![]() The main changes appear to have been to the processing algorithms that identify and classify facial features and allow them to be manipulated. The image displays make maximum use of the screen ‘real estate’ available. The user interface hasn’t changed significantly, with large ‘before’ and ‘after’ preview windows and the tool panel docked along the right hand side of the screen. Read and write JPEG, PNG and TIFF format images Supports setting monitor and working colour spaces Supports conversion between different colour spaces Support for JPEG, PNG and TIFF embedded colour profiles Read & write TIFFs and PNGs containing 48 bits/colour The table below lists the main features of the software and indicates which versions they appear in. We used the Studio Max version for this review. Portrait Professional 12 comes in three versions, Standard, Studio and Studio Max with different levels of functionality. It’s particularly well-suited to portrait photographer specialising in glamour photography. Its price tag is low enough to fit within the ‘affordable’ range for amateur portraitists and be seen as a bargain for entry-level wedding and portrait photographers, particularly during periods of ‘discount’ pricing. The software has an easy-to-use interface with many functions controlled by sliders that are user-adjustable so if the automatic setting is too strong or too weak it is easily tweaked. We looked at this aspect of the software in our original review and nothing has changed since then. Like the previous version, Version 12 can be used as a stand-alone application or as a plug-in that can be launched from Photoshop, Lightroom, Aperture and Photoshop Elements to enhance an image that is being worked upon. Portrait Professional software is highly specialised and only usable for re-touching portraits. The latest version of Portrait Professional when supplied as a boxed product. The latest version of the software, which was released recently by developer, Anthropics Technology, includes some worthwhile enhancements that make an already good application better and more relevant to potential users. When we reviewed Portrait Professional Studio 11 in June 2013 we judged it to be easy and fun to use and ‘a great time-saver for anyone who makes a living photographing people, particularly those concerned about their image’. Professional users should find the latest version improves their workflow speed and efficiency. However, on the whole the software does what it claims to do quickly and very efficiently and integration with standard editing software applications makes it easier to correct minor flaws that Portrait Professional may have missed. We’d suggest a minimum of 3-5MB for JPEGs. Potential users will need reasonably large files to work on in order to avoid most processing artefacts. It also struggles with images that are noticeably darker or lighter than they should be, particularly when details have been lost at either end of the tonal scale. Although you can do a lot with the software, it can’t correct images that were poorly posed or fix really unattractive facial expressions. ![]() You must start with a reasonably good-looking original portrait and the image must be correctly exposed. The caveats we noted in our review of Version 11 still apply. ![]()
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