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PhotoLine
PhotoLine 17.10
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(2) 4.25

Powerful image effects processor and transparent gif converter.   Shareware ($76)
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PhotoLine is an imaging processing software, image browser, layout program, vector editor, batchconverter and web editor with many functions.

It is available as 32/64 bit application.The imaging functions fully supports Lab, CMYK, 16 bit per channel, ICC profiles and raw data of digital cameras. It offers all tools you need: Painting, cloning, filtering, blending and flood fill, special effects like squirl, shadow, glowing, distorb, morphing, 3d projection. Working layers, clipping layers, dynamic layer effects. EXIF digital camera data and IPTC data are supported. Multiple
What's New
Version 17.10:
  • Rushes: the new brush engine can jitter the position, size, angle and color of the brushes
  • Stamp Tool: same improvement as the brushes
  • Toolbar: can now have more then 2 columns
  • PSD import improved
  • Brush import improved
  • Some Icons embellished (Thank you ono)
  • JPEG images with preview picture. Preview will be no longer loaded.
  • Web Export: Selectable unit of file size
  • PlaneControl always with Lab
Version 17.10:
  • Rushes: the new brush engine can jitter the position, size, angle and color of the brushes
  • Stamp Tool: same improvement as the brushes
  • Toolbar: can now have more then 2 columns
  • PSD import improved
  • Brush import improved
  • Some Icons embellished (Thank you ono)
  • JPEG images with preview picture. Preview will be no longer loaded.
  • Web Export: Selectable more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.4 or later



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PhotoLine User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 17.x:
(2)
Your rating: Now say why...
Overall:
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-87
Prlab commented on 23 May 2012
Seems like an alternative to Canvas, which I can't use on Lion.
[Version 17.10]


burypromote

+30

M-Rick reviewed on 09 May 2012
If there was something to have to be changed in this software it is the GUI, everything else is very good. A real alternative for a professional work.
[Version 17.10]


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Robert Kroon reviewed on 04 Nov 2011
Very good image application. I use this together with the colorperfect plugin and the neat-image plugin. It gives me a very good workflow scanning color negatives (16-bits per channel) and converting them to beautiful color images. PhotoLine easily beats Photoshop CS3 for my work. PhotoLine is rock solid and can handle 16-bits per channel images.
[Version 16.54]


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+18

Jack75 reviewed on 29 Sep 2011
One more half star for an improved GUI.
[Version 16.53]


burypromote
-6

+3
Uniquepito commented on 24 Feb 2011
Show me any feature which Photoline has and Gimp doesn't! Wake up ppl! It's not worth the money if you try the Gimp.
[Version 16.51]

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burypromote
+7

+43
Opeter replied on 24 Feb 2011
Hmm... CMYK color mode support?
burypromote
+2

+14

Rpp reviewed on 07 Oct 2010
This is a very good image processing application. Pretty much the only real and fully featured alternative to Photoshop CS5 at fraction of it's price. I researched a lot of applications to find a lighter and cheaper replacement for Photoshop and this one actually is the only one which f.e. has full support for 16-bit Lab. It can be clunky, has some bugs, but it's stable and not a cute barely useful toy like most of others. It works!
[Version 16.11]

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burypromote

+1
Bnp replied on 08 Jan 2011
How does Photoline compare with GIMP? (For which some excellent third party books are available- for those of us who read manuals )
burypromote

+43
Opeter replied on 24 Feb 2011
@Bnp,
one of the advantages of Photoline is the GUI (yes, the icons are ugly), which has dockable elements.

Than there is the color support, that is aimed more at advanced users, semi- and professionals: 16-bit RGB, HLS, LAB and CMYK modes.

Oen thing has needed to be mentioned: Photoline is not newbie friendly. So you need previous image editor knowgledge, reading the Help menu and trying to use the tools and what they can do.

For standard home users, I would recommend something simpler, like Seashore, if you need advanced functions, than Gimp or (if you have money) Pixelmator.
burypromote
-5

-50

Leonledragon reviewed on 21 Dec 2009
At this price Photoshop element is a bargain...
Also, updates come too often with supplement...
[Version 15.54]

3 Replies

burypromote
+1

+33
Vandulus replied on 21 Dec 2009
Not sure why you said that PS Elements is better as it retails for $100 and has less features. PhotoLine isn't as user friendly as Elements, but is much more powerful when you take the time to learn it. I'm also curious as to why more frequent, but reasonable updates (about every 2 months) are a bad thing? Major updates occur about once a year and the upgrade price is only about $40-50.

