Editorial Reviews:
Synopsis
With PhotoPlus X4, anyone can turn good photos into great pictures. Advanced tasks like editing RAW files and HDR imaging are made straightforward, while common fixes like red-eye removal, resizing, and removing flaws from portraits are always at your fingertips. Fix old and damaged photos using powerful restoration tools or get creative with filters, effects, and brushes. PhotoPlus X4’s impressive compatibility allows you to open, edit and export Adobe Photoshop documents as well as all the popular image file types. And with an effective picture filing system, PhotoPlus X4 makes editing, enhancing and organizing your digital pictures easy.
Amazon.com Product Description
div class="aplus" pWith PhotoPlus X4, anyone can turn good photos into great pictures. This photo editing software makes advanced tasks, like editing RAW files and HDR imaging, straightforward while common fixes like red eye removal, spot repair, and cropping are always at your fingertips. Fix old and damaged photos using powerful restoration tools or get creative with filters, effects and brushes. PhotoPlus X4 makes editing and enhancing your digital pictures easy./p div class="rightImage" style="width: 350px;"img alt="PhotoPlus X4 Editing" height="219" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B003VTYLI4-1-th.jpg" width="350" / div class="imageCaption"Make portraits look perfect./div /div div class="rightImage" style="width: 350px;"img alt="PhotoPlus X4 Restoration" height="219" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B003VTYLI4-2-th.jpg" width="350" / div class="imageCaption"Return old and damaged photos to their former glory with scratch and blemish removers./div /div h4Achieve Professional Results/h4 pThe professional level tools in PhotoPlus X4 can help you to create amazing pictures like the experts./p h5RAW Studio/h5 pEdit RAW files from popular cameras in PhotoPlus X4's RAW Studio. An absolute must for anyone who shoots RAW images./p h5HDR (High Dynamic Range)/h5 pCreate jaw-dropping pictures with an amazing colour range by merging photos with different exposure settings./p h5Non-Destructive Adjustments/h5 pMake adjustments that don't overwrite the image. Adjust levels, curves, brightness, contrast and more./p h5High Detail Editing/h5 pEnsure images for the web are pixel-perfect by using the Pixel Grid for precision./p h5Photoshop Import and Export/h5 pImport and export HD photos and Adobe Photoshop files with layers intact./p h5High Colour Support/h5 pOpen and edit 64-bit images with superior colour and image quality./p h5Photo Information/h5 pDisplay and export useful photo data like date, time, exposure and more./p h4Edit Photos Fast/h4 pPhotoplus X4's PhotoFix has all the tools you need for common edits and quick results./p h5Quick Fixes/h5 pRed eye is a common fault that occurs in ambient low light conditions. PhotoFix makes it easy to remove red eye from your portrait photos. The spot repair tool can quickly remove spots and blemishes too./p h5Straighten and Crop/h5 pQuickly and easily correct wonky images and crop images to size. Trace an invisible line along the horizon of an image and let PhotoPlus automatically orient the image to that line. Choose to crop your photos to common image sizes using presets or customise the crop size to suit your needs./p h5Photo Adjustments/h5 pMake your pictures look fantastic by applying popular adjustments within PhotoFix. Adjust white balance, curves, hue, saturation and more and let PhotoFix preserve your original image by creating a filter layer that allows adjustments to be fine tuned or removed any time. Adjustments can be applied to areas of a photograph too with PhotoFix's easy to use mask brush./p h4Powerful Repair Features/h4 pGive your old and damaged photos some TLC and get them looking better than ever./p h5Remove Objects/h5 pSeamlessly remove unwanted people or objects from your photos with clone and patch tools./p h5Repair and Restore/h5 pReturn old and damaged photos to their former glory with scratch and blemish removers./p h5Makeover Studio/h5 pGive photo subjects a makeover--remove blemishes, smooth skin whiten teeth and more./p h5High Quality Resizing/h5 pEnlarge or shrink your pictures