How to select a image editing software ?

A photo editing software is a tool used to modify your photos. It is often necessary to resize or change the image format, convert it into different colors, or remove parts of the image. Many people use such software to enhance their photos for better presentation. Some use it for fun, while others use it to send specific messages. Therefore, image editing software is very common and sought after by many. As usual, there are many alternatives, making it often difficult to choose the best one. The following points can help you in this regard.

1.    Look for the following features :

a.     Image Capturing

                                          i.    Rectangular Area

                                         ii.    Specific Objects on the Screen

                                        iii.    Freehand

                                        iv.    Entire Screen

b.    Image Morphing

                                          i.    Lightness Adjustment

                                         ii.    Contrast

                                        iii.    Sharpness

                                        iv.    Blurring/Morphing

                                         v.    Transformations

1.     To Negative

2.     To Grayscale

3.     To Sepia

c.     Image Resizing

                                          i.    Batch resize

                                         ii.    Resize to a premade as well as custom dimension without distorting the main image

d.    Image Editing

                                          i.    Removing lines or objects

                                         ii.    Drawing Lines and Text

                                        iii.    Creating Layers

                                        iv.    Classifying the Image into Specific Colours according to their pixel values

2.    But even if the software has the above features it must  also have the following necessary features:

a.     System must not slow down after installation

b.    Requirements of Graphic Cards must be minimum

c.     Memory requirement must also be average or minimum

d.    Must work with Windows XP or higher

e.     Printing of edited images must be available

f.     Images must have the option to be exported into other formats like jpg to bmp and vice-versa.

g.    Copying and pasting of edited images must be allowed

h.     Compatibility with MS or other Office publishing tools must be available

i.      Proper tech-support must be provided

j.      Features/Price >1 required

Next time you try to buy a photo editing software, keep the above points in your mind so that you may not repent after purchase