PictureBetter

A powerful tool, with a good spread of useful photo manipulation features, PictureBetter is marred somewhat by a needlessly complicated interface. However, for digital photographers looking to enhance their work, it offers a wide range of capabilities. Similar to other rivals in this increasingly important category, it offers the ability to make minute adjustments in brightness, contrast, color balance, and other attributes. Color effects such as black and white and sepia are included--although users should note, some traditional editing features such as cropping, rotating, and resizing are not. The process for finding and opening pictures is a bit clumsy, and some users may find the main window's organization quite confusing. Nevertheless, for photographers simply looking to boost their pictures' quality to the next level, this could be a very strong choice.