It's like Magic

I have seen this piece of software for some time now and have been temped to buy it for a while. The issue I thought I had with the program was in their advertisements. The software is Portrait Professional Studio 9.

I don't have a complete workflow down from Lightroom or Photoshop as it will work as plug-in/external editor for wither of those. It is also a stand alone piece of software which makes it nice for files that are not in the LR database.

Regardless of where the file comes from, when the interface pulls up you are expected to provide some input to the software. Specifically gender and defining points as you can see form the five pints on the face below.

After that the software takes your to each eye/eyebrow, nose & mouth, and finally overall facial geometry. The next three images show this process.

Above is the initial estimated positions based on the relationship of the previously defined five facial anchor points. Below show the points locked down after repositioning them.

Below are the final adjustments on the periphery of the face befor the software starts to work its magic.

And now without further ado, here is what Portrait Professional Studio 9 produces right out of the gate.

Now the fun begins! along the right side isa number of controls that allow total adjustment to what the software just produce. You are able to back off or strengthen any of the adjustments that were automatically made. Here is the control panel condensed.

Here is one of the control modules expanded.

Further you can define or limit some of the objects you want to work with in the image by extending or cutting back the area to be effected by the sliders. Below is an example of the hair having been defined.

Once enhancements have been made and all is said and done, saving the image returns you to Lightroom or Photoshop.

Below is a a before and after example of an already processed image in Lightroom that made a round trip to Portrait Professional Studio 9 and back.

Overall a really nice application fro a specific function but will it ever save some time brushing here and brushing there. Ultimately I think I will use it for specific function and turn off some of the others like the eyes and mouth. I still find the adjustment brush presets I have made in Lightroom do a really good job. From a time standpoint, this application can not be beat.

Take care all... Doug