Review: Tesco Photo Restyle image-editing software

The image-editing software market is something of a saturated one, so in order to stand out from the crowd individual titles have to offer something unique. In terms of features, Tesco Photo Restyle contains everything you would expect to find in an image-editing package – the selling point here is the price.

Costing under £10, this Tesco program boasts scores of filters, support for all major file formats, the ability to export files to pdf, and a range of vector drawing tools.

If the built-in selection of tools and filters is not sufficient for requirements, Photoshop plugins can be used to extend the facilities of the program. As well as automated tools such as red eye removal, the program also allows for precise control of colour levels, gradients and selections.

While there are a number of other budget image editors to choose from, Photo Restyle’s support for layers, editable brushes, and macro programming makes it noteworthy. Although the pricing would suggest that the product is aimed at the beginners’ market, the sheer range of tools takes it to the next level.

This is not a Photoshop-killer, but newcomers to the world of image editing will be encouraged into trying out new tools and ideas thanks not only to their inclusion, but also to the intuitive and customisable workspace.

As is the case with Tesco’s office suite, Photo Restyle is a repackaged version of Ability software. There is therefore tight integration with the office suite and even an overlap of tools in the form of Photoalbum, Launcher and Draw.

As with Complete Office, Photo Restyle includes two licenses so it can be installed on both a desktop and laptop PC. The undemanding system requirements mean that a cutting-edge system is not required to run the software, which is an added bonus.

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