Feature list (product matrix)

The following table shows a feature comparison of PhotoStudio SE / Pro and two other similar applications for digital photo organization and photo editing. The evaluation was done with best knowledge, but suggestions and corrections are always welcome. Checkmarks don't say anything about the quality of the feature, as an "ok" was issued, even if the function exists only in a rudimentary form. Picasa, for instance, can score with it's fancy animated skin, but then most dialogs are disappointingly minimalistic.

	Category	Feature	PhotoStudio SE	PhotoStudio Pro	Picasa	PhotoManager
1	General	Company	1STEIN CodedColor	1STEIN CodedColor	Google	ACDSystems
2		Price	$ 0 (Magazines)	€ 39 / $ 39	$ 0	€ 39 / $ 49
3		Version	5	5	2	8
4		Download size	11 MB	11 MB	4 MB	15 MB
5		Handbook in PDF
6		Open several images / folders at the same time
7		All RAW Formats / RAW conversions
8		Multimedia formats (DirectX support)
9		Database for image annotations and keywords
10		Database backup / restore
11		Automatic broken link correction
12		Read from video source
13		Import from scanner (TWAIN)
14		Transfer photos from camera / with rename option
15		Start wizard
16	View	Explorer view / thumbs view / fullscreen view
17		Play attached sound
18		Screenshow / with transitions / with title bar
19		Access to important functions from screenshow
20		Play movies in screenshow
21		Hide images from screenshow
22		View multipage TIFFs / save multipage TIFFs
23		Easy zoom with mouseclick in every view mode
24		Navigator for large images
25		Antialias image when zooming
26		Compare images
27		Show image histogram
28		Sort by EXIF or IPTC photo date
29		Exposure warning
30	Organize	Annotate images (title, description, keywords)
31		Read / write EXIF
32		Read / write IPTC
33		Batch rename
34		Search (date, filename, title, description, keywords) / multiple values at the same time
35		Save search result
36		Organize images in albums and catalogs (baskets)
37		Fast photo tagging and search (keywords)
38		Organize images in categories
39		Sort images manually
40		Timeline view
41		Rate images
42		Search for image dulicates
43		Advanced file operations (move to folder, etc.)
44		Synchronize folders
45	Edit	Batch conversion 1: Size / Image format
46		Batch conversion 2: Watermark / SmartFix / Frames / Hilight shadows
47		Batch conversion 3: basic image enhancement
48		Batch conversion 4: EXIF / IPTC fields
49		Batch conversion 5: Title, Description, Keywords
50		Rotate / Mirror / Batch rotation (6)
51		Image watermarks
52		Add text / with pointer
53		Cut / Resize / with antialias filter
54		Rotate by adjusting horizon / automatic crop
55		Lossless JPEG rotation
56		Color, Contrast, Brightness / HSL / RGB
57		Remove color stains / automatic
58		Remove noise / JPG artefacts
59		Red eye correction
60		Simple effects / advanced effects
61		Sepia / Black & White
62		Fix lens distortion / deskew
63		SmartFix / Exposure correction
64		AutoFlash (hilight shadows)
65		Automatic white balance
66		Gamma correction
67		Edit histogram / Gradient curves
68		Sharpen
69		Unsharp mask / Edge enhancement
70		Image collages / with text (DTP)
71		Paint / Clone / Fill tools
72		Retouch / Eraser brushes
73		Borders / Shadows / Image frames
74		Open image in external editors
75		Photoshop plugins / external effect filters
76		Undo-Redo / multiple Undo-Redo
77		Type conversion / conversion options
78		Automatic backup of original
79	Share	Album to PDF
80		Album to VCD / SVCD with audio
81		Album as web gallery (HTML) / different styles
82		Album as flash / movie / screensaver
83		Email images / zipped archive
84		Add watermarks / resize images for emails
85		Send as MMS / send via Skype
86		Album FTP upload
87		Selfexecutable album (EXE)
88	Print	Contactsheet
89		Single high resolution images
90		Design print layouts / photo books (DTP)
91		Order prints online
92	Tools	Screen capture / with resize option / with compress option
93		Set desktop image
94		Compress images / folders (ZIP)
95		Panorama stitch / with resize option / with gamma correction
96		Animate panoramas
97		Burn CD DVD / album backups
98		Screensaver
99		Scan image directories
100		Automatic software updates (LiveUpdate)