with minimal loss of quality using Lanczos3 resampling methods./p h5Quick and Easy Selections/h5 pUse the Magic Wand tool and new selection brush to select and apply edits and effects to image areas./p h5Modify Selection/h5 pPreview and modify selections. Choose from contract, expand, feather, smooth and more./p div class="rightImage" style="width: 350px;"img alt="PhotoPlus X4 Filters" height="219" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B003VTYLI4-3-th.jpg" width="350" / div class="imageCaption"Apply practical filters to sharpen images and reduce noise, transform photos into art or add stylish effects like page curl./div /div div class="rightImage" style="width: 350px;"img alt="PhotoPlus X4 RAW Studio" height="219" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B003VTYLI4-4-th.jpg" width="350" / div class="imageCaption"Edit RAW files from popular cameras in PhotoPlus X4's RAW Studio./div /div h4Get Creative/h4 pDo more than just beautify photos--use the artistic tools to create truly amazing pictures./p h5Cutout Studio/h5 pEasily remove people and objects from a photo with precision using the intuitive and easy-to-use Cutout Studio./p h5Layers Masks/h5 pFlexible layer management for creating composite images, plus masks for control over layer transparency./p h5Filter Gallery/h5 pApply practical filters to sharpen images and reduce noise, transform photos into art or add stylish effects like page curl./p h5Paint Pencil Tools/h5 pGet creative with paint and pencil tools. There are lots of brushes and textures to choose from or you can even create your own./p h5Pressure Studio/h5 pCalibrate your graphics tablet's pressure-sensitivity in this built-in studio to paint or draw with lifelike brush and pen strokes./p h5Text Editing/h5 pAdd text, complete with effects like drop shadow and reflection, to any image. Great for adding captions and comments to photos./p h5PanoramaPlus X4/h5 pPanoramaPlus X4 is the easy-to-use photo stitching software that makes it simple for you to create and share stunning panoramic pictures and virtual reality movies. And this powerful software is yours for FREE when you purchase PhotoPlus X4./p h4Be More Productive/h4 pPhotoPlus X4 makes your workflow faster, easier and more enjoyable./p h5New UI/h5 pSpend less time searching for the right tools--they are intuitively laid out with clear icons./p h5Automated How To/h5 pFollow step-by-step instructions on common tasks and photo fixes in the helpful 'How To' tab./p h5Great Tutorials/h5 pWatch helpful video tutorials and read detailed guides to learn useful tips and tricks./p h5Multi-Core Threading/h5 pUse all processing power in your PC to make photo editing faster than ever./p h5Highly Compatible/h5 pImport and export all popular image file formats including Adobe Photoshop files./p h5Macro Batch Processing/h5 pSpeed up your workflow by using macros to automate complex or frequent tasks./p h5Keyboard Shortcuts/h5 pAssign your favourite tools and functions to any key on your keyboard./p h4Manage and Share Your Photos/h4 pUse the built-in AlbumPlus Organiser for a hassle-free way to view and manage your photos./p h5Import from Different Sources/h5 pImport and edit photos from anywhere and view all your open photos at once./p h5Manage Your Images/h5 pKeep on top of your growing photo collection and find your photos quicker than ever before./p h5PhotoMap/h5 pShow off your map to friends and family, then zoom in to see your photos in each location./p h5Print Studio/h5 pPrint photos directly from PhotoPlus X4--there's no need to export them./p h5Optimise Images for Sharing/h5 pEnsure your photos are suitable for print or web with the Export Optimiser./p h5Online Sharing/h5 pShare favourite photos via Facebook and Flickr at the click of a button./p h5Print Projects/h5 pUse your photos to create calendars, cards and postcards from templates./p img height="123" src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/software-detail/PC-PlusEditorsChoice._V185372138_.jpg" style="float: left;" width="100" /br /br /br /br /br /br /br / p align="center"img alt="WebPlus X4 Comparison Chart" height="620" src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B003VTYLI4-5.png" width="800" //p /div