PhotoPerfect is the perfect application for all your image editing needs. From one-click red-eye-removal up to state of the art selective image manipulation and optimization - every aspect of modern image editing is covered with this easy to learn software.

PhotoPerfect for your every-day photography tasks provides automatic, one-click image optimization with first-of-its-kind filter technologies and realtime previews. In most cases, this automatic process works so well that your picture will need no further enhancement.

PhotoPerfect for professional photographers delivers advanced functionality like 16 bit editing, tilt&shift, RAW processing, lab colorspace, merging with DRI, masking tools, pincushion correction, advanced sharpening, batch processing via drag&drop, framing tool, stereo images, GPS support, scripting, custom user dialogs and shortcuts. PhotoPerfect also provides powerful and easy to use selective processing capabilities.

Here are some key features of "Arcadia PhotoPerfect":

· Automatic image enhancement
· Fully automized one click image optimization with the included algorithm Xe847
· Even further enhanced automatic image optimization with the optional plugins i?e, Xe847 ProPlus or Perfectly Clear (including automatic detection & removal of red eye effects)
· Essential image enhancement functions
· Brightness and contrast correction
· Correction of flash effects, backlight effects and shadow brightening
· Remove red eye effects
· Saturation setting (also selective)
· Comprehensive histogram correction facilities
· Perform retrospective white balance
· Color balance, color temperature, stepless channel switch
· Noise suppression / Color noise suppression
· Advanced image enhancement functions
· Various advanced softening and sharpening tools (USM)
· Lab curves for editing images in Lab color space
· Band filter for removal of symmetrical distortion
· 16 bit support for RAW and TIFF files
· Import and edit RAW files
· Merging with Dynamic Range Increase (DRI)
· Remove color casts using multi-stage gray balance technique
· Comprehensive masking functions
· Color vibrance for selectively tweaking the saturation of over- or under saturated areas
· Brightness gradient
· Intelligent retouching function with repair and remove brushes
· MonochromiX extension for advanced black & white (grayscale) conversion
· Color management for monitor display and output on various devices
· Replace masked area': insert masked image area from original image
· Generate, edit and save Exif and IPTC data
· Optical correction features
· Automatic pincushion reduction
· Correct converging lines
· Reduce vignetting
· Superb Shift correction
· Remove hot pixels and stuck pixels
· Reshaping, manipulating, and resizing
· Cut images to predefined or custom formats
· Improved interpolation with scaling, rotating and masking (Resizing an image will create results superior to leading digital imaging applications)
· Enlarge or reduce images using various techniques
· Retouching (free drawing, cloning, shading etc.)
· Insert logo, date and text
· Lossless rotation and cropping
· Measure and mark image content
· Printing
· Print pages from pre-defined templates
· Print several images on one page
· Print index pages
· Print poster or panorama view over several pages
· Date insertion
· Save print drafts for further use
· Series print
· Configurability and expandability
· Savable window and key combination profiles
· Integrated scripting engine for VB- und JScripts
· Native scripting language PPScript with more than 250 commands
· Improved support for Photoshop compatible plugins
· Macro functionality
· Custom keyboard assignments
· Customer specific extensions
· Photo formats and plugins in processing resources
· Optimized support for external print services
· Configurable multi-dialog for creating custom workflows
· Measurements in either inches or cm
· File functions
· Send images by email directly from PhotoPerfect
· Image conversion into various formats
· Integrated, fast image viewer
· New, scriptable batch processing
· Trigger script upon saving of image
· Create image lists (can also administer image lists on web server)
· Transfer images from digital or video cameras, scanners or card readers to the PC
· File groups for better file handling
· Exif overview data in status line
· Addtional features
· Integrated framing tool
· Generate mosaic images
· Create stereo images
· Slide show (under XP direct to CD)
· Direct execution of external image viewers and editors
· GPS support
· GPS track import via external script
· Import GPS data from a NMEA tracklist
· Save GPS information and import/export as Google Earth file
· Support for dual core processors
· Optimization for 16 bit (LCD) displays

Requirements:

· Pentium 3
· 256 MB RAM

Limitations:

· 14 days trial

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· new RAW converter version with much faster performance and support for the latest cameras like e.g. Canon 5D Mk II
· overhauled RAW import dialog, which now offers more comprehensive tuning options
· refined color management
· color editing option for underwater images via 'Image -> Color type -> Underwater'
· color vibrancy editing option for 16-bit-images
· new scripting commands for custom scripts
· batch import of RAW files via custom scripts possible
· compatibility improvements
· and some smaller usability improvements