Professional Tools
| Feature | What does it do? | Why is it important? |
| Special Effects, Filters, and Stock Macros | Picture Publisher contains over 120 artistic effects, photographic filters, and stock macros for quick and professional image enhancements. | Effects and filters allow for loads of freelance artistic capability with multiple applies in the Effects Browser. Stock macros take these effects one step farther by making combinations of effects into professional imaging operations. |
| Integrated Tutorials | Tutorials provide step by step instructions in an on-line format. | Users interactively learn common image editing operations and tool functionality. |
| Interactive Visual Previews | The Effects Browser offers filter previews, multiple applies, and reset. The Image Browser gives a thumbnail preview of images before they are opened. The Quickzoom window aids the user in zooming and panning to navigate through the image. | Multiple interactive previews These features give previewing capability so you can edit with confidence that the desired result will equal what has been chosen. |
| Image Spray | The Image Spray tool paints using actual photo objects. The previewing capabilities of the Image Spray Gallery and the ease of use in creating new collections are unparalleled. | Users can create photo realistic paintings, textures, and effects with all the control of traditional painting tools. |
| Intuitive Paint and Texture Brushing | Users can select from a wide variety of stock artistic brush styles ranging from Crayons and #2 Pencils to Calligraphy Pens and Smudgy Markers. The Brush Styles palette can be undocked, allowing users to quickly select different paint tools, edit brush styles, or add their own custom brushes. | Users are able to quickly achieve natural paint effects without requiring further tool modification. |