If you're looking for an easy to use program for touching up photos, then something like Picassa is a better choice. If you're looking for a powerful photo and graphics editor without dropping $600 on Photoshop, I'd highly recommend Photoline.
burypromote
-2

-50
Leonledragon replied on 22 Dec 2009
The reason it is a bargain : for the price you have : Bridge (100$ value)...
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+3

+3
Gslusher replied on 08 Jan 2011
@Vandulus:
Yes, Photoshop Elements retails for $100, but, if you paid that, you're not very bright. You can buy it on Amazon for as little as $70.58 (from one of Amazon's partners) or directly from Amazon for $79.99 with a $20 rebate, making it $59.99 net.

One advantage of Photoshop Elements is that it can use some (not all) Photoshop plug-ins. Can PhotoLine do that?
burypromote
+1

+73
mitch_de commented on 26 Aug 2009
Working perfect also in OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard !
For semiprofessionals & hobbiest the best software doing "Photoshop" work.
Adobe hasnt that reached ;)
[Version 15.5]


burypromote
+1

+38
magosilvan commented on 20 Apr 2009
I must apologize for my former appreciation: PhotoLine is not a sort of halfway between Photoshop and Pixelmator, it has more to say, but it isn't surely mac friendly.
It is full of options but the Help is poor or referring to not corresponding screenshots from Windows version.
[Version 15.05]


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+3

+4

Jmleonfounlin reviewed on 22 Mar 2009
PhotoLine 15 may not have as beautiful an interface as Pixelmator, but it is very powerful. As far as I know it is the only editing photo app which allows you to use most editing tools in Lab (without the need to convert the image to Lab, though you can so if you will) or HSV-HIS mode directly within the tools. Raw Developer also permits editing curves not only in RGB but also in Lab (but it is a raw converter). It also supports CMYK.

Contrary to what has been said there is a history palette, but PL doesn't have quite the same terminology as PS (View -> Dialog -> Undo List). Sharpening can be done non destructively (on a layer). The app also makes it possible to use screen and printer ICC profile (I use Spyder3 Pro and PrintFX Pro). It can also create HDR images and can import raw images.

Recently I've done all my editing in PL 15 up to framing and watermarking and exporting for web (leaving raw editing to Capture One 4 though). Really, this app deserves much more than the review I've read here but you have to go beyond the not so tasty face. Remember that it is also relatively cheap. For all the features, it is a real bargain in fact.
[Version 15.01]


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-50

Leonledragon rated on 10 May 2012

[Version 17.10]



+30

M-Rick rated on 26 Feb 2012

[Version 17.02]



+1

Cantello rated on 30 Nov 2011

[Version 16.54]



+7

JohnKHeath rated on 22 Oct 2011

[Version 16.54]




Jefrart rated on 19 Oct 2011

[Version 16.54]




Jefrart rated on 07 Jul 2011

[Version 16.52]




Daniel_fritzsche-Se#y rated on 22 Mar 2011

[Version 16.51]



-2

Rrothe rated on 08 Jan 2011

[Version 16.11]


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Version Downloads:218
Type:Multimedia & Design : Image Editing
License:Shareware
Date:09 May 2012
Platform:PPC / Intel
Price: $76.00
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PhotoLine is an imaging processing software, image browser, layout program, vector editor, batchconverter and web editor with many functions.

It is available as 32/64 bit application.The imaging functions fully supports Lab, CMYK, 16 bit per channel, ICC profiles and raw data of digital cameras. It offers all tools you need: Painting, cloning, filtering, blending and flood fill, special effects like squirl, shadow, glowing, distorb, morphing, 3d projection. Working layers, clipping layers, dynamic layer effects. EXIF digital camera data and IPTC data are supported. Multiple undo/redo levels, plugin filters and much more. Support for many picture formats.

The image browser shows your image folders, you can copy, add/remove folders, show image information, ...

Create empty sheets of paper, place your images, text, vector graphics on it. Great text functions like text flow along vector graphics, around or inside layers and from one page to another. Poster and Label printing. Save and read your PDF-files with PhotoLine. Create your vector graphics, add, remove, move vector points. Convert lines to beziers, fill with pattern, ...

PhotoLine has an action recorder. You can record your jobs and use the batch converter to do this jobs on all images of a folder.Do all your work for the web with PhotoLine. Transparent and animated GIFs, animatimations, JPEG2000, HD-Photo, Flash format (swf). Create animated buttons, image maps, html overviews, ...
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