Cleanerzoomer 3.7

CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

This photo-editing tool seems better suited for technical shooters than everyday shutterbugs. Nevertheless, Cleanerzoomer's interface, while certainly not beautiful, is simple to use. Toolbar icons provide access to all major editing functions, while a handful of the most important ones get huge buttons on the Instrument Browser. The lion's share of the main window is reserved for previewing images, but you can always zoom in or out if you want a different view. Power users can process files via the command-line interface. Unlike many standard image editors, Cleanerzoomer doesn't include tools for cropping or rotating images or removing red-eye. Nor does it provide effects or filters. Instead, it focuses on cleaning up the technical aspects of your photos, providing features for removing JPEG noise and fixing artifacts. You can fine-tune the parameters of each editing tool by using sliders. For example, the Nova Sharpen feature lets you adjust the threshold, the maximum smoothing diameter, and the difference correction of the effect. We appreciate the program's ready-made presets (for instance, one for blurry photos) and its ability to save numerous settings in profiles. Seasoned photographers with an eye for detail likely will find Cleanerzoomer a welcome addition to their arsenal of editing applications.

Publisher's description

From Stratopoint Software :

Cleanerzoomer utilizes a complex multi-stage processing technology to accurately remove digital noise and JPEG artifacts from images; another modification of that technology, called 'Nova Sharpen', allows sharpening of blurry images producing amazing results never possible to achieve using standard techniques.

Cleanerzoomer automatically uses Nova Sharpen after an image has been resampled. The Auto-balance instrument of Cleanerzoomer is able to balance color, gamma and contrast automatically to make it look more naturally. Version 3.7 includes unspecified updates.

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