photo book creator (Freeware from http://www.albelli.co.uk/)
• Ambient Design ArtRage Studio Pro (Version 3 and higher)
• Arcadia PhotoPerfect (Version 2.9 or higher)
• ArcSoft PhotoStudio (Version 5.5 or higher)
• Aurora Borealis Mandala Painter (Version 3 or higher)
• CADlink SignLab (Version 5 or higher)
• CDH Image Explorer Pro (Version 4 or higher)
• Computerinsel Photoline 32 (Version 5 or higher)
• Corel Draw (Version 9 or higher)
• Corel Paint Shop Pro (Version 10 or higher)
• Corel PhotoPaint (Version 9 or higher)
• Corel Bryce (Version 4 or higher)
• Corel/Metacreations Painter (Version 6 or higher)
• Deneba Canvas (Version 6 or higher)
  
• DigiFoto (Version 3.5 or higher) (Freeware from www.klausdoege.de)
• DigiSoft ProMedia (Version 2 or higher)
• DigiSoft ImagePro 2K1
• Discreet Combustion (Version 2 or higher, but not animatable and preview is blueish)
• Equilibrium DeBabelizer Pro (Version 4.5 or higher)
• GIMP (Version 1.2.4 or higher with the PSPI plugin) (Preview doesn't work correctly and may crash if you scroll it too often)
• Helicon Filter (Version 4.2 or higher)
• Image Analyzer (with the 8bf Interface plugin) (Freeware from http://meesoft.logicnet.dk/)
• imageN (Freeware from www.pixoid.com)
• IrfanView (Version 3.85 or higher, Freeware from www.irfanview.com)
• Jasc Paint Shop Pro (Version 4.12 or higher)
• KnowledgeAdventure HyperStudio (Version 4.2 or higher)
• Logipole Konverter (Version 4 or higher)
• Macromedia Freehand (Version 7 or higher)
• Macromedia Fireworks (Version 2 or higher, but transparency isn't correctly displayed in the preview)
• Magix Xtreme Photo Designer (Version 6 or higher, but applying the plugin to a selection or object causes problems and sometimes random crashes occur, Freeware from http://www.magix.com/us/free-downloads/free-software/xtreme-photo-designer/)
• Mediachance PhotoBrush
• Megalux Ultimate Paint (Version 2 or higher)
• Megalux Ultimate FX (Freeware that is not developed anymore)
• Microfrontier Digital Darkroom (Version 1.2 or higher)
• Micrografx Picture Publisher (Version 8 or higher, but the preview zoom won't work)
• Microsoft Image Composer (Version 1.5 or higher, but dragging the preview isn't possible)
• Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000
• Microsoft Picture It! Digital Image Pro (Version 7 or higher, but a 100% zoom may not work correctly and Cancel sometimes produces a crash)
• Newave Chaos Fx: Twilight'76 (Version 1.2 or higher)
• New World Focus PhotoEditor (Version 4 or higher)
• Paint.NET (with the PSFilterPdn plugin) (Freeware from www.getpaint.net)
• 19th Parallel Sagelight (Version 3 or higher)
• Photobie Design Studio (Version 1.8 or higher) (Freeware from www.photobie.com)
• Photo Filter Factory (Version 9 and higher)
• Picmaster (Version 1.25 or higher)
• Plugin Commander Pro (Version 1.5 or higher)
• PluginMaster
• PhotoFiltre Studio (Version 7 or higher)
• RealWorld Paint.com (Version 2008.1 or higher) (Freeware from www.rw-designer.com)
• QFX / QFX LE (Version 7 or higher)
• Right Hemisphere Deep Paint
• Satori PhotoXL (Version 2.29 or higher)
• Serif PhotoPlus (Version 6 or higher) (Freeware from www.zdnet.com)
• SigmaPi Pixopedia 24 (Version 1.0.5 or higher)
• SigmaPi NiGulp (Version 1.5 or higher) (Freeware from http://www.sigmapi-design.com/freeware.htm)
• Stoik PictureMan Pro (Version 5 or higher)
• ThinkTank Ameri-Imager (Version 2 or higher)
• Ulead Gif Animator (Version 4 or higher)
• Ulead PhotoImpact (Version 4 or higher)
• Ulead PhotoExpress (Version 6 or higher)
• VCW Vicman's Photo Editor (Version 6.9 or higher, but preview dragging causes crash) (Freeware from www.photo-editor.net)
• WebSuperGoo Achroma
• Xara X
• XnView (Version 1.70 or higher) (Freeware from www.xnview.com)
• Zoner Photo Studio (Version 9 or higher)