Feature list (product matrix)

The following table shows a feature comparison of PhotoStudio Freeware / 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 to the competitor, even if the function exists only in a rudimentary form. Picasa, for instance, can score with it's fancy animated skin, but many dialogs are disappointingly minimalistic.

	Category	Feature	PhotoStudio Free	PhotoStudio Pro	Picasa	PhotoManager
1	General	Company	1STEIN CodedColor	1STEIN CodedColor	Google	ACDSystems
2		Price	$ 0 (Magazines)	€ 49 / $ 49	$ 0	€ 39 / $ 49
3		Version	6.1	6.1	2	8
4		Download size	45 MB	45 MB	4 MB	15 MB
5		Online Registration / Free updates
6		Handbook also in PDF
7		Open several images / folders at the same time
8		All RAW Formats / RAW conversions
9		Multimedia formats (DirectX support)
10		Database for image annotations and keywords
11		Database backup / restore
12		Automatic broken link correction
13		Read from video source
14		Import from TWAIN scanner / WIA
15		Transfer photos from camera / with rename option
16		Start wizard / tutorials
17		Automatic software updates (LiveUpdate)
18		Large clipart gallery (downloadable)
19	View	Explorer view / thumbs view / fullscreen view
20		Play attached sound
21		Screenshow / with transitions	(>100)	(>100)
22		Screenshow thumbs scroller / image information
23		Access to important functions from screenshow
24		Play movies in screenshow
25		Hide images from screenshow
26		View multipage TIFFs / save multipage TIFFs
27		Zoom with mouseclick or mouse wheel / automatic pan
28		Navigator for large images
29		Antialias image when zooming
30		Compare images (parallel zoom, show differences)
31		Compare original & edited image
32		Show image histogram
33		Sort by EXIF or IPTC photo date
34		Exposure warning
35		Color management (ICC profile)
36	Organize	Annotate images (title, description, keywords)
37		Read / write EXIF
38		Read / write IPTC
39		Batch rename
40		File search (date, filename, title, description, keywords, EXIF+IPTC) / multiple values at the same time
41		Search for image duplicates and similar images
42		Save search result
43		Organize images in albums and catalogs (baskets)
44		Fast photo tagging and search (keywords)
45		Organize images in categories
46		Sort images manually
47		Timeline view
48		Rate images
49		Advanced file operations (move to folder, etc.)
50		Synchronize folders
51	Edit	Batch conversion 1: Size / Filetype
52		Batch conversion 2: Watermark / SmartFix / Frames / Hilight shadows
53		Batch conversion 3: Image Enhancements
54		Batch conversion 4: EXIF / IPTC fields
55		Batch editing: Title, Description, Keywords
56		Batch operations on subfolders / on various folders
57		Rotate / Mirror / Batch rotation (6)
58		Image watermarks (stamps)
59		Add text labels / as layer / with pointer (arrow)
60		Cut / Resize / with antialias filter
61		Custom crop and selection sizes
62		Rotate by adjusting horizon / automatic crop
63		Selections: rectangle, lasso (polygone, freehand), circle, wand
64		Multiple Selection
65		Sticky lasso (magnetic)
66		Lossless JPEG rotation
67		Color, Contrast, Brightness, Saturation / HSL / RGB
68		Remove color stains / automatic
69		Remove noise / JPG artefacts
70		Red eye correction / automatic
71		Simple effects / advanced effects and transformations		(> 50)
72		Sepia / Black & White (grayscale) / Negative
73		Wash our colors (color key effect)
74		Deskew / fix lens distortion (barrel)
75		Perspective transformation
76		SmartFix / Exposure correction
77		AutoFlash (hilight shadows)
78		Automatic white balance (color temperature)
79		Gamma correction
80		Histogram levels / Color balance & curves
81		Sharpen
82		Unsharp mask / Edge enhancement
83		Image collages / with text and objects (DTP)
84		Paint / Clone (repair) / Fill tools
85		Retouch / Smudge / Eraser brushes
86		Color picker / Replace Color
87		Airbrush
88		Borders / Shadows / Image frames / Polaroid frame
89		Add cliparts (as layer incl. transparency)
90		Full support of image transparency (alpha channel)
91		Extend workspace / with transparency
92		Open image in external editors
93		Photoshop plugins / external effect filters
94		Undo-Redo / multiple Undo-Redo
95		Type conversion / conversion options
96		Automatic backup of original
97		Non-destructive image editing with layers (Photoshop)
98		Masks / Gradient / Blend modes
99		CMYK color support
100		Editor recording and scripting
101		RGB split channels / channel mixer
102		Slice images (web designers)
103		HDR (high dynamic range rendering)
104		Vector file support
105	Share	Album to PDF / TIFF
106		Album to VCD / SVCD with audio
107		Album as web gallery (HTML) / different styles
108		Album as flash application / movie / screensaver
109		Indexpage with link to original (HTML)
110		Email images / zipped archive
111		Add watermarks / resize images for emails
112		Send as MMS / send via Skype
113		FTP upload
114		Selfexecutable album (EXE)
115	Print	Contactsheet
116		Single high resolution images
117		Print multiple images in various layouts
118		Print selection inside image
119		Design print templates / photo books (DTP)
120		Order prints online
121	Tools	Screen capture / with resize option / with compress option
122		Set desktop image
123		Compress images / folders (ZIP)
124		Encrypt images / Optional inside Mail dialog
125		Panorama stitch / with resize option / with image correction
126		Animate panoramas
127		Burn CD DVD / album backups
128		Screensaver
129		Extract images from web pages
130		GEO tagging: show / add GPS coordinates
131		Map collage with frame and shadow
132		Convert movies to MOV or FLV
133		Separate images from scans & collages