Arcsoft Perfect365 Provides One Click Makeovers

When I've taken pictures of friends, they've often asked if I could fix this or that. Sure, I can fix it, but those fixes are typically time consuming and I'm not willing to spend the time for simple snapshots. Now there is an inexpensive tool that makes such changes as easy as one-click. Arcsoft Perfect365 sells for only $29.95 and is really easy to use. You can download a free trial before buying to see just how easy it is to use.

In order to test it out, I took four photos shot in a studio. Each of the photos was show in RAW format and I processed them using the new Corel AfterShot Pro. I then cropped each photo to a head shot. As you look at the samples below, each of the original photos is shown on the left and the makeover photos on the right. Below the photos, I'll describe the process I used to fix them.

For each of these photos, I wanted to do the simplest change possible. The top photo used the "Natural" preset. The second and third photos both used the "Tropics" preset which only made sense given that the photos were supposed to be beach scenes. The last photo used the "Late Night" preset as it just seemed to look the best to me.

Selecting a preset and saving each made over photo took less than a minute. None of the corrections are drastic changes as I was starting with a fairly good shot and an attractive model. But if you look carefully, the photos on the right are a definite improvement. While I used presets for each of my examples, there are 21 individual aspects of a photo that you can adjust. This allows you to fine tune the makeover in just the way you want. Thus if your main goal is to soften the skin, you can select that aspect and use a slider to get it just right.

Given that you can get this tool for under $30, it is a real bargain for quickly giving your photos a makeover. If nothing else, download the trial and see what it can do for your photos.