Arcsoft Photostudio Darkroom 2 Review

Arcsoft Photostudio Darkroom 2Explain star rating

RRP $123.39

Review Date

Friday, 3rd of July, 2009

The Final Word

Arcsoft Photostudio Darkroom 2 is an uneven program. It offers some great editing tools in the Process module, but the Browser and Print modules are limited, as if they were afterthoughts on the part of the software designers.

Review

With the multitude of photos we all take, comes the need for a digital asset management program: a visual database that helps you catalogue, organise, and sort and find pictures more easily. Arcsoft Photostudio Darkroom 2, the new version of Arcsoft's photo-centric image editor, now includes a browser that tries to do the job for you.

Arcsoft Photostudio Darkroom 2's well-designed interface has three modules: Browser, Process, and Layout. Navigating among them is intuitive from the start. Unfortunately, the deeper you dig into the program, the likelier you are to consult the disappointingly superficial Help menu.