PhotoLine is of special interest for people who want to leave the restrictions of the “consumerized” image editors like Paintshop Pro, PhotoImpact and Photoshop Elements behind (these keep on getting “upgraded” with marketing gimmicks only and do not see any development of their core features), but still do no want to pay the heavy price for the full photoshop. Thus it could be possible even for beginners to get the hang of it. The manual is pretty extensive however (280 pages). PhotoLine is certainly best suited for people that already have a bit of experience with layer-based image editing. I did switch to PhotoLine 32 (now named just PhotoLine) a year ago, as it is similarly mouse-friendly but provides several more advanced features. Thus I have used Paintshop Pro instead for years as it is easily usable without memorizing a multitude of keyboard shortcuts. I have been interested in photo enhancement and image editing for a long time, but could never get used to the unwelcoming photoshop user interface. Since I am used to do my vector graphics in CorelDraw I never did learn the vector and page layout aspects of PhotoLine and this mini-review is focused on the bitmap- or photo-editing capabilities of PhotoLine. Highlights are for example the 16-bit capability throughout the program, LAB color space and CMYK support, color management, and extensive options for lossless editing. PhotoLine is an advanced image editor which also packs considerable vector editing and page layout functionalities. Trial available, "fully" functional for 30 days (I was not able to find the restrictions)Īlthough PhotoLine has already arrived at version 14, it has remained largely unknown outside its country of origin, Germany. From WIN98 to Vista, Mac OS X, and (unofficialy) Linux under WINE
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