Serif Photoplus X4

With PhotoPlus X4, anyone can turn good photos into great pictures. This photo editing software makes advanced tasks, like editing RAW files and HDR imaging, straightforward while common fixes like red eye removal, spot repair, and cropping are always at your fingertips. Fix old and damaged photos using powerful restoration tools or get creative with filters, effects and brushes. PhotoPlus X4 makes editing and enhancing your digital pictures easy.

<b>Achieve Professional Results</b>
Use professional tools to achieve amazing results easily!

<b>Powerful Repair Features</b>
All the tools you need to repair and revitalise your photos.

<b>Be More Productive</b>
Work faster in PhotoPlus X4 with automatic help and handy guides.

<b>Edit Photos Fast</b>
Correct common image problems quickly with easy-to-use tools.

<b>Get Creative</b>
Add effects and filters or paint with an artistic range of brushes.

<b>Manage and Share</b>
Keep on top of your image library with built-in organising features.

<b>Achieve Professional Results</b>

The professional level tools in PhotoPlus X4 can help you to create amazing pictures like the experts.

<b>RAW Studio</b>

Edit RAW files from popular cameras in PhotoPlus X4’s RAW Studio. An absolute must for anyone who shoots RAW images.

- Change white balance, highlights, exposure and more;
- Reduce noise and chromatic aberration;
- Adjust bit depth and colour space;
- View before and after previews.

<b>HDR (High Dynamic Range)</b>

Create jaw-dropping pictures with an amazing colour range by merging photos with different exposure settings.

- Merge two or more photos for amazing results;
- Works with RAW and common image files like .jpeg and .tif;
- Adjust brightness, black point, temperature and more before editing further in PhotoPlus X4;

<b>Non-Destructive Adjustments</b>

Make adjustments that don’t overwrite the image. Adjust levels, curves, brightness, contrast and more.

- Enhance your photos easily;
- Apply adjustments as individual layers;
- All filters are customisable and have a live preview;
- Add as many or as few filters as you want.

<b>High Detail Editing</b>
Ensure images for the web are pixel-perfect by using the Pixel Grid for precision.

<b>Photoshop Import & Export</b>
Import and export HD photos and Adobe® Photoshop® files with layers intact.

<b>High Colour Support</b>
Open and edit 64-bit images with superior colour and image quality.

<b>Photo Information</b>
Display and export useful photo data like date, time, exposure and more.

<b>Edit Photos Fast</b>
Photoplus X4’s PhotoFix has all the tools you need for common edits and quick results.

<b>Quick Fixes</b>
Red eye is a common fault that occurs in ambient low light conditions. PhotoFix makes it easy to remove red eye from your portrait photos. The spot repair tool can quickly remove spots and blemishes too.

<b>Straighten and Crop</b>
Quickly and easily correct wonky images and crop images to size. Trace an invisible line along the horizon of an image and let PhotoPlus automatically orient the image to that line. Choose to crop your photos to common image sizes using presets or customise the crop size to suit your needs.

<b>Photo Adjustments</b>
Make your pictures look fantastic by applying popular adjustments within PhotoFix. Adjust white balance, curves, hue, saturation and more and let PhotoFix preserve your original image by creating a filter layer that allows adjustments to be fine tuned or removed any time. Adjustments can be applied to areas of a photograph too with PhotoFix’s easy to use mask brush.

<b>Powerful Repair Features</b>
Give your old and damaged photos some TLC and get them looking better than ever.

<b>Remove Objects</b>
Seamlessly remove unwanted people or objects from your photos with clone and patch tools.

<b>Repair and Restore</b>
Return old and damaged photos to their former glory with scratch and blemish removers.

<b>Makeover Studio</b>
Give photo subjects a makeover – remove blemishes, smooth skin whiten teeth and more.

<b>High Quality Resizing</b>
Enlarge or shrink your pictures with minimal loss of quality using Lanczos3 resampling methods.

<b>Quick and Easy Selections</b>
Use the Magic Wand tool and new selection brush to select and apply edits and effects to image areas.

<b>Modify Selection</b>
Preview and modify selections. Choose from contract, expand, feather, smooth and more.

<b>Get Creative</b>
Do more than just beautify photos – use the artistic tools to create truly amazing pictures.

<b>Cutout Studio</b>
Easily remove people and objects from a photo with precision using the intuitive and easy-to-use Cutout Studio.

<b>Layers & Masks</b>
Flexible layer management for creating composite images, plus masks for control over layer transparency.

<b>Filter Gallery</b>
Apply practical filters to sharpen images and reduce noise, transform photos into art or add stylish effects like page curl.

<b>Paint & Pencil Tools</b>
Get creative with paint and pencil tools. There are lots of brushes and textures to choose from or you can even create your own.

