PhotoDirector 2011 Face Tagging?

The Oak

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Nov 18, 2011 18:56

I believe MediaShow 5 has smart face tagging.

Essentially you identify a face and the application uses that face and tags other photos with that face.

Does PhotoDirector 2011 have such a feature?

It has been forever since MediaShow has had an update.

I was wondering if PhotoDirect was MediaShow's replacement and if PhotoDirector had face tagging.

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PIX

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Nov 18, 2011 19:14

Hello there,

PhotDirector is dedicated photo workflow software, for cataloguing & editing photos. MediaShow is more like a one-click piece of software for generating slideshows & videos.

True - MediaShow has face tagging... like Picassa. PhotoDirector doesn't. Maybe this feature will be considered for future versions.

PhotoDirector is not a replacement for MediaShow.

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The Oak

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Nov 22, 2011 09:35

I hope they do.

If PhotoDirector is a "dedicated photo workflow software, for cataloguing and editing phots" ... it would make sense if that was PhotoDirector's "mission statement" that face tagging would have been (should have been) added.

I hope they do.

Mind you ... MediaShow is now $15 ... which is real tempting.

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Nov 22, 2011 21:10

Yes - quite often, you get what you pay for.

Comparing these two products is not really valid. MediaShow is not intended to be photo workflow software & it contains only one-click fixes for photos. PhotoDirector is quite a different thing! It's photo adjustment potential is only limited by your imagination.

Here's a summary of the photo editing features of MediaShow - from http://www.cyberlink.com/products/mediashow/1-click-fixes_en_AU.html

1-click Fixes for Photo IMPROVED
* Remove red-eyes with one click
* Fix brightness, white balance, contast and lighting
* Stylize with a choice of 9 picture effects
* Crop to predefined ratios or manually set your size
* Straighten across with a quick drag of the slider
* Apply a fix or effect to a group of photos with Batch Edit feature

MediaShow also includes easy-to-use sliders for manually adjusting brightness, contrast, saturation, white balance and sharpness. You can also rotate, display in a slideshow, or add to your favorites, with one easy click.

Different software suits different needs.

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CLD

Senior Contributor Joined: Mar 23, 2007 02:05 Messages: 925 Offline

Nov 23, 2011 02:12

Hello "The Oak",

FYI...MediaShow 6 is scheduled for release in February...if you can wait that long.

Regards,
David

The Oak

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Nov 23, 2011 11:16

Sweet ... thanks for the tip!

I am not saying PhotoDirector is not a good product. As you have stated it has MANY things that MediaShow does NOT have.

All I was saying is that PhotoDirector has tagging functionality for cataloging, grouping, organizing. It is almost a shame that "face me" was not included here too. At least this is my opinion ... for what it is worth.

There are a ga-zillion photo tweaking applications out there that can do similar tasks ... so I am more inclined to research other products accordingly. IF PhotoDirector had face me ... this would be a very distinguishing feature. Again, just my humble opinion. Dell Studio 1558 (laptop) * I5-520 * AMD HD 5470 * 4GB RAM - 1066MHz DDR3 * 320GB 7200RPM Hard Drive * Windows 7 Pro 64 bit * BluRay Burner