Photo Processing Software
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Photoshop Elements 8 The new elements offers photographers fast, intelligent organization, cool correction tools and new ways to share  Photoshop is the gold standard for image enhancement, but for many photographers, it’s overkill. Adobe’s Photoshop Elements, now up to version 8, focuses on the best tools Photoshop has for typical adjustments and distills them into simple steps for improving your photos quickly, with a gentler learning curve than Photoshop. |
Auto FX Mystical Tint Tone And Color 2.0 Quickly transform good photos into great ones with this collection of high-style digital effects  Ever wonder how the pros create the cool photo effects you see on billboards and advertisements? |
Photoshop CS4 With improved tools, faster workflow and some new tricks  Adobe has concentrated considerable effort on streamlining workflow in Photoshop CS4, from the easy integration of files between other CS4 programs to a simplified user interface and faster processing. Many older features have been vastly improved, as well, from the Dodge and Burn tools to Layers and Masking. In addition to refinements, Photoshop CS4 also includes new features for both enthusiasts and professionals alike, like the Depth-of-Field Extender and Content Based Scaling. |
Buyer's Guide 2009: Image Processing Software The latest generation is more photographer-friendly than ever, with powerful  Photoshop has become one of those brands, like Coke® or Kleenex®, that's so iconic, it represents a whole category of products. It even has become a verb, as in "to Photoshop" an image. So it may come as a surprise when we say that it might not be the best choice for your photo needs. |
Short Report: ACDSee Pro 2 Simplify image management, raw processing and common adjustments with this all-in-one solution  ACDSee Pro 2 is the latest upgrade to ACD Systems' popular workflow-management software. Besides making it easy to download, organize, archive and locate images, ACDSee Pro 2 provides powerful editing and RAW-processing capabilities. One-click Visual Tagging and extensive batch-processing capabilities greatly speed up and simplify workflow. |
First Look: Aperture 2 The first major revision of apple’s image workflow app makes excellent refinements and extends support for third-party plug-ins  If you're a Mac user, there's a lot to like about Aperture, and its version 2 includes new features that greatly improve the efficiency and capabilities of this powerful imaging application—all at a new, lower price of $199. There are more than 100 new features, but we've focused on some of the more important changes that make this new version worth the upgrade. |
Trick Shots: Low Light Discover how high ISOs can improve the quality of your photographs  While recently critiquing the work of one of my students, I noticed that several of his images lacked sharpness, which I immediately attributed to camera shake. We looked at the images' EXIF data to find out at what shutter speed he was shooting while using a 200mm lens. He had been shooting at 1⁄30 sec.—far too slow a shutter speed to use with a telephoto, particularly without the camera being mounted on a tripod. When I asked him why he didn't increase the camera's ISO for a more reasonable shutter speed, his response was an all too common one. |
Buyer's Guide 2008: Photo-Processing Software Today’s software offers us a big range of choices in how we work and play with our images  Image-processing software is amazing today. It allows the photographer to duplicate the old color and black-and-white darkroom without the mess, space or toxic chemicals. And we can do more, enhancing and optimizing images in ways that the traditional darkroom worker could only dream of. |
10 Top Imaging Applications Our favorite software for photographers, from beginners to pros  The last year has been a big one for photo software, with several of the top applications getting significant updates and the introduction of new software alternatives for photographers. The big news most recently is the latest update to Photoshop, but perhaps even more significant is Adobe's introduction of Photoshop Lightroom. |
