Amongst the more original features, we find one that past Aperture users will most likely love: the compatibility of Aperture Libraries. No need for a plugin, you can browse the libraries natively and retain all the powerful editing capabilities of Picktorial. The non-destructive image editor also brings a lot more than just what you’d expect, especially in the local adjustment department. Luminosity and color masks are available to create very refined selections. They can even be combined with blending modes for further adjustments.īut it goes even further with a skin smoothing brush. While it probably won’t replace high-end retouching, it’s an excellent way to speed up the editing process for people shooting weddings, portraits, families, and the likes. The brush works similarly to creating a frequency separation and then smoothing out transitions in the lower frequency.įeatures are great, and Picktoral has everything it needs: edge-aware brush, selective tonal adjustments, single space workflow (no mode or module like in Lightroom), smart extensions for MacOS Photos, assistant view (similar to reference view in Lightroom), and more. However, without speed, even the most unique feature won’t be useful the many photographers owning Xeon-based configurations and relying on Lightroom know something about it. Picktorial promises excellent performances, up to 30 times faster for some tools. My quick test with it seems to confirm these performances as the software is extremely responsive on my MacBook Pro Retina, much more than Lightroom. Perhaps, like Alien Skin Exposure II, having a catalog-free image handling helps speed things up, I’m not sure. But it’s quite surprising, and I cannot wait to finalize both reviews to share the results with you. In the meantime, for more information on the software or to download the free 14-day trial version, head over to Picktorial's website. The update is free for owners of the previous version. Otherwise, the app is available for $69.99, and currently $39.99 to celebrate the new release. What do you think of this Lightroom and Capture One alternative? Are there any others that you think would be worth reviewing? Do you believe Phase One and Adobe systems are too widespread to have any serious competition or are new options such as Picktorial good news for the market? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below. I spent some time testing other images and unsurprisingly it is happening with all the images I have tried. It has nothing to do with the images themselves. The highlight and shadow tools simply work differently than the ones in Lightroom. The shadow tool, for example, brightens up too much of the rest of the image while aslo never being able to brighten up as much of the darkest shadows as Lightroom does. Color saturation also increases necessitating a reduction in saturation. My advice is to use Lightroom, or even Capture One, as an example of what your app should be able to do when it comes to the same tools. I am not a fan of subscribing to use an app, as I now do for Adobe's apps, so I wish you success in improving your app and I will keep testing it as you improve it.
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