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Add stickers and other visual effects to all pictures

Add stickers and other visual effects to all pictures

Vote: (261 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Easy Photo Effects

Version: 2.1

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(261 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Easy Photo Effects

2.1

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • - East to use
  • - Many unique filters available

Cons

  • - Clunky interface
  • - No advanced editing features

Easy Photo Effects is a free and very basic program designed to make applying a variety of filters to photographs simpler. The program does not require installation and runs directly from the small executable download. The program supports English, Spanish and Dutch menu text. This option is selected just once when the program is first run. The application is less than half a megabyte in size and runs on nearly any modern Windows system.

The interface for Easy Photo Effects does not use most of the typical elements that are seen in other programs. There are no menu bars or status bars. Every option is listed across the top of the application as a series of buttons. There are buttons to load, save or reset a photo file on the left. Opening and saving files is very simple and uses the standard file-selection dialog. The program is capable of loading JPG files, uncompressed BMP files and PNG files without layers. It can also save edited photos in the same formats, although there is no way to control options such as the compression rate for JPG files. The application does return to the last directory opened when started.

Easy Photo Effects comes with 14 different filters that can be applied to any image. Unlike some other photo editing software, the filters are always applied to the entire image and never just a selected or masked area. The application comes with a number of standard filters that adjust elements such as brightness and contrast. It also includes simple options to resize and rotate an image. Some of the more advanced filters adjust the color of the photograph. There is a sepia-tone filter and a black and white filter. Certain filters such as night vision, analogica and topaza apply different color gradients over the image to make it appear differently.

Each of the filters in Easy Photo Effects has a button above it that opens a settings window. Most filters can only be adjusted with a single sliding bar. This makes it possible to increase or decrease the effects of brightness or contrast filters. It is still enough control to get somewhat good results. This is especially true, since the effects layer nicely when applied in sequence. Each filter that is used can be undone in the order it was applied by using the undo button. This is not always consistent, however. Some tools actually caused the button to reset the image and remove all the filters that were applied.

The main drawback of Easy Photo Effects is that the interface can become cumbersome. The settings for each filter need to be adjusted for every image. This requires clicking on the settings every time an adjustment is needed. Another issue is that the filters have a very limited range. The program does not have advanced filters that can handle common issues in photographs like overexposure and red eye. Easy Photo Effects is a nice program that anyone can use to quickly add effects to photographs.

Pros

  • - East to use
  • - Many unique filters available

Cons

  • - Clunky interface
  • - No advanced editing features