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Add to SafariWhen comparing Picktorial vs LightZone, the Slant community recommends LightZone for most people. In the question“What is the best photo editing software?” LightZone is ranked 21st while Picktorial is ranked 27th. The most important reason people chose LightZone is:
Unlike most other RAW editors, LightZone supports user-created RAW profiles and allows editing existing RAW profiles.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Fast
Browsing and editing are very fast. Much better than lightroom and most other competitors.
Pro Fun
This software makes editing fun.
Pro Single-space workflow
No need to move between different slow modules.
Pro Truly non-destructive edits
Every edit is non-destructive, no matter the order.
Pro No need to import
It's catalog free so no need with slow import and backup problems.
Pro Local adjustements
Has many options Lightroom doesn't, like HSL, curves and split tone within local adjustment.
Pro Great value for money
Much better than a subscription to pay every month and very affordable for what it does.
Pro Allows users to create and edit RAW profiles
Unlike most other RAW editors, LightZone supports user-created RAW profiles and allows editing existing RAW profiles.
Pro Allows changing the order in which adjustments are applied
You can change in what order sharpening, saturation, tone, etc adjustments are applied simply by switching around their order in the tool stack.
Cons
Con No image blending
You can't blend images, like in photoshop.
Con Asset management is basic
Browser module includes a file browser, metadata viewer and a really basic metadata editor (allows editing just 6 fields), and allows you to give images a rating, but no advanced asset management is supported. There's not even a way to assign keywords to files.
