PhotoFiltre Studio is a complete image retouching program. The program allows you to do simple or advanced adjustments to an image and apply a vast range of filters on it. The tool is simple and intuitive to use and has an easy learning curve. The toolbar, giving you access to the standard filters with just a few clicks, gives the product a robust look. PhotoFiltre is an image editor and effects package.
The studio comes with many features that rival some commercial packages, as well as additional add-on that can be downloaded from the Web site. The app offers all the standard editing features (selection, clone brush, paintbrush, etc.) as well as a large selection of image effects, photo masks, image adjustments, thumbnail browsers, and much more. The software also supports batch processing to apply filters, sizing, adjustments, and transformations to a large number of images at once.
PhotoFiltre Studio is shareware and is limited to a 30-day trial period. At the end of the 30-day trial period, if you want to continue using the software you will need to purchase a registration key from the program's author. If, on the other hand, you no longer want to continue using the program you must remove it from your system immediately.
Features and Highlights
The filters
Its wide range of filters allows novice users to familiarize themselves with the world of graphics. You can find the standard adjustment functions (Brightness, contrast, dyed, saturation, gamma correction) and also artistic filters (watercolor, pastels, Indian ink, pointillism, puzzle effect).
Vectorial selections
This Studio uses two types of vectorial selections. The first type uses automatic shapes (rectangle, ellipse, triangle, rhombus, rounded rectangle). The second type corresponds to the lasso and polygon. They both allow a customized form by drawing a shape by hand or using a series of lines. Every selection can be saved into a separate file, to be used later on.
The brushes
The Studio has some standard brushes (round and square in different sizes), but also some more varied forms (oblique line, custom shapes,). The Rainbow option lets you draw a gradient along the line. More effects than 3D, Pastels, and Charcoal are available too.
Automatic Stoke and Fill option
This option lets you fill with colors or draw strokes of a vectorial shape automatically. Very useful for creating organization charts for example, by using Line Tool with Single or Double-Sided arrows.
The Erase Tool
Very effective for making some hand-drawing area, this tool can be used as the brush but instead of drawing, Photo Filtre Studio erases the selected area and make visible the transparency grid (Transparent or RGBA mode) or the lower layer (multi-layer mode).
The PhotoMasque module
With PhotoMasque you can create advanced effects of contour and transparency on your images by using preset masks. These masks are grayscale images, where white is the transparency color, while opacity increases as the shades of gray become darker. Black means complete opacity. PhotoMasque comes with several basic masks to inspire you to create your own masks.
Image Explorer
The exploration module provides a toolbar that allows quick access to the predefined folders (selections, masks, patterns...)
Note: 30 days trial version.
