Photography

Picasa
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Photo Editing - How to Go About It In Mac OS X
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Adobe Bridge CC for Mac
Paid
Adobe Bridge, an all-in-one management tool for multimedia files, can help you accomplish many diverse objectives. Essentially, this centralised solution will help organise all of the many photos, videos and songs scattered around your PC. Basic editing features are also included, a welcome relief to those looking to breathe new life into their content. Even if you have no experience of image manager software, Adobe Bridge’s interface will guide you through with ease. Key features include: Integrates with other Adobe products. Bulk import, export and preview CC libraries assets. Highly customisable. Edit photo capture time. Drag-and-drop file flexibility. Support for CEP HTML5. Batch processing. Import photos and videos from mobile devices. Quick organisation. Cache management. Once-lost files can be found and organised in a wealth of ways thanks to this handy program. You can even add ratings, labels and tags to make sure they can be found in the most straightforward way. A priceless feature if you have thousands of files. Metadata can be handled with care and precision thanks to Adobe Bridge. This will allow you to create templates and have better control over your files. Batch commands are also a brilliant addition to this program’s armoury. Not only can you save time, it will also help you better organise and redistribute all of your content with more precision. Overall, Adobe Bridge is a powerful and accomplished solution. It integrates well with other Adobe products and focusses on saving time and cutting out frustration, while also delivering an expert service.
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ShutterCount
Paid
Comprehensive Review of ShutterCount for Mac
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LibreCAD for Mac
Free
LibreCAD for Mac is a fully comprehensive, open source, 2D CAD application. It is available in more than 20 languages and is also cross platform for all major operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Mandriva, Suse, etc). LibreCAD for Mac's interface may seem a bit cluttered at first glance, but you will get used to it quickly if you view the very comprehensive Help documentation that is bundled with the application. The interface basically has a menu bar with a large number of buttons to enable you to add elements easily. There is also a number of panes that you can view your on-going project from. LibreCAD for Mac supports numerous formats for importing, including DXF, LFF, CXF, JWW, BMP, GIF, ICO, JPG, PNG, PPM, SVG, TIFF, WBMP, XBM and TGA, whilst exporting is possible using DXF, LFF, CXF, DDS, ICNS, PBM, PNG, ICO, BMP, SVG, TIFF, ICO and PDF extensions. LibreCAD for Mac has plenty of editing and drawing options, including the ability to add lines, points, circles, ellipses, splines, polylines and text boxes. You can also zoom in and out with ease and move, copy, align, rotate, mirror, scale and trim elements. As well as lengthen, bevel, divide, stretch, delete and explode text into lettering. So, if you need more than a basic 2D CAD application, then LibreCAD for Mac is a good choice; it is well designed, consumes little resources and is free and open source. Looking for the Windows version of LibreCAD? Download Here
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Galerie
Free
Effortless Web Album Creation with Galerie
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xScope
Free
Comprehensive Toolset for Graphic Measurement
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Mimeo Photos
Free
Comprehensive Review of Mimeo Photos
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Background Eraser
Paid
Efficient Background Removal Tool for Mac Users
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Apple iPhoto
Paid
Apple iPhoto was first released in 2002 and is the flagship image manipulation software for Mac users. It can be used for editing, printing and sharing digital pictures among users and is usually included as a part of the iLife Suite on Mac computers. With the help of this program users can directly import their pictures from all their scanners or digital cameras or even the internet and save them on the iPhoto Library. Most of the common image file formats are supported and the software also works with any additional plugins with most makes of digital cameras as well as scanners. Users can label, tilt, and organize their photos in ‘events’ or groups. There are also some basic image manipulation tools like red eye filters, brightness adjustments, contrast adjustments, resizing and cropping tools and a few others. The user interface for iPhoto is extremely clean, simple and user friendly program and can be used by a complete beginner. This is especially the case for the sharing features, which can convert pictures into beautiful slideshows with usic from the iTunes library as a soundtrack. These slideshows can even be shared as QuickTime movies. The users can then edit them in iMovie and iDVD can also be used to burn the files to disc. The photo albums can also be synced with iPods. Moreover, they can be viewed on televisions that support such a format and playback option. iPhoto users are even offered digital prints, cards, album volumes etc., but only in selected markets. The program is very slick and makes for an excellent photo viewer as well.
