AKVIS has announced SmartMask 9.0, an upgrade of its Mac compatible selection tool. The upgrade offers a number of improvements, including the new Chroma Key and Custom Background modes, as well as the enhancement of previously existing features and other changes.

AKVIS SmartMask is designed to make image area selection fun and simple. The software offers special-purpose modes and tools for different selection types, with both soft and sharp edges. It lets you select fluff, hair, fur, tree branches, glass, or a transparent veil. The software also lets you get rid of the unwanted color shades left on the cutout object by the environment.

Version 9.0’s Chroma Key mode which automatically removes specific colors from an image. It also adds a Custom Background mode with different adjustment options, extended Eraser tool settings, and more.

AKVIS SmartMask, Home license, sells for $69. One license key allows activating and using the software on two computers. The version 9.0 update is free for users who bough SmartMask in the last 12 months. Users, whose license is older and is not valid for the new version, can get SmartMask 9.0 for $14.95.