Serif PhotoPlus X3 reviewed @ ITReviewed

news · June 24, 2009

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"PhotoPlus X3 is a very powerful program that's up there with Adobe's

Photoshop Elements and Corel's Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 in its ability to

cater for digital photographers of all levels. While most of the editing can

be done via the various tools in the toolbar, to the beginner the toolbar is

overwhelming. That's where PhotoPlus X3's Quick Fix Studio comes in handy.

You'll love the way you can view your changes in real time with the Before

and After pane enabled, and the Export Optimizer is great for getting the

right balance between size and quality for both Web and print output. Sadly,

organising your photos is clumsy as it relies on a second program, AlbumPlus

SE Pro, and there isn't a way to automatically publish your photos to image

sharing sites like Flickr, Picasa, etc, or back them up to an off-site

server. If you are an existing PhotoPlus user, PhotoPlus X3 is a major

improvement and worth the upgrade. While Serif has done its best to cater

for beginner and advanced users alike, PhotoPlus X3 isn't as intuitive as

some. If you're not afraid to spend a little time following the 25 or so PDF

tutorials, PhotoPlus X3 is one of the most powerful and flexible - if

sluggish - image editors in its class. For a better all-round package,

Adobe's Photoshop Elements 7 or even

Corel's Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 are better choices."

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Christian Harris

Software Reviewed)

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