Category: Software

Image editors and workflow suites will do some of the functions of the software listed below, but if you want to take those – whether it’s an effects filter or a better way to get rid of digital noise – to new heights, that’s the time you need to call in the specialists. Most of…

Adobe introduced Creative Suite 5.5 in mid-2011 but not all applications got the point-5 upgrade. Photoshop got a modest point-one tweak. Perhaps the most noteworthy enhancement with this release is outside the application itself. Adobe introduced the Touch Software Development Kit, which lets software developers create smartphone and tablet applications that interact with Photoshop. To…

  Corel claims it has made more than 75 enhancements to PaintShop Pro X4, introduced in the fall of 2011. This includes a boost in overall performance, a redesigned interface that makes use of tabbed panels, full-screen preview mode, and new fill light and clarity tonal adjustment tools. It also includes new effects and filters…

  We may see a Lightroom 4 in 2012, but in the mean time, Adobe regularly rolls out minor improvements and fixes. Lightroom and Photoshop use essentially the same Raw-processing engine, and a big part of the regular updates is to add new cameras to the Raw-processing and lens-correction databases. Lightroom was designed primarily for…

Premiere Elements is in a class of tools known as non-linear editors. Non-linear editing is a child of the digital era, and allows random access to any point in the video stream. Contrast that with a linear editing system where you have to wind and rewind a film or tape spool to get to a specific spot. PE has…

This is the 10th version of Photoshop Elements in 10th years. The core set of editing tools is mature and solid, and Adobe has slowly added features like layers and colour curves that increase its usefulness to photographers. One feature new to PSE10 is text on path, which you access as a selection in the…

You can’t deny this program’s ability to make people look better without losing their essential character. The strength of the effect is down to you, as the default settings are subtle, and can be wound back further for a more natural look. It comes in Standard and Studio editions at $99.95 and $139.95. Standard functions as…

Yes, it’s pricey for a plug-in, but you’re rewarded with stunning preset effects, intuitive and effective controls and the ability to achieve striking black-and-white images in a fraction of the Photoshop time. Pro 2 is completely unlike Photoshop. It doesn’t explain how the processes work, concentrating instead on the effect you’re trying to achieve; it…

Sure, like other Raw workflow suites DxO Optics Pro can do color and tonal correction, but it also offers a few special purpose tools that extend its utility. It has an optical correction feature that uses its database of lens-camera combinations to correct for lens-based distortion. It also has a powerful feature called Volume Anamorphosis Correction, which restores…

Developer Studio 5 and Pro are mostly the same application. Pro has a few more features, but those features are the ones that advanced photographers often look for – the ability to edit EXIF and IPTC metadata, a tool to fix color banding, batch processing, customizable views, a spot/dust removal tool, etc. Incoming search terms:silkypix…