These allow you to group together sets of images within a folder: the photos you took on a particular day, perhaps. Photo organisation has been improved with the introduction of Stacks. Smarter noise reduction is another adjustment highlight, with the program now better able to remove noise automatically, as well as restoring textural detail which might otherwise be lost.Īnd the new Tone Curves allow you to adjust the contrast of the photo by individual colour channels. There are only 60 profiles built in, but you can download others from CyberLink's DirectorZone, if necessary. If a photo is distorted, this can read its metadata, choose the appropriate lens profile and correct the image automatically. PhotoDirector 5 extends all this with a new Lens Correction tool.

And the 'Print' tab provides a great deal of control over any printouts you might want to make. When you're finished your work, the 'Slideshow' section helps turn your photos into a video file, or a slideshow you can share directly on YouTube. There are some simple effects, frames, a watermarking tool, and more. The program can remove unwanted objects from pictures, automatically filling in the background. The People Beautifier provides options to whiten teeth, remove wrinkles, perhaps reshape your subjects for a more slimline look. The 'Edit' tab then ramps up the creative possibilities with a range of more powerful tools. The 'Adjustment' section provides manual and fully automatic tweaks for colour, white balance, sharpness and more, as well as crop and rotate tools, various healing brushes and a red-eye remover. There are plenty of time-saving tools on hand (face tagging, the ability to exclude duplicates when importing), but it's all very straightforward and easy to use. 'Library' is where you import, view, rate, tag and generally organise your photos.

Launch the program and you'll find it's split into five sections. PhotoDirector 5 is a capable tool for organising, editing and sharing your digital images.

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