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Brittanny
Photography, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2022
Great Product
I have gone back and forth between PhotoWorks and PhotoShop. I prefer PhotoWorks. The ease of use and features are much less cumbersome. PhotoWorks does everything I need and more.
CONSAt this time I have not found any cons in my use of PhotoWorks.
Reasons for switching to PhotoWorks
Adobe was difficult to use and expensive.
William
Civic & Social Organization, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2022
PhotoWorks has tools like you find in expensive software.
The other photo editing program I experimented with told me of layers. I understood the concept to a point. PhotoWorks probably uses the layer concept but the tasks I done so far I didn't have to rely on understanding which layer did what in the overall edited photo
PROSI can accomplish the same task that I did in much $$$ programs in LESS TIME and with videos on how to make the picture butter than it was. If I run into a new problem, so far there has been videos showing me how to make it happen. Therefore being MUCH easier to use. I also like the way it places the term "edited" on the saved product, definitly helps when I go back to make more edits
CONSYou pay for what you get and I MOST wanted a program that could eliminate objects in the photo and not have to do the "trial and error" method OVER and OVER. On the first day I understood how to remove an object and replace with a nearby object. PhotoWorks does have limitations ... OR tools that I haven't found yet. You get into doing what you need done and move on, so it's possible it's not the software's fault.
Reasons for switching to PhotoWorks
Over the years I learned how to remove objects with Photoshop Elements 9, then moved to Elements 2018, and I STILL never received the product "how to" videos even they were supposed to be available. It was learn a trick or two from a friend or do the trial & error method. I have enjoyed PhotoWorks very much
Vendor Response
Hi William, thank you very much for your review! Glad that you found our tutorials very useful. If you lack certain functionality in our software, feel free to send us your feedback - we're open to new ideas, and will try to implement them in future updates.
Replied June 2022
Selmer
Writing and Editing, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed July 2022
Review
Nothing really, not worth the money that I paid for it.
CONSHard to use this software for the purpose I need.
Reasons for switching to PhotoWorks
Trying to find a quality product.
Vendor Response
Hi Selmer! I am very sorry it was hard for you to get the desired result with our software. Have you contacted our tech support? They should help you find the easiest way to apply the needed edits to your photo.
Replied July 2022
Richard
Photography, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2022
Hobbyist's Review, written by " Rick's Wildlife Photography"
Not in business use but the the experience has been good.
PROSAs an experienced amateur wildlife photographer hobbyist and now 74yrs old I can do so many things with PhotoWorks, not only to just improve my results, but to do fun and interesting things with my photos without having to have an in depth knowledge of all the time consuming and confusing technical no how required to use programs such as Photoshop. Obviously from the earlier sign in details you required and the choices therein , your review request is perhaps not really aimed at retired persons or amateur photographers however your program is an absolute treasure for the likes of us, and there are a lot of us out here. As with all things worthwhile practice makes perfect but, for example, it is even possible to eventually, after repetitively altering already altered photos, to come up with a family photo showing five generations all in the one photo that looks totally realistic and genuine. I love your program folks.
CONSI've been too busy enjoying the software at this stage that I haven't noticed any particular dislikes.
Reasons for switching to PhotoWorks
I switched from a program that was far too complex when I can achieve exactly what I want here without the underlying knowledge of the science behind it.
Richard
Photography, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2022
PhotoWorks Review
When support is requested. Support will respond once. I've had serious issued and support failed/refuses to respond. This definitely a serious issue. Because of the poor support, I'm considering changing to another product. This issue is not just with Photoworks but also with SmartShow 3D.
PROSPhotoworks is a very easy app to use. It almost has all the same features of Photoshop but with the easy of use.
CONSAfter the last version update, the changing the sky feature would not work and crashed the software/
Reason for choosing PhotoWorks
Photoworks has better functionality, easy of use, very good AI.
Reasons for switching to PhotoWorks
Easy of use and the AI works very well.
Vendor Response
Thank you for your feedback, Richard! Can I have the number of your support ticket? I'll check why you haven't received a reply, and we'll help you with the sky replacement issue.
Replied July 2022
Heather
Construction, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2021
For small business owners
Overall, quick to learn with tutorials and videos. Easy to use beyond learning. I liked the background remover - used the tutorial, and then it was like magic to remove!
PROSI was able to learn quickly how to insert our logo and add it to images via overlay. Important for our remodeling and construction before/after pictures. We like adding our logo, so our photos can be trusted (and owned) as our work. It is important to brand!
CONSI was excited about the "batch" view - but it would not let me save our unique logo file. You can create and save a "signature" template - which must be created (and not imported) within the software. [I had wanted to add our logo as overlay on a batch of pictures, and am only able to do so on individual images.]
Reasons for switching to PhotoWorks
Full adobe photoshop is expensive - and I do not need ALL of those features.
Vendor Response
Hi Heather, thank you so much for your review, and for the comment on adding logos! I've forwarded this to the project manager, so we might add the option of importing a custom logo and saving it as a template in future updates.
Replied September 2021
Anonymous
1 employee
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed November 2021
PhotoWorks is OK
I use for basic images.