<b>Pressure Studio</b>
Calibrate your graphics tablet’s pressure-sensitivity in this built-in studio to paint or draw with lifelike brush and pen strokes.

<b>Text Editing</b>
Add text, complete with effects like drop shadow and reflection, to any image. Great for adding captions and comments to photos.

<b>Be More Productive</b>
PhotoPlus X4 makes your workflow faster, easier and more enjoyable.

<b>New UI</b>
Spend less time searching for the right tools – they are intuitively laid out with clear icons.

- Maximise your workspace with customisable tabs;
- Related tools are in the same toolbar;
- All icons are larger and easier to identify.

<b>Automated How To</b>
Follow step-by-step instructions on common tasks and photo fixes in the helpful ‘How To’ tab.

- The ‘How To’ tab can be hidden when not in use;
- A ‘Do this for me’ option provides instant results;
- Easily find help for photo editing techniques.

<b>Great Tutorials</b>
Watch helpful video tutorials and read detailed guides to learn useful tips and tricks.

- Many video tutorials to help you make the most of PhotoPlus X4;
- Over 30 written tutorials to use as a handy reference;
- Easily accessible at any time.

<b>Multi-Core Threading</b>
Use all processing power in your PC to make photo editing faster than ever.

<b>Highly Compatible</b>
Import and export all popular image file formats including Adobe® Photoshop® files.

<b>Macro & Batch Processing</b>
Speed up your workflow by using macros to automate complex or frequent tasks.

<b>Keyboard Shortcuts</b>
Assign your favourite tools and functions to any key on your keyboard.

<b>Manage and Share Your Photos</b>
Use the built-in AlbumPlus Organiser for a hassle-free way to view and manage your photos.

<b>Import from Different Sources</b>
Import and edit photos from anywhere and view all your open photos at once.

- Get photos from your hard drive, camera or scanner;
- Import all common image types including .jpg and RAW;
- All open photos are displayed in a tab for easy selection.

<b>Manage Your Images</b>
Keep on top of your growing photo collection and find your photos quicker than ever before.

- Easily create categorised albums;
- Tag and rate images for quick sorting and searching;
- Sort images by day, month and year.

<b>PhotoMap</b>
Show off your map to friends and family, then zoom in to see your photos in each location.

- Photos with geo-tags are automatically placed on the map at their location;
- Add pictures manually too;
- Slide-shows, projects, and holiday events can be added.

<b>Print Studio</b>
Print photos directly from PhotoPlus X4 – there’s no need to export them.

<b>Optimise Images for Sharing</b>
Ensure your photos are suitable for print or web with the Export Optimiser.

<b>Online Sharing</b>
Share favourite photos via Facebook® and Flickr® at the click of a button.

<b>Print Projects</b>
Use your photos to create calendars, cards and postcards from templates.

<b>New Feature Highlights</b>
Just some of the new tools and features in PhotoPlus X4.

<b>Image Cutout Studio</b>

Easily remove people and objects from a photo with precision using the intuitive and easy-to-use Cutout Studio.

<b>Adjustment Tab</b>
Combine subtle filters to make stunning images. All filters are customisable and include a live preview to show what your picture will look like.

<b>PhotoFix</b>
PhotoFix is an area of PhotoPlus designed to make applying common edits to your photos faster than ever before.

<b>Filter Groups</b>
Automatically create filter groups with optional filter masking. Apply blend modes and opacity filter-by-filter.

<b>Pixel Grid</b>
Edit individual pixels easily and accurately by using the Pixel Grid to ensure pixel-perfect images.

<b>Pressure Studio</b>
Calibrate your graphics tablet’s pressure-sensitivity in this built-in studio to paint or draw with lifelike brush and pen strokes.

<b>AlbumPlus Organiser</b>
Keep your pictures organised with the built-in AlbumPlus Organiser including PhotoMap so you can populate Google Earth with your photos.

<b>Customisable Keys</b>
Speed up your workflow by customising keyboard shortcuts to suit the way you work.

<b>Improved Selection Tools</b>
Use the all new selection brush to paint difficult areas that might otherwise be difficult to select.

<b>Improved Filter Gallery</b>
The Filter Gallery now houses all the filters and Instant Artist effects in one place so it’s easier to combine the effects you want.

<b>Improved Speed</b>
With fantastic support for multi-core PCs, you can use all processing power in your computer to make photo editing faster than ever!

<b>Faster Undo</b>
Now 5 times faster when undoing previous edits. If you don’t like the effect you’ve applied, you can undo it quicker than ever before!

<b>New UI</b>
Larger icons and a brand new colour scheme not only make PhotoPlus X4 easier to use, but great looking also.

<b>Improved EXIF Information</b>
Retain EXIF photo data when saving or exporting an image.