Software : Download of the Day: PhotoScape

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Download of the Day: PhotoScape Posted: Splashing hundreds of pounds on the latest version of Adobe Photoshop for your PC is no longer something you need to budget for thanks to the range of extensive free offerings out there and PhotoScape is among the top ones you can get. Why you need it Making images look their best before posting them up on social media or even, god forbid, printing them out to put on the wall is incredibly easy thanks to the excellent set of tools that come as part of PhotoScape. Once you've negotiated the small amount of bloatware during the installation and have entered the program it's clear just how much there is to offer. PhotoScape presents everything in an easy to manage circle of options that covers all the main features the program has to offer and don't worry about feeling bewildered as hovering over each option brings up a brief explanation. Visiting the editing tab allows you to change various aspects of the image such as the brightness and size, add effects to change the way it looks, crop it down to a smaller size, and place other objects such as text on top of the image. Making collages of a group of images for your latest hip social media post can be done using PhotoScape's page tab where there are a range of different templates to choose from. Combine offers a similar service where you can combine large number of photos onto one page and then change the style of the borders and margins. For anyone that has never created a GIF, PhotoScape has a built-in option that allows you to do just that and even though the offering is fairly limited, it's a lot of fun to try out if you're just getting started with GIFs. The built-in printing suite also allows you to create sheets of photos to print out and saves you having to go down to the chemist to get photos developed. Other added extras include screen capture, a RAW-to-JPG converter, image splitter, batch editor, renaming tool and a colour picker. It all makes PhotoScape an image editor that is robust enough for advanced users and easy enough to get to grips with for beginners. Key features Works on: Windows 7 and 8.1 Price: Free Wealth of editing options: Create images for your latest Instagram or a new desktop for your PC by using the wide range of editing tools on board that help you to create collages, combinations and splits. Create GIFs: An easy built-in tool can help even the most elementary of users to create moving images using stills. Useful extras: With everything from a RAW-to-JPG converter to a renaming tool as added extras, there's almost everything you need from an image editing program.

Adobe Document Cloud just made document management so much easier Posted: If scanning, faxing and submitting important documents has ever frustrated you, then today is a good day. Adobe has created a new tool that will let you snap a photo of a document, save it to the cloud, edit it, sign it and password-protect it - all from a smartphone or tablet. The Adobe Document Cloud features a touch-enabled user interface, Photoshop imaging tools, and Adobe eSign technology, all of which are combined to simplify the document management process. For example: if you're traveling on business and you need to file a receipt, instead of signing the receipt, scanning it, saving it and submitting it from a desktop, you can snap a picture of your receipt, adjust the image's rotation and lighting, add an electronic signature or other text, store it in the cloud and share it from your smartphone, among other features. Another use case enables users to edit presentations on the go in a collaborative environment. Rather that sharing PDFs after each and every edit, Document Cloud users can access documents on their smartphone or tablet, make edits on a touchscreen, and lock, share or restrict access. Mobile Link Adobe's Mobile Link profile tool enables you to store your files, settings and signatures so that you don't have to start fresh with new devices. Simply log in to your Document Cloud account and your electronic signatures and document preferences follow you from device to device. Document Cloud's Send and Track features give you better control over who accesses your documents. You can adjust the settings to control who opens documents, when they have access, what devices they can access documents on, and whether or not they can make edits. All documents accessed on Document Cloud can be saved saved locally to a device, in addition to saving to the cloud, which enables users to easily move between working with and without Wi-Fi connections. Document Cloud is available on iOS and Android devices. Windows Phone users will have to settle for a document reader that does not enable edits. Document Cloud will be available later this month via subscription for $14.99 per month, and for one-time purchase. Adobe has not yet revealed pricing for one-time purchases. Read our Adobe Creative Cloud review

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