PROSThe best of PhotoWorks are: Ease of use, good tools and user friendly.
CONSThe worst of PhotoWorks are: Performance, in some tools the app takes long time to respond.
M. Jo Wendorff
Public Safety, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2021
Want to Save Dark Photos??
Love the ease of Photoworks. The Learning curve is great. Staff offers help with any questions when purchasing. I really enjoy moving the bars (sharpness, etc. ) & seeing immediate changes on the photo!
PROSI absolutely love this program. It has saved me many hours of set up & retaking photos. I am NOT a pro. I am volunteered (or volunteer) to do photos of projects for groups. My camera did not respond, many pictures were very dark & I was physically sick. I searched the net, found PhotoWorks, and did a few tests with some of the darkest pictures. I honestly could not believe the results! I bought the program the same day ( early Christmas present to me)!! i mam thrilled! have used PhotoWorks more time than i thought i would, always wit6h great results.
CONSHaven't found any negatives yet! add on I wish the disc of the program would have cost a bit less. I bought it (I did not want to take any chances on losing PhotoWorks)
R Scott
Design, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2022
A truly excellent tool that is actually easy to learn and to use
I just enjoy using it and their Customer Service is great!!
PROSThis photo app is as user friendly and intuitive as the the more expensive editors are confusing and intimidating> I really enjoy it!
CONSIt would be nice to have more flexibility in terms of text and frames. But these are minor minor issues and theyhelped me find easy solutions.
David
Photography, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2022
A+++ photo software
I found the sliders very easy to use. The color to black and white ..The cropping is smooth as well
CONSthe updates from one version to another has a cost involved
Reason for choosing PhotoWorks
I use several pieces of software to reach my goal..no on program does it all
Reginald
Photography, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2022
Photoworks Is a Great Alternative to Photoshop for Basic Image Editing
I love using this product because I get great results very fast. I've never had an issue with the software such as glitches, freezing, erratic results, etc. There are tutorials on how to use the software but it is so intuitive that instructions really aren't needed to get the gist of a menu option upon first use.
PROSIt's user friendly, easier to learn than other photo editing software, and it's priced just right.
CONSI do have Photoshop and it has a multitude of plug-in assets, actions, templates, filters, fonts, and more that Photoworks doesn't have at this moment.
Vendor Response
Hi Reginald! Thank you for the review and your suggestion. We've already created additional effects, clipart, and backgrounds for PhotoWorks, and we are already working on more add-ons.
Replied July 2022
Chris
Information Technology and Services, 1 employee
Used monthly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed September 2021
A good solid package that needs further improvement
Overall I like PhotoWorks, but I have decided not to use it until the issues summarised above have been resolved.
PROSI need photo editing software for personal use to clean up thousands of old 35mm colour slides that I have digitised. My goal is simply to remove defects from the images, e.g. incorrect exposure, colour balance and blemishes, not to add special effects. I compared PhotoWorks version 10.0 with Adobe Photoshop Elements version 18.0. Both have easy-to use auto enhancement features that produce similar results. However PhotoWorks offers more granular manual correction of individual image attributes, which enables good results to be obtained from problem images, eg very under- or over-exposed. The only retouching option I have used is the Healing Brush, which allows blemished due to dust, fibres, mold, etc to be corrected. PhotoWorks performs well at this. The PhotoWorks team was very responsive when I requested an option to add templates for visible captions on images.
CONSPerformance is disappointingly slow when PhotoWorks applies corrections to images - typically with lag times of 1 or more seconds - which makes the removal of a large number of blemishes time-consuming. One of my must-have requirements is the ability to add visible captions to each photo using a consistent format (font, size, colour, opacity, position on canvas, etc). The PhotoWorks Text Templates option goes some way towards providing this, but does not yet offer consistent caption positioning, nor the ability to alter a caption once the image has been saved. The opacity option also needs improvement.
Reason for choosing PhotoWorks
Although I have purchased a licence for Photoworks version 10.0, I am continuing to use PhotoShop Elements until the issues summarised above have been resolved.
Gerry
Music, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2021
PhotoWorks - my thoughts
Very user friendly, easy to learn, great tools and time savers
PROSI got Photoworks very recently and have used it quite a bit, since I had some important face swapping photo work I needed to do. Photoworks is very user friendly and easy to figure out and the videos are extremely helpful. I also have had GIMP a long time, which is a very complex graphics program. It's much more difficult to do the work on GIMP. I'm now using both programs together on my pics. GIMP can pretty much do anything, but it's very difficult to learn and I must say there are certain things on PhotoWorks that are incredible time savers that would take forever on GIMP like the photo touch up tools that can zero in on the face or the complete photo. You can very quickly try about 20 variations until you find the best one. If you're looking for a program that's easy to learn and also powerful in certain features, PhotoWorks may be the best choice.
