Software Reviews

Batch processing software for Windows and Mac with facilities for file conversion, re-sizing, re-naming, watermarking, commenting and basic editing of large batches of images.

A new, community-powered image adjustment program based on photo editing effects from the makers of the popular PortraitPro and Landscape Pro applications.

An automated photo enhancer that uses Artificial Intelligence to improve digital images and includes raw file support for many popular cameras.

A second generation update to a software suite designed to make it easy for novice photographers to enhance landscape photos.

The latest version of Adobe’s consumer-level image editing software adds touch-screen support, new Guided Edits and more tools for finding and sharing pictures.

A popular application for touching up portrait photographs gains new features and performance improvements in its latest update.

A quick, easy and affordable application for touching up portrait photographs.

An imaging workflow solution from Corel based on the Bibble raw file processing engine. which competes with similar products from Adobe and Apple.

A basic image editor with an attractive interface and good facilities for online image sharing. Zoner Software in the Czech Republic has been developing imaging software since 1993. It was the first to introduce support GPS (Global Positioning System) location data and 3D picture making and these features are included in its latest offering, Zoner Photo Studio 13. The application is available in three ‘editions’ : Pro, Home and Free.

A useful application that combines image editing, drawing tools, web graphics, Flash animation and desktop publishing.Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 7 is an update to an application that has been popular in Europe and North America because it combines a suite of useful functions at an affordable price. Providing integrated bitmap and vector handling, it enables users to edit image files, create publications for printing (cards, calendars and photo books for example), develop Flash photo galleries or multi-page websites and produce simple animations for exporting as GIFs, SWF or AVI video files.