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Portrait Professional? - 01-12-2012, 10:20 AM


Whats your opinion on it Good, Bad ? I see that it is on sale for 50% off so $39.99 and if you use "face909" as a discount code you get another $4 off

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01-12-2012, 10:23 AM


Have it and never use it. Portraiture is a much better program.

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01-12-2012, 10:36 AM


Craig,
I downloaded the demo and played with it for a bit. The program is more hands-on than the alternatives on the market but it still produces good results.

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01-12-2012, 11:47 AM


It works for me. Mind you, I try not to be real agressive with it. I sometimes have to clean up a few rough spots, but all in all a good spend. I have the 64bit version.
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01-12-2012, 04:08 PM


I love it, but it can do a little too much retouching if left unchecked. I often restore freckles and "permanent" fixtures, and for women usually just want to make their makeup look more professional rather than look like they've been airbrushed into oblivion.

I use Portrait Professional 10-Studio Edition and it's great.

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01-12-2012, 04:51 PM


Also I just saw on the site "Buy today and get a free upgrade to version 11 of Portrait Professional when available"

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I like Portraiture better as well.
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01-12-2012, 10:22 PM


I have it and it does what I want. So far I have heard no complaints from my clients.
I agree it's a hands on program, but I kinda like that. I also use Topaz and it does a fair job also.
I give it about an 8 out of 10.

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01-12-2012, 11:10 PM


i have used it... and have liked it for the most part. i have had significant issues of it "not responding" and "force closing" regularly tho. I dont think this is a common thing as I have not heard this as a regular complaint.
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01-13-2012, 12:16 AM


It does a good job especially for single face close-ups. However, Portraiture can be a better choice if you are wanting more even skin tones for babies and if you have multiple people in the shot (time consuming).

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