PhotoDirector 8 Essentials is a cut-down free version of CyberLink's powerful photo editor, PhotoDirector Ultra.
It really is cut-down, too. Here's the official list of all the Ultra features which Essentials leaves out:
- Face tagging
- Photo stacking
- Editable Exif - Capture date
- Spot Removal
- Brush
- Selection Brush
- Gradient Mask
- Radial Filter
- HDR effects
- RGB Curves
- Split Toning
- Levels
- Auto Denoise
- Lens correction
- Edit Tools
- Layer Editing
Fortunately there's still quite a lot left: a solid organiser, slideshow creator, a capable viewer and a useful set of general image adjustment tools (even if you can't remove background objects, there are all the usual adjustments for colour, brightness, contrast and more).
Verdict:
CyberLink PhotoDirector Essentials leaves out all the most interesting and powerful editing tools, but if you just need an organiser with basic image adjustments then it works well enough.
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