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The table below allows you to compare editing photo software by listing essential features of photo editors in a tabular form. A photo editing software review with more comments about the single comparison points is available too. Below you'll find comparison tables for each of the following themes:  Working Environment Basic Image Handling Photo Enhancement Detail Editing Other Features |
| Software name + link | Version tested |
| Zoner Photo Studio | 7.00 |
| PhotoPhilia | 1.8 |
| Photo-Brush | 2.25 |
| Paint Shop Pro | 5.00 |
| Photoshop Elements | 2.02 |
| Ultimate paint | 2.83 |
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means that a software implements the corresponding feature. Y-
means that a software implements the corresponding feature with some restrictions,
reduced capability or less conveniently than average photo software do. Y+
means that a software implements the corresponding feature particularly well and/or in a very user friendly way. N
means that a software does not offer the corresponding feature. -
means not applicable.| WORKING ENVIRONMENT | |||||||
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| zoom in out | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| - easy zoom in and out | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| - zoom % displayed | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| pixel size displayed | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | |
| file size displayed | Y | Y | N | Y- | N | N | |
| browse folders (thumbnails) | Y | Y | Y- | Y | Y- | Y | |
| - sizeable thumbnails | Y+ | Y+ | N | Y+ | Y- | N | |
| open multiple pics | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| undo function | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
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| jpeg compression | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| - quality 1 to 100 or 1 to 255 | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | |
| - quality 1 to 12 | - | - | - | - | Y | - | |
| - quality: few presets only | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - precalculate file size | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | |
| - preview result | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | |
| resize | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| - resample algorithms | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| rotate | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| - any angle | Y+ | Y | Y+ | Y | Y | Y | |
| - antialiasing | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| keeping EXIF info | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | |
| crop to selection | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | Y+ | Y | Y | |
| add to pixel size | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | |
| convert 2, 16, 256 colors... | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | |
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| levels adjust manual | Y+ | N | Y+ | Y | Y | N | |
| levels adjust auto | Y+ | Y | Y | N | Y | N | |
| color cast corr. manual RGB | Y | N | Y+ | Y | Y | Y | |
| color cast correction auto | Y | Y- | Y | N | Y | N | |
| hue/saturation correction | Y | Y- | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| gamma correction | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
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| select a zone of pic | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| - rectangle | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| - ellipse | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | |
| - polygon | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | |
| - lasso | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | |
| - magic | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | |
| copy a zone to clipboard | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | |
| paste a zone from clipboard | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | |
| drop a color | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| fill zone with color | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | |
| put text in pic | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
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| photoshop plugins | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| batch processing | Y | Y+ | N | Y- | Y- | Y | |
| associate file ext selectively | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | |
| screen capture | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | |
| scan an image | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| email an image | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | |
| set as wallpaper | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | |
| open next or prev. in folder | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | |
| skins | Y | N | N | N | N | N | |
| slide show | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| gif animation | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | |
| avi creation | N | N | N | N | N | N | |
| macros | N | N | Y | N | N | N | |
| file filter | Y | Y+ | N | N | N | N | |