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Adobe Photoshop Update
Free
Adobe Photoshop Updates
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Edraw Max Professional for Mac
Trial version
Edraw Max Professional for Mac is a useful flowchart design app that allows you to visualise your ideas. With Edraw Max Professional for Mac, users, such as students, teachers, and business professionals, are able to reliably create and publish various kinds of diagrams to represent any idea. The app provides a versatile, easy, quick and professional solution to working with diagrams. With rich forms, templates, enhanced effects and themes, Edraw Max Professional for Mac allows you to create intuitive diagrams for your every need. The scope of design is vast; you can create a house or floor plan, an evacuation plan, a wiring plan, a CVC plan, computer graphics, Gantt charts, decision trees, a UML diagram, business cards, flyers, certificates, invoices, a purchase order scheme, and much more. Key features include: All-in-one diagram software. Create flow charts. Free templates. Extensive symbols, icons and shapes. Edit and customise symbols. Fast and intuitive editing. Built-in cloud storage. Over 50,000 built-in vector graphics. Because Edraw Max Professional is based on cloud storage, you can access your work on any device, at any time, wherever you are. It also provides a range of collaboration tools that allow you and your team to edit files simultaneously. You can even share your designs with others via HTML links. With rich forms, templates, enhanced effects and themes, you can create fresh looking, polished diagrams that really stand out. Edraw Max Professional for Mac makes your diagrams more dynamic by linking real-time graphics to your data. With pre-drawn libraries and more than 50,000 vector symbols, creating diagrams couldn't be simpler. Overall, Edraw Max Professional is a great piece of all-in-one diagram software for Mac. It gives you all the tools you need to create detailed diagrams. It integrates well with office apps and has some powerful functions. The interface is intuitive and easy to get to grips with. This version of Edraw Max Professional for Mac is a 30-day trial. Find Edraw Max Professional for Windows here.
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ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac
Trial version
ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac 4 offers a ‘refined, lightweight and simple’ solution for all your image editing and organising needs. This program pledges to offer ‘total photography control’ to the user, and wants to be seen as the go-to digital photography resource. It boasts RAW support for more than 450 camera models, customisable batch presets, a plethora of digital asset management features, drag and drop searching and a far-reaching supply of non-destructive adjustments. Key features include: RAW parametric power. Control your collection. Straighten and expose image details. Customisable batch presets. Lighten and balance images. Great usability. Find duplicates, save space. Subscribers of ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac are urged to harness the flexibility and control of import-free and instant access to a range of features. These include professional processing enhancements, your personal images and a wealth of organisational tools designed to improve workflow. ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac also has a friendly and helpful interface, which will guide the user through the entire process – helping them to get the most out of the experience. Video Tutorials and advice from ACD Systems are also available. Overall, this efficient and powerful photo studio software provides an impressive catalogue of features. Editing features like straightening, lightening, balancing and exposing every detail are a big plus, but ACDSee Photo Studio for Mac also goes further to allow the user complete control of organising their collection.
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GraphicConverter
Trial version
With over 1.5 million users worldwide, GraphicConverter has become known as the "Swiss Army Knife", an essential all-round tool for anyone looking for an image-editing program. Used by both amateur photographers and professional designers alike, GraphicConverter has a wide array of features, making it easier to edit images on your Mac. As well as allowing you to import and export graphics formats, GraphicConverter also supports photo services like Flickr, Locr and Google+. Easily browse your images and edit them using a plethora of functions that include an 'Express Picture Enhancement' function, effects and filters for picture manipulation, 'ColorSync' for color management and various plug-ins, which can add further functionality. The Express Picture Enhancement feature allows you to adjust the brightness and contrast of your pictures with a simple click. Once you've saved any changes, the next image in the sequence is automatically opened, giving you the opportunity to edit a large number of pictures and quickly edit the basic settings. The advanced features, effects and filters put GraphicConverter on a par with the likes of Photoshop and give you a huge choice of editing functions, ensuring that your photos get that professional finish. GraphicConverter is available in English, German, French, Danish, Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech, Dutch, Catalan and Russian.
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Creality Print Slicer
Free
Comprehensive Tool for 3D Printing Management
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ACDSee
Trial version
Fast and lightweight photo management tool
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ZBrush for Mac
Trial version
ZBrush for Mac is an incredible advanced 3D sculpting and painting tool. It includes a vast amount of advanced tools to create incredible digital art in both 2D and 3D. ZBrush for Mac allows you to express your creativity in a natural way, giving you powerful tools to create stunning works of digital art. It allows you to use customisable brushes to shape, texture and paint virtual clay in a real-time environment. Key features include: Shape, texture and paint in real-time. Powerful features and intuitive workflows. Sculpt up to a billion polygons. Extensive rendering capabilities. Non-photorealistic rendering (NPR). New plug-ins. Customisable brushes. Instand rendering feedback. Productivity features. Advanced camera system. ZBrush includes an extensive array of renders that open up a world of artistic possibilities. It gives you the opportunity to create incredibly unique works of art, all in a comfortable digital environment. Increase your productivity with ZBrush. It includes a more efficient folder system that not only works as an organisational tool, but makes it possible to apply actions to all contained meshes at once. This includes move, scale, rotate, duplicate, delete, hide/show polycount, and more. Overall, ZBrush is an advanced digital sculpting and painting suite for Mac. It includes an incredible range of tools to help you create and edit stunning pieces of digital art. The extensive renders and advanced universal camera will further extend your creativity, while the productivity tools will help speed up your process and reduce repetitive actions. Find ZBrush for Windows here.
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Neat Image
Trial version
Eliminate noise and grain from photos
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Pixelmator
Trial version
Image Editor
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Pixelmator Pro
Paid
Comprehensive Review of Pixelmator Pro
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Raw Right Away
Paid
Rapid RAW File Previewing Made Easy
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