PicStudio

When you get a hold of an image you might consider editing it so that it better suits your needs. Various applications can be found on the Internet that can do this, amongst them being PicStudio.

The first detail you will notice when you first run it, is the little cinematic video which, unfortunately cannot be skipped. Have a little patience, not because the clip is short, but if you hurry to press the “Escape” button will only close the application.

Moving forward will bring you to a browser to specify the exact location of the pictures that need to be modified. A small preview screen allows you to take a last look at the image before applying the desired effects. The main window is brightly colored and the design will leave the impression of a video game.

Once you find the right image, a few customization options are made available. You are only limited to a few choices, and everything is kept as simple as possible. There are mainly three effects that can be applied to a picture of your choice.

The first one being a frame in which it will be displayed. You can leave it as it is, or choose a heart shape, a ribbon, and a few others. The second set of options will apply on the image itself, making it grayscale, or blurry, and rotating it to a preset angle. Last but not least, the tile of the background can be changed, after which you are free to save your result, or print it on a sheet of paper.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that PicStudio is the first step into the digital editing world. Don't expect to get astonishing results if used for professional purposes, because it merely suffices to keep a child busy.