Digital Photographer's Software Guide - Bertemes - Net

Comments
For image junkies, PicLens is a must-have product. It has won almost universal acclaim
from users, partly because of its initial “wow factor.” However, whether it is useful to
the serious photographer is for the individual to judge. If you store your images on a
PicLens-enabled Website, it offers you a remarkably fast and elegant way of browsing them.
On the other hand, you may dislike having hundreds of images flicking past your eyes,
with “in-your-face” presentation upon selecting one of them. Photographers usually
prefer viewers that enable them to make side-by-side comparisons and assemble portfolios
of the preferred images. PicLens serves another purpose, namely Internet browsing,
and does it very effectively indeed.
Version: PicLens v.1.6.1 (2008)
OS: Windows XP or Vista, with IE6 or IE7; Mac OS X
RAM: 1.1MB
Supported file formats: As browser
Price level: Free
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STOIK Imagic
Vendor: STOIK Imaging
Purpose: An all-in-one photo browser, viewer, and image and video editor
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Description
STOIK Imagic brings together the functions of a photo browser, viewer, and image and
video editor into one package, enabling users to organize, fix, edit, and share photographs
and videos.
Unlike many of STOIK’s products, this one is aimed more at the hobbyist than the professional.
It lets you fix red-eye, adjust skin tones, and remove noise defects. You can
create and print calendars, collages, and greeting cards or generate slide shows, screensavers,
and Web albums. It is certainly very versatile and offers a substantial collection
of artistic filters and effects, together with the option of working in 48-bit color. One of
its novelty effects is the ability to turn an image into a 15-piece mosaic or jigsaw puzzle.
Comments
The unusual combination of functions (especially video editing combined with photo
browsing) may not meet everyone’s needs, but it is here if you want it. Much of the
functionality is well-implemented, especially the novelty effects.