And whereas LightroomвЂ™s cropping tool is a frustratingly backward experience (the mouse moves the photo rather than the crop box), AfterShot works intuitively and naturally.ДЄfterShot also offers elegant layer control. The straighten tool, for example, lets you dial in the exact rotation with giant grid lines that simplify the task of making even subtle corrections. Many tools reflect a deep understanding of how photographers like to work. A half-dozen tabs divide the editing pane into manageable sections for standard editing tools, adjustments, tone, details (sharpening, noise, and lens corrections), and metadata. Lightroom is burdened by a sluggish transition between the LibraryвЂ™s file management and lightweight editing tools, on the one hand, and the full-powered Develop view, on the other but AfterShot puts it all out there in a single (admittedly visually intimidating) mode.

ItвЂ™s easier to move around AfterShot than Lightroom, too. YouвЂ™ll probably want to use the AfterShot catalog, which lets you take advantage of the programвЂ™s superb search tools but if you just want to browse a batch of new photos, AfterShot lets you do that quickly and easily, saving the importing for later. Lightroom forces you to import images into its catalog before you can preview a photo, but AfterShot offers additional options. Perhaps the biggest difference between Lightroom and AfterShot is the way AfterShot catalogs your collection.

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