

Collections are very useful, particularly if you are a working photographer who needs to group particular projects together.Īnother less obvious change is the new keywords functionality. This means that if you are syncing files across multiple devices or want someone else to have access to a project or folder, it will come with your assigned organizational metadata as well. You can view 2-4 images side-by-side or in a grid and you can link them all such that when you zoom in on one, the software automatically zooms in on the same area on the other images you're comparing.Īs is the case with many aspects of Exposure, Collection data is stored in file metadata. Side-by-side image comparison: I find this feature particularly useful when culling images, but it can also work well when comparing different editing treatments on the same image when used in conjunction with Virtual Copies. Virtual Copies: Without using up additional disk space, through the use of new virtual copies, you can edit and export multiple variations of a single image.Ĭollections and quick collections: If you store images across a wide array of locations within Exposure X3, Collections are a good way to keep them organized in a group. You can retain or remove the keywords when exporting images and manage your keywords in a dedicated keyword library.

You can now apply descriptive keywords to your images, including during the import process.

Keywords: This is a big update to Exposure X3. Having used Alien Skin Exposure X2 (and the large X2.5 update which added non-destructive layer editing), I think that the biggest upgrades to Alien Skin Exposure X3 come in the form of usability improvements, particularly when using Alien Skin Exposure X3 as your complete photo manager.

Portrait retouching tools including spot healingĪvailable for $149 for new users ($119 as an upgrade) on Mac and Windows. Localized and non-destructive image editing with layersįull-featured assortment of image editing and retouching sliders Over 500 presets, including many film emulations X3 is a catalog-free complete photo managerĪbility to send a photo to an external editor and then bring back the edited image Alien Skin Exposure X3 can be used as standalone software or as a plug-in within Adobe Lightroom (not Adobe Lightroom CC) and Photoshop
