You must sit there and listen to all the spiels and deals and the SOB's just don't want to give you the registration code! I'd almost prefer to put up with the nagging pop up reminders than have to keep going through this ordeal.As for the Software, well X6 sucks and is receiving no further support according to the registsalesman and I "need version X7" which has just been released. No, you can't just call to register the product. It takes a lot of time for the salesman to go back and forth between hi "manager" to get me better deals. I've had to go through registering their products a couple times, which is a scam in trying to get you to upgrade to another version. The "big picture" features and tools are there and mostly work as intended, but moderate to power users will find themselves wistfully sighing for the elegance and usability that's missing. While Serif's non-destructive pattern/bump mapping layer effects can create some impressive visuals, doing something as simple a texture pattern overlay layer is an exercise in frustration.Īll told, PhotoPlus X6 ends up being exactly what you'd expect from a company running from behind the market leader-for the price it's a decent piece of software, but it's nothing to rave about. Photoshop's blur tool feels intuitive and "right" out of the box I had to spend a good hour fiddling with the various tool settings to get PhotoPlus's to come anywhere close to it (and it still doesn't work right). Two, the blur tool simply doesn't work in any way that feels intuitive compared to Photoshop. One, there's no text on a path support, which I use extensively you're basically limited to straight-line text. Like I say, for simple, minimal adjustments the speed difference is negligible, but once you start adding on layers and effects, Photoshop quickly pulls ahead as the superior choice for speed.įor me the speed difference is by far the most troubling, but there's other niggles that get under my skin. Changing layer states, moving between tools, ANYTHING you do when working on large sized images with layers and effects takes 3-5 seconds just for the tools to respond. Simply put, images that I used to edit in Photoshop with dozens of layers and adjustments at 12 megapixel sizes simply chokes on PhotoPlus. First, I wouldn't recommend attempting to do anything with images larger than 10 megapixels, simply due to the speed of the rendering engine. However, as soon as you start to push the envelope at all, things don't go so well. Quick adjustments, a crop here or there, a minor content replacement there, and everything works and runs reasonably smoothly. The interface is mostly in the same vein as Photoshop, which is a plus, since it's what I'm used to, so I felt at home almost immediately using it.Īs long as you approach your use of the program from a reasonably "casual" viewpoint, the app shines. In terms of the "raw" features I need, PhotoPlus X6 hits most of the major checkboxes-non-destructive effects for bevel, dropshadow, saturation, contrast, color balance a reasonable assortment of brushes ability to do fast and easy pattern stamping. Having used some of Serif's products in the past and had a good experience, I took a chance on PhotoPlus X6, thinking that it should be able to duplicate most of what I was looking for.įor the projects I work on I am most interested in non-destructive filter and layer effects. Adobe CC is great-but I certainly don't need to spend $120 a year just for Photoshop and Lightroom ($10 a month for Adobe's lowest package offering), and there are competent replacements for the other Adobe products that don't require a subscription. As a long time Photoshop user, I was looking for a competent replacement as I am no longer involved in a job role that mandates having access to the latest Adobe CC offering.
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