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Application SettingsĪs with all Ashampoo software, settings within Photo Commander 16 are kept simple and to the point, the “All Settings” entry on the main menu is how we can access the settings screen to begin reviewing these settings. This menu makes accessing all main parts of the program easy, it also allows the program settings to be configured further (file associations, backups etc.) which will be looked at later in in this review. The only other significant part of the interface to mention is the main menu found at the top left of the program. only jpg files) as well as file names and the ability to ignore images tagged as favourites etc. This second set of filters allows us to easily filter on file type (e.g. Looking over at the gallery view panel we can see yet more easy filtering options for use after the main file-tree filtering has been complete. For example, using the file-tree filters we can search for images based upon the date they were taken, the geographical location they were taken (if geotagged) and even specify which folders should be included or excluded from the search to help narrow down the photos we need. This file-tree also features some excellent search and filtering tools which make finding the images you want really easy.

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Together these two tools make navigating the PC and finding images to work on easy and can save loads of time over software which omits the file tree view in my opinion.

Going back to the main screen, one of the big features of the new interface is the combination of a file-tree panel and its accompanying gallery view panel next to it. Once editing has finished, exiting to the main screen again is easy, simply press the back / home button found on the tool bar or use the escape key on the keyboard to return. For example, the “Quick-Fix” tab has many of the commonly used editing tools (including the auto-optimisation tools), the “Create” tab is where calendars and photo cards can be designed and the organise tab is where DVDs can be burned and batch processing of images is configured (all of these categories will be looked at in more detail later on). Whilst in this editing mode we also get our first look at the top menus which help categorise the different parts of Photo Commander 16.

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This editing mode does not take over the full computer screen but does (temporarily) remove the tree view and gallery view panels allowing for more room to work on the actual image itself (the toolbars remain above and expand to include more options as can be seen below). Simply double clicking the selected image (in the preview panel) or selecting any tool from the toolbar above will begin editing and force the software to open the selected image in its “full editing mode”. The file-tree and gallery view panels on the left are complimented by a larger preview panel on the right with associated meta data for the current image shown below it.

Looking at this initial user interface it is clear a lot of though has gone into making this as easy to use as is possible for high-end photo editing software. Opening the software for the first time will bring up a handy guide which quickly points out all of the main areas of the software and then walks users through the functionality on offer, a great start for what is normally regarded a complicated category of software to use. With Photo Commander 16, Ashampoo, have done a great job of making this software easy to navigate and simple to get started with. When choosing any photo editing suite the user interface is an important consideration, this is essentially the measure of how quick and easy you can find the features you need and make any necessary adjustments to your photos.

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Once downloaded and set running the installer program will take care of most of the install itself, the option is there to install in a different location to the default should you so wish but if you like to stay with the default setting this really is a painless process.Īfter the install is complete the software will then be ready to use, upon first opening the software you will be asked to enter a licence code or select to evaluate the software over a period of 10 days (this becomes 30 days if you decide to register with Ashampoo).įinally, with the registration out of the way, the software will begin by greeting you with the Welcome Wizard, this is a pop-up box which guides you through the main parts of the interface, the tools included and where to find them.

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At just under 400MB the download is fairly large but this is mainly owing to the vast amount of features Ashampoo have built into Photo Commander 16. As with all Ashampoo software Photo Optimizer Commander 16 was very quick and easy to install and I had the application running within just a few minutes.