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PhotoLine
PhotoLine

PhotoLine is a full featured image editor with support for text, vector and image layers. In addition to the standard editing features like painting, cloning, filtering, blending and flood fill it of ...

Average of 3 user ratings: 5
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  • Jan 29, 2008
  • For version:
  • 14.10

quote  It's close to free, fast and versatile  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 4
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

It's not the leading tool for professional photo editing. I'm a semi-prof. Standardisation doesn't bother me. About 5 years ago I tried several tools, including Photoshop 6.0. I found Photoline easier to use. It's fast too and does most of the things you can do with Photoshop for less then 10% of its price. There is one major release per year and several updates, mostly for bug fixes. User support is great. I got fast response every time. For less urgent questions or problems there is an adequate forum.

user Review by: henstt
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  • Nov 16, 2007
  • For version:
  • 14.01

quote  Very powerful  quote

  • Interface: 4
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 4
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

As the previous poster has written already, this small software package is in several aspects even more powerful than photoshop. It has more than 30 types of adjustment layers for losless editing, for example. 16-bit support throughout; LAB mode editing, color management. You can run it conveniently from an USB stick, too. This program is only let down by its often idiosyncratic terminology for its tools and options and by the fact, that the translation uses some Ginglish (GermanEnglish). The design is a bit drab. But the software is fast and very reliable.

user Review by: luc0815 (6)
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  • Jan 11, 2007
  • For version:
  • 13.02

quote  Best I`ve found  quote

  • Interface: 5
  • Features: 5
  • Ease of use: 5
  • Value: 5
  • Overall: 5

Can't believe snapfiles didn't rate this a 5. I can't find any cons. Maybe the button icons could be better, and the website needs some professional styling. This performs BETTER than PaintShop and Photoshop, IMHO. Maybe not if you are a hard-core lifelong user of the 2 above. If you have used similar editors but didn't like something (price, bloated, slow) you should really give it a try. Not for beginners.

user Review by: mikej9 (6)
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