#BEST ALIEN SKIN EXPOSURE 7 PRO#
I should preface this section by stating that I have tested Exposure software on a 2013 Mac Pro with the six-core CPU and 6GB of VRAM.
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This is not something I do regularly, but I can see its value. You can also use the new comparison tool to try out different image editing treatments or presets on the same image when used in conjunction with the new Virtual Copies. It's awesome and makes culling much easier. If I zoom to 100% on an eye, assuming the eye is in a similar spot in all four images, the other three images are also zoomed in to 100% on the eye. Exposure X3 allows you to compare up to four images side by side and a great feature is that when you zoom in on one, you zoom in on the other compared images in the same way simultaneously. I regularly capture a lot of similar images, particularly when doing wildlife photography, and need to be able to see which is just a bit sharper or has a slightly better composition. This is my favorite change to the user experience in Exposure X3. This is a new feature which helps bring Exposure X3 much more in line with Adobe Lightroom in terms of organizational tools. Are you looking for a "portrait" image shot at 85mm with an aperture of f/1.4 within a certain date range? Easy, you can search for that.Įxposure X3 keeps a list of your recent keywords and you can create larger parent groups of keywords, which is neat. You can add keywords to the metadata of individual files and you can fine tune a search for keywords by adding additional search parameters. Fortunately, Alien Skin has added this function to their X3 version of Exposure and the implementation is very well done. While not everyone uses keywords to help organize their photos, many photographers rely on them for tagging important files. Collections are very useful, particularly if you are a working photographer who needs to group particular projects together.Īnother less obvious change is the new keywords functionality. This means that if you are syncing files across multiple devices or want someone else to have access to a project or folder, it will come with your assigned organizational metadata as well. You can view 2-4 images side-by-side or in a grid and you can link them all such that when you zoom in on one, the software automatically zooms in on the same area on the other images you're comparing.Īs is the case with many aspects of Exposure, Collection data is stored in file metadata. Side-by-side image comparison: I find this feature particularly useful when culling images, but it can also work well when comparing different editing treatments on the same image when used in conjunction with Virtual Copies. Virtual Copies: Without using up additional disk space, through the use of new virtual copies, you can edit and export multiple variations of a single image.Ĭollections and quick collections: If you store images across a wide array of locations within Exposure X3, Collections are a good way to keep them organized in a group. You can retain or remove the keywords when exporting images and manage your keywords in a dedicated keyword library. You can now apply descriptive keywords to your images, including during the import process.
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#BEST ALIEN SKIN EXPOSURE 7 UPDATE#
Keywords: This is a big update to Exposure X3. Having used Alien Skin Exposure X2 (and the large X2.5 update which added non-destructive layer editing), I think that the biggest upgrades to Alien Skin Exposure X3 come in the form of usability improvements, particularly when using Alien Skin Exposure X3 as your complete photo manager.
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Portrait retouching tools including spot healingĪvailable for $149 for new users ($119 as an upgrade) on Mac and Windows. Localized and non-destructive image editing with layersįull-featured assortment of image editing and retouching sliders
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Over 500 presets, including many film emulations X3 is a catalog-free complete photo managerĪbility to send a photo to an external editor and then bring back the edited image Alien Skin Exposure X3 can be used as standalone software or as a plug-in within Adobe Lightroom (not Adobe Lightroom CC) and Photoshop