
Unfortunately, PhotoStudio 6 still can't use the many third-party Photoshop-compatible plug-ins. (For instance, flyaway hair is a problem even for expensive professional-level programs.) Still, we were impressed that Arcsoft Photostudio 6 now includes such an advanced tool.Īrcsoft Photostudio 6 has added three other tools designed for serious photographers: support for most camera RAW file formats 48-bit images and very large image files (up to 30,000 by 30,000 pixels). To achieve good results, Magic Cut often demands concentration and effort - but that's true with all masking programs, especially for complex subjects. So if - after returning to the main program - you notice some tweak you should have made, you'll have to start over from the beginning. Unfortunately, the dialog box doesn't save your work. It works by drawing lines through the area you want to keep (your foreground subject) and other lines through the area you want to remove (the background) Arcsoft Photostudio 6 automatically does the rest.
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For instance, Beautify does a lovely job of automatically recognising a face in a portrait photo and smoothing out skin imperfections, but it failed to recognise the face in one of our portraits, because (as Arcsoft explained) Beautify works only when the person faces directly into the camera - and our test subject was at a slight angle to the camera.Īnother important new filter, Magic Cut, does a reasonable job of removing backgrounds from pictures, so you can paste your subject into another picture. Though they have lots of promise, the newcomers are uneven in their execution.

The new Image Levels Adjustment works well for precise control over highlights, midtones, and shadows, and the Auto Exposure command lets you leave precision to the programmers.Īrcsoft Photostudio 6 adds four new filters to its sizable library of special effects.
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Also, only a handful of effects dialog boxes have convenient links to tutorials and explanations about the various commands and options in that specific window.Īrcsoft Photostudio 6 provides a full set of enhancement tools for correcting exposure, colour, and so on.
