by A.J. Wood

REVIEW: Cyberlink PhotoDirector 2011 vs Adobe Lightroom 3

Last month over 75,000 people participated in the beta program for Cyberlink’s new photo editing tool PhotoDirector 2011. I had the opportunity to take a look at the program, and compare it to existing programs, i.e., Adobe Lightroom 3 & Apple Aperture 3.

Many initial reviews have compared PhotoDirector to Lightroom, and you cannot deny the striking similarities bordering on an exact clone of Adobe’s software. The product is Windows only, so Mac enthusiasts can keeping using iPhoto, Aperture or Lightroom. Also, I cannot speak for the final release, but the beta version I tested was 32 bit only. This may be fine for consumers, but professionals using Windows 7 will want full 64 bit capabilities.

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 by A.J. Wood

Ten Things Beginners Should Know About Lightroom – I Create Content #2

Woo Hoo! TWO SHOWS. We’re on our way people. *grin*

In today’s episode I talk about Cyberlink’s PhotoDirector 2011. If you signup for their beta program you can get a free license when their software is released this summer. Some are calling it a Lightroom clone, and I’ll be posting my thoughts next week.

Adobe recently updated their iPad apps for use with Photoshop. Eazel, Nav & Color Lava are three apps that can be used alongside Photoshop.

In today’s tutorial I demonstrate ten things beginners should know about Lightroom.

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