Review by Andy Anderson

This is my initial take on this edition of Cyber Link Photo Director 7 Ultra, to satisfy the needs required by Amazon Vine.

I have thus far only installed this on my Windows 8.1 laptop computer. I have a Windows 10 driven computer coming and will update the review upon installing it on that desktop. I also will install this on my Mac Mini, version 2011, as soon as I finish installing the new operating system upgrade.

At present, though, I am going to report my first impressions of my experience on the laptop.

Long ago, Adobe Photoshop leap-frogged me so badly that I am unable to justify the expenditure for their premier photo editing software. If I were seriously involved in publishing, though, I would be staying with them.

I have used their Photoshop Elements, though, and find it to be a good program for the hobbyist, as is Corel’s version. Cyber Link’s Photo Director 7 Ultra, though, seems to me to be a cut above the above alternatives, and worth every penny. Organizing the photographs is an item I am still playing with.

Bear in mind, I’m not interested in many features, such as editing out people or objects to make for a cleaner view. In that sense, I’m more of a purist, interested in improving upon the view, but not in so dressing up the picture to satisfy or stun my audience. What I mean is, I am more of a photo journalist than an artist.

At a future point I will describe the great features of the organizing feature, as well as it’s weaknesses. Also, I will give the free mobile app a try, this week, and report on those results.

If you already have good photo editing software that you’re happy with, this may still be a nice addition to your options. But, if you have no acceptable photo editing application, by all means, this is worth every penny, and works on Windows 10 very well. More on Macintosh later.