CONSCan't save the workspace to continue on another day. No manual, only tutorials
Aldemir
Photography, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2023
Edição em lote
Como faço edição em lote, preciso de muito hardware, pricipalmente processador e memória
PROSvariedade de recursos, inovador, facil e rápido
CONSnão usa a GPU e precisa de muito hardware
Reason for choosing PhotoWorks
custo x benefício
Reasons for switching to PhotoWorks
novidades, facilidade e variedade de recursos
Vendor Response
Hi Aldemir! Thank you for your feedback! Glad that you found the program useful. Please note that you can turn on the GPU usage feature by checking the "Use GPU" option under the View tab.
Replied April 2023
Anonymous
1 employee
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
2
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed September 2022
PhotoWorks tut nicht was die Software tun sollte
Schlecht! Der Support is arrogant und ignoriert das Problem, wissen wieso, deshalb kann man es auch nicht testen.
PROSNichts, weil die Software nicht funktioniert hat.
CONSDie Bereichsreperatur-Pinsel konnte man nur in der Kaufversion benutzen, und genau dieses benötigte ich in der Testfase. Dafür gekauft und war eine Katze im Sack, da sie nicht ordentlich funktioniert hat.
Reasons for switching to PhotoWorks
PhotoWorks nicht tut was sie tun soll.
Vendor Response
Hi! We are extremely sorry about the difficulties you had with our software. The Healing Brush feature should be available for testing in the free version. Could you let us know the number of your support ticket? We'll check the details of the problem, and we'll surely find a solution for you.
Replied October 2022
maria cristina
Accounting, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2022
Excelente Herramienta
Recuperación de fotos de mucho valor para mi. Con excelentes resultados
PROSSu fácil uso y buen resultado. Es una buena alternativa a Photoshop y otros software parecidos que son mas profesionales.
CONSque debería tener mas opciones juntas como Glory por ejemplo todo en uno
Vendor Response
Thank you for your feedback Maria! We'll try to add more photo restoration options in future updates.
Replied June 2022
Phillip
Consumer Electronics, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2022
Software quality and performance
For most common graphic and photo editing, this software is sufficient and powerful enough to sastify my works for personal or business purposes.
PROSIntegrated most useful and common features for photo editing work. These features are powerful enough to sastify your photo editing results.
CONSThis software is for editing with single layer photo. For multiple-layer graphic editing and generating work, more powerful software like Photoshop would be needed.
Reasons for switching to PhotoWorks
It doesn't have enough photo editing features I need for a good price value.
Vendor Response
Thank you for the detailed review, Philip! We are already thinking on the multiple layer editing, and this feature may be added in one of the future updates.
Replied July 2022
Adel
Higher Education, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2021
Simple and cheap photo editing
I use Photoworks to manipulate photos for patients and procedures before projecting them to students. It is simple, with clean interface and does the job with ease.
PROSVery simple interface, does the needed jobs in photo-editing with ease. It has also, plenty of online tutorials.
CONSRaw files need a many manual corrections before becoming usable.
Ian
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2022
User Friendly, Good result
The benefits are ,I can get my media advertising out quicker, more personalized and sharper presentation
PROSThe main features of this software is it works, it is simple, it is accurate and fast
CONSPerhaps the clarity on blurred photo's could be a bit higher in the pixel distribution
Pierre
Information Technology and Services, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2022
Ppo
Happy with the purchase so far
PROSEase of use and performance mostly in processing with GPU.
CONSStill in learning mode and processing the menu functionalities
Reason for choosing PhotoWorks
New photo software
Paolo
Banking, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2021
Very simple to use
very easy to use and to learn. The tutorials explain good how to use the software
CONSIs very similar with the features of photoshop, everything is all right
Ross
Writing and Editing, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2022
Outstanding support for an indispensible product
The technical support (for a niggling but unimportant fault) was outstanding, with the problem resolved with very detailed procedures.
PROSThis software is ideal for use "straight-out-of-the-box" because of its hints and help system; the provision of pop-up videos to show techniques makes it easy for anybody unfamiliar with the program to use it immediately.
CONSA very minor detail is that the image selection process could be speeded by providing thumbnails of the folder being edited.
Claudio
Music, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2022
PhotoWorks recommendation
I would say so far it is a more than positive experience
PROSThe very intuitive use, the practicality, the functions, the graphics, the set of software features and the more than excellent support guide.
CONSFor the use I have made of it so far and for what I need I have not found anything that is not to my liking.
Reason for choosing PhotoWorks
For the possibilities it offers in the work that I need, the practicality, the price and the very clear user support guide.
Robert
Law Enforcement, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2021
Perfect for editing all your photos and graphics.
This software allow me to enhance and clean up photos both old and new with ease. I have always used PhotoWorks and have never been let down with any of the products.
PROSThe easy of use and the forever license. It was easy to download and use right away.
CONSReally nothing to not like that I have found so far. What you can't figure out on your own is easily explained in the help sections and tip videos provided with the program.
Susan
Writing and Editing, 1 employee
Used weekly for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2022
Susan's Review
My overall experience has been positive.
PROSVery easy to use. Very user friendly. Tutorials are well written and easy to follow. The software has a lot of nice features. I really like the photo effects. Customer support is very good.
CONSI really do not have any cons. I have not had any problems with it So far, I really like the software.