- #SERIF PHOTOPLUS X8 REVIEW HOW TO#
- #SERIF PHOTOPLUS X8 REVIEW INSTALL#
- #SERIF PHOTOPLUS X8 REVIEW SERIAL#
- #SERIF PHOTOPLUS X8 REVIEW UPDATE#
- #SERIF PHOTOPLUS X8 REVIEW FULL#
One nice option was the Include folder, which automatically imports any photos that appear in this folder to PhotoPlus. When the PhotoPlus import was finished, I wasn't taken to the folder of my just-imported photos, and there was no way to view just photos from my last import session: the Organizer simply drops the photo files into a subfolder under Pictures. By comparison, the same import in Adobe Photoshop Elements took 3:08 minutes, and took me straight to the freshly imported images when done. The geo-tagging offers basic online map integration with the ability to create a slideshow of photos from a location.Īn import of 43 raw files, each about 20MB, took 4:44 minutes. A right-click menu does offer rotation, preset tags, and even geotagging (but no people or face tagging). Most photo organization software overlays quick choices for things like ratings when you hover the mouse over a thumbnail, but not PhotoPlus. The Organizer lacks other tools helpful in organization found in other photo software-flag and reject, and color coding, for tow. You can tell the importer to create a new folder, but by default, it just dumped image files into the root Pictures folder, not ideal for organization CR2 files, but thumbnails for these didn't display in the import dialog, though those for JPGs did. I could import raw camera files like Canon. Nor does the PhotoPlus installer add an import option to the AutoPlay dialog that appears when you insert camera memory. Import and Organize Digital Photos Turns out that, as with Photoshop, there's no importing capability in the photo editor, but you need to run the external PhotoPlus Organizer to take care of this, just as with Photoshop you have to run Bridge or with Photoshop Elements, Organizer. One thing I didn't see here was an Import option. You can also zoom in further in this latest version of the program, helpful for detail work.ĭifferent layouts are available for the interface, with those optimized for Designers, Painters, or Photo Editing, in addition to the default layout. I did, however, like how spinning the mouse wheel zoomed in and out, without even holding a shift key down.
#SERIF PHOTOPLUS X8 REVIEW FULL#
Another is that the filename doesn't display anywhere when you open a full view of an image in Organizer. This is just the sort of lack of helpfulness and intuitiveness you run across this app. For many common operations, though, the interface does seem faster than previous versions, and for long operations, a progress bar gives you an idea of how much time you have to wait.Īfter working on an image in the editor and then moving back to the Organizer, that helper app didn't open with the image I'd just been working on displaying, and I had to dig through my photo folders if I wanted to share that image or do some other organizing with it. When I enlarged the view raw photo files in Organizer, I only got a very pixelated enlargement of the thumbnail rather than a detailed image until half a minute later, when the full-resolution image loaded. This offered basic training like Adjusting Images, Retouching Images, and Creative Effects.
#SERIF PHOTOPLUS X8 REVIEW HOW TO#
At first run, a How To panel also appeared next to the left edge panel. Toolbars stretch across the top and down the left side, and an info/control panel graces the right side of the program's window. There are buttons that take you between the two modes, but this often didn't actually switch to the other. This last is something I had an issue with when reviewing the last version: The organizer was too separate from the editor, and this remains the case. Interface You start out in PhotoPlus with help all over the main interface: At the center is a panel offering learning videos and links for the program's main operations-Start New Image, Start New Animation, HDR Photo Merge, and Open PhotoPlus Organizer.
#SERIF PHOTOPLUS X8 REVIEW INSTALL#
I did appreciate that the installation didn't require a lot of ancillary installations of runtimes and the like, and that I wasn't pressed to install a browser toolbar, the way I have been with other apps.
#SERIF PHOTOPLUS X8 REVIEW UPDATE#
An update was available right when I first ran the program, and installing that was quick and simple.
#SERIF PHOTOPLUS X8 REVIEW SERIAL#
At install, you'll need the serial number, which is not on the disc or disc case, but on your invoice, so don't discard that immediately, like I did! During the installation wizard, you're asked which files you want PhotoPlus to handle by default, and you can choose whether install sample images. It's compatible with Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP. Setup You can either download PhotoPlus X6 from Serif itself or another online software store.