Image Doctor
Image Doctor is an image repair kit, with tools for removing blemishes such as moles, birthmarks, acne and scars, and others for restoring old photographs that have been scanned into digital form. It makes it easy to mend even badly damaged pictures that have scratches, tears, and creases, while also taking out any unwanted text, time codes and dust marks.
Among the tools are Smart Fill which covers up all traces of any object removed from the picture; Scratch Remover repairs small defects; Spot Lifter erases skin flaws, watermarks or stains; JPEG Repair lets you fix JPEGs that have been over-compressed. The latest version has 16-bit support, native support for Macintosh Intel computers, multiprocessor support, and an improved user interface.
Comment
Image Doctor is aimed at professional and amateur photographers, photo editors, archivists, graphic and web designers. When it was launched, one reviewer (a professional retoucher) wrote: "I think I'd better find another line of work."
Without doubt, Image Doctor is extremely effective -- and works even better with the latest release. It now has a faster rendering speed, more seamless integration of replacement pixels with existing backgrounds, and expanded facilities for skin retouching (one its most popular features).
Tech info
- Plugs into: Photoshop CS2 or later; Elements 5 or later (Windows); Fireworks CS3 or later; Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 or later
- OS: Windows XP onward; Mac OS X
- Price level: Approx. $200
Alien Skin
Alien Skin Software has been producing graphics software since 1993. It is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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