Noromis PhotoLab is a new photo editing suite that promises to make editing digital pictures a breeze for anyone without a huge learning curve. The straightforward application was designed to compete with complicated editing software like Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Gimp and Google’s Picasa.
Computer reviewers have a lot of praise for the new software. PC Magazine said PhotoLab is “the fastest way to correct and print images, bar none.” And Computer Shopper said it “is a terrific automated photo lab for your PC.”
Compare PhotoLab to …
- How does PhotoLab compare versus Photoshop? PhotoLab is much more straightforward. The program strips down all the unnecessary stuff that only designers or expert image editors would need while retaining the normal features like cropping, brightness and contrast fixing and easy rotation. With Photoshop tipping the scales at $700 — even the stripped-down Photoshop Elements is $100, PhotoLab is a fraction of the cost.
- How does PhotoLab compare versus GIMP? PhotoLab is much easier to use than GIMP, which has a confounding number of tools that the average photo fixer won’t ever need. PhotoLab also has detailed technical service and online help, unlike the free GIMP photo software. Frustrated users can simply go online and send their question to the company for help.
- How does PhotoLab compare versus Google Picasa? PhotoLab is not in beta. No matter how good Google’s photo editing software looks, their endless “betas” mean that some errors are simply there with no way to get by them. These known errors can put a roadblock in the way of a simple photo cropping.
- How does PhotoLab compare versus Corel Draw? PhotoLab again is much easier to use than Corel Draw, not to mention half the price.
Ease of Use:
PhotoLab is extremely easy to use, it seems to have been designed with specifically the computer illiterate in mind. Prompts make it simple for anyone to crop images, fix brightness in digital pictures, rotate images. Also included is an easy way to create and e-mail slideshows to friends or family. It also makes it easy to edit multiple pictures at the same time, adding brightness tweaks to an entire night of dark pictures automatically.
Nearly everything PhotoLab does can be automated with a few clicks, making the second use even simpler
than the first. It will find the ideal settings for printers and use those only when printing pictures. Which means finding the ideal photo print won’t be hard and it won’t be necessary to tinker with the printer before or after printing high-quality photos.
With the one-click toolbar users can also easily fix annoying red eyes. Detect and remove digital static that makes pictures look cheap. Refine skin appearance to brighten, smooth and adjust the hue of skin tones.
And as a good fail safe, PhotoLab photo editing software keeps makes a copy of the original image just in case users crop it too small or do something they cannot undo.
Perhaps the best part of PhotoLab is the free trial. This allows users to goof around with the quality editing tools for free before they make a purchase.
Support:
Noromis PhotoLab’s parent company Avanquest offers free, detailed technical support for all registered users. Technical support representatives promise to help with installation, specific errors and product defects via e-mail. It also offers a detailed online manual and list of frequently asked questions (FAQ).
Price:
The free trial is ideal for users who want to take a tour of the software and edit a few of their own pictures to test it out. After the trial expires, users can opt to pay the $29 for the complete software package.
As far as photo editing software is concerned, PhotoLab is at the very low end of cost. Users can expect to pay at least $50 to get similar and even lower quality products. It’s so cheap because it cuts out all the inessential tools that make other software so complicated and expensive.
Overall:
As a whole, PhotoLab is the ideal software for anyone looking for a simple way to edit their digital pictures without all the complicated design tools that come with much more expensive photo editing tools.
The price is right, and the free trial allows users to check out the software without signing on.
PhotoLab also uses almost no system resources. Even very old computers can run the editing software with no problems, making it ideal for the elderly or young users with less-than fast computers.
Download the PhotoLab free trial or purchase the complete software right away.
March 9th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
PhotoLab is ideal for people who just want to make their digital pictures look good. It bundles easy editing tools with a slide show creator and simple sharing tools. A must have for new or old computer users.