Is CyberLink PhotoDirector 2011 a worthy Lightroom competitor?

But you'd be wrong.  PhotoDirector 2011 isn't another standard editor. Rather, it's a high-end photo management and workflow app that bears a strong resemblance to Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom 3.x, and is similarly packed with professional features.

Open the program, for instance, and you'll find the workflow is clearly defined into three stages. The first, "Library", is where you import and organize your images; the "Adjustment" section allows you to enhance, improve and generally get more from them, while the final "Slideshow" module helps you to share them with the world.

The initial photo import process is quick and easy, while also delivering more functionality than we'd expected. So you're not just choosing a few JPEGs that will then appear in a list. PhotoDirector has good support for a host of RAW formats (particularly Canon and Nikon); can also exclude possible duplicates from your selected images; is able to copy the chosen photos to a folder you specify; and can even organize these into subfolders according to the date they were taken.

Once your photos are imported then a highly configurable browser makes it straightforward to locate the images you need. This can display your collection with thumbnails or text details (including file name, capture date and other metadata). You're able to view one, two, or your selected images side-by-side for quick comparisons -- or view any photo full-screen at a click.

And if that's not enough, you can also filter your photos by various flags, or by whatever combination of criteria you choose: file or folder name, camera, capture date, shutter speed, ISO speed rating and more.

Other options are a little more limited. Text tagging is fairly basic, for instance, and while you can display image metadata, PhotoDirector only allows you to edit the copyright tag. Still, on balance the Library provides an intuitive interface that makes it easy to organize your images and zoom in on any of particular interest.

Photo Corrections

If you spot an image that isn't up to your usual standards, then clicking the Adjustment button will allow you to apply corrections, either manually or via built-in one-click presets.

The manual section provides a Lightroom-like pane, packed with sliders, where you can tweak white balance, tone, brightness, contrast, saturation, levels, HSL and more.

You also get good quality sharpening and noise reduction tools, effective vignetting effect and vignette removal options and of course the ability to crop or rotate an image as necessary.

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