Top 10 Photo Editing Software 2014

Ø  Whether you are a budding or an experienced photographer, or you just need a program to help finding the right photo editing software to improve and enhance your photos can be intimidating.

Ø  Now a days, editing software, becoming even more user friendly over past few years.

Ø  Now it is easy to edit your pictures without any previous experience. And with so many ways to share your pictures with social media and mobile devices.

Ø  Photo editing software can remove limitations of your camera and allow to display your pictures as you intended them to turn out.

Ø  Photo editing software enables to fix damaged photos, create compositions from multiple photos and create original works of art.

Ø  With these programs, you can salvage a terrible picture and turn it into something amazing.

What to Look For?

·         Editing Tools

The best photo editing software will have an almost bottomless toolbox full of editing tools and options. Features including red-eye correction, lighting and contrast adjustment, color management and layers are basic tools all photo editors should have. Advanced tools such as cloning and touch-up tools enable you to remove unwanted objects and people from your photos, get rid of skin blemishes and whiten teeth. More tools you have in your photo editor toolbox, better able you will be to get results you are looking for.

·         Organizing

Good photo editing programs help you keep your photos organized for easy access. Being able to sort your images by thumbnails, keywords or rating is invaluable. Given large number of photos that people tend to take with digital cameras, an organizing feature that allows you to categorize your pictures the way you want is more important than ever.

·         Sharing

Best photo editing software should give you the tools you need to optimize your photos for sharing. There are many ways to share your photographs, including by email, prints, web slideshows and social media sites such as Flickr and Facebook.

·         Import Formats

There are widely used formats the program should definitely support. JPG, GIF, TIF and PNG are among the most common. However, with ever-changing nature of file formats, more is better, especially if you frequently use other programs at work or school.

·         Output Capability

The software should be versatile and effective in saving images. It ought to save your photos so they can be opened by other programs and used in printing, emails and on the web. Templates to create cards, scrapbook pages, collages and slideshows are included with many programs and are a great bonus if you plan on exercising your creativity.

Here we go, The Top 10 Photo Editing Software

#10. Photo Impression

 

Advantage:

This program is incredibly easy to use and helps keep your photos organized.

Disadvantage:

This program has limited editing capabilities and no social media sharing options.

The Verdict: 6.4/10

If you don't need advanced editing tools or sharing options, then this is your program.

#9. Photolightning

Advantage:

            This software makes it easy for beginners to make edits to groups of photos all at once and lets you annotate your photos with text and shapes.

Disadvantage:

            There is no RAW support, and you cannot make fine adjustments for many basic editing processes.

The Verdict: 6.45/10

While not as powerful as our top-ranked photo editing software, this program has many good features for beginning editors and features batch processing.

#8. PhotoStudio

Advantage:

This program is among the easiest to use.

Disadvantage:

            There are no social sharing options and the import and export file support is limited.

The Verdict: 6.6/10

This software is easy to use and has decent organizing features.

#7. Cyberlink PhotoDirector Ultra

Advantage:

            This software has excellent organization features, preset color schemes and you can make slideshows within the program itself.

Disadvantage:

            You can only import JPG, TIF or RAW files, and the software is missing standard graphic design tools.

The Verdict: 6.9/10

PhotoDirector Ultra 5 is a good photo editor and organizer if you just want to enhance and edit your photos and don't want to do any design work.

#6. ACDSee Photo Editor

Advantage:

            The lighting and color correction tools are very effective, and this software can open nearly all file formats. You can also choose from many project templates to make graphics for T-shirts, wine bottles and more.

Disadvantage:

            This software does not have plugin support, and there is no option to correct lens distortion or make panoramas.

The Verdict: 7.2/10

ACDSee Photo Editor 6 is very easy to use and is great for beginning editors. It also has the tools you need to get professional results.

#5. Corel PhotoImpact

Advantage:

            This program has all the basic photo editing tools you will need and can import almost every file type.

Disadvantage:

            We would like to see more sharing and organization features added to this program.

The Verdict: 7.28/10

This program is not remarkable, but it will get the basic editing jobs done without a hassle.

#4. Xara Photo & Graphic Designer

Advantage:

            This program can import almost any image file type and it has over 360 fonts and 60 creative filters to make your photos shine.

Disadvantage:

            This software has a steeper learning curve and the photo editing tools are buried under the design tools.

The Verdict: 8.48/10

Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 9 is a versatile, powerful editing suite. If you have patience to learn, it can give you some great results.

#3. Serif PhotoPlus

Advantage:

            This application features extensive video tutorials and instructions that make it easy to use, regardless of your experience level.

Disadvantage:

            It can take a while to learn enough to take advantage of all of this application's potential.

The Verdict: 8.9/10

Among the best photo editing applications available, this product is perfect for experienced photo editors or those who are just getting started.

#2. Adobe Photoshop Elements

Advantage:

            This program learns from your preferences, and the Guided mode gives you step-by-step instructions on what tools to use to accomplish different editing tasks.

Disadvantage:

            You cannot create actions, and the included photo organizer, Adobe Revel, is a separate program, adding an additional step to the editing process.

The Verdict: 9.65/10

Photoshop Elements 12 is ideal for beginners and powerful enough for veterans. The flexible, professional tools let you manipulate settings with precise detail and enable you to unleash your creative potential.

#1. Corel PaintShop Pro

Advantage:

            PaintShop X6 gives you the professional tools you need and integrates 64-bit processing to speed up your workflow. It also has excellent organization and sharing features.

Disadvantage:

            It only works on Windows operating systems.

The Verdict: 9.88/10

This program is easy to learn and use, and the professional-grade tools and features allow you to edit like a pro.