PhotoPlus X2 Digital Studio Review

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(More customer reviews)PhotoPlus X2 is a very good photo editor. It is operates in a similar manner to Photoshop in many aspects though it is not as powerful as CS3 or CS4.
PhotoPlus X2 is similar in features and power to Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate. Both programs are more powerful than Photoshop Elements versions 6 or 7. An additional bonus of PhotoPlus X2 not offered with Paint Shop Pro is compatibility with 3rd party Photoshop plugins.
Pros:
Basic editing such as color adjustment, sharpening, lens filters, cloning etc are easy to find and use.
Photo resizing is excellent - the best that I have seen! (I am referring to taking a small photo and doubling it in size. Most programs leave the photo in a fuzzy condition. PhotoPlus X2 somehow doubles the photos with less fuzziness.)
The lens vignette function is really a nice feature to have. If you use a polarized filter, often times the sky on one side of the photo will be much darker than the other side. The lens vignette function largely eliminates this problem.
Cons:
The sharpen slider in the Quickfix studio works in chunks rather than in a linear fashion - 0,50 etc. You must type in a sharpen amount in the box next to the slider and then sharpen in a linear fashion - 28,29,30,31 etc. Serif verified this bug in Sept 08.
The makeover studio requires several steps similar to Adobe Photoshop - creation of editing masks. Paintshop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate thankfully does not require the creation of masks to do makeover tasks.
All in all an excellent photo editor that will generally run quite nicely on older hardware - Pentium 4, 3ghz with 3gb of ram.

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PhotoPlus X2 offers everything you need to get the very best from your digital photos!PhotoPlus X2 Studio Pack is Serif's powerful Windows Vista certified photo editor, fixing, organising and sharing powerhouse which, offers all you need to get the very best from your digital pictures.If you're new to PhotoPlus, then don't worry! With PhotoPlus X2 anyone can fix common photo problems such as red-eye and colour balance, whilst also giving you all the tools you need to perform more complex tasks all in a stylish, flexible interface.This powerful new version of PhotoPlus is now both more flexible and easier to use than ever, and is even amongst the first non-Microsoft graphics applications to be awarded the full Certified for Windows Vista? Logo! Whether you've already upgraded to Vista, are planning to in the near future, or you're happy sticking with Windows XP or 2000, you'll find PhotoPlus X2 looks and works great with your version of Windows!

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Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006 Anniversary Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)For those already familiar, I was excited about this edition when it was advertised that it now works with RAW files. This one of the advantages that Adobe Photoshop Elements has. I have a Nikon Digital SLR and I often shoot in RAW and have to convert to .jpg if I want to edit with Microsoft Digital Imaging. When I went out to buy this "Anniversary" edition, in very small print it reads that it's the same as the previous 2006 edition "except" support for RAW files is no longer included. Still, it was on sale ($24) and I thought an upgrade would be cool. When I used it, I saw little or no difference in this than the Microsoft Digital Image 10 I had already been using. In my opinion, upgrading from 10 isn't worth it.
For those new to this product, let me start by saying, I've been a long time user of Microsoft's digital imaging products. I enjoy the bright, clean look of the interface. More that that, I love how simple it is to use. I would recommend Microsoft Digital Image to all skill levels, but especially anyone who's just starting out in Digital Photography and computers. Hands down, it's the easiest. It does in one step what would take three Photoshop Elements. You sacrifice come control, but simplicity is the focus of this program. Adobe Photoshop Elements is more powerful, but harder to use. Bottom line is, if you want to concentrate on getting out and taking good pictures instead of spending lots of time editing, get Microsoft Digital Imaging. For the average shutterbug, It'll edit just as good as Photoshop Elements in less time and for less money.


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