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Kestrel GX

Design, Photo & Graphics Software > Graphics - Photo Editing

Manage and Edit Your Photos Easily

These days, it's not enough to just take photos and stash them away on your hard drive, soon to be lost or forgotten! No, in order to make the best of your digital images, you have to actively manage your photo collection, and there's no better way to do that than with today's discount software promotion, Kestrel GX!

Kestrel GX lets you manage and edit your photo collection with a host of features and an intuitive, clean interface. With Kestrel GX, you'll be able to convert images between popular file formats, apply watermarks, tweak technical settings, and more. And instead of just having a folder of random photos, you can transform your pictures into actual hardcopy products that include photo books!

If you like to be very highly organized, you'll love the ability to use multiple photo databases in Kestrel GX. Just imagine being able to keep your photos separated between work, play, vacation, birthdays, or whatever categories you choose to use. And thanks to Kestrel GX, you'll now be able to achieve professional-level results in just ten steps, thanks to the integrated photo editor and welcoming interface. So get on the road to the next level of photo organization today with Kestrel GX!

Today's Kestrel GX discount promotion includes the following license types:
Home Version ($35.99)
Business Version ($53.99)

Review Written by Derek Lee
Kestrel GX

for PC

40
%
OFF
$35.99
RETAIL $59.99
Platforms: Windows XP, Vista, 7 (32 and 64 bits)
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Software Guy Neat little program with a simplified editor. You really must try it to appreciate it. It is ideal for laptops and netbooks. There are a few more screenshots on the website, down a bit on the right side column - click on a thumbnail to bring up a slideshow.
Then check out the nice and simple workflow PDF here : http://www.cerieus.com/ma...rkflow.pdf
I liked the simple and easy watermarking feature, where you can put your name or an event tag or a description on the photo in a small (or big) transparent (adjustable) font. You can tag and group photos. The editor has color tools and saturation for easy color enhancement built right in. The more I try the more I find there is to like: various printing options and the ability to create PDF photobooks extremely easily. With a unique watermark text on each photo in the photobook you can assemble a simple photostory book in pdf.
Definitely worth a look, especially for users who have a desktop and a netbook or a laptop and don't want to bog down their portables with a heavy photo editor.

Oct 1 2012 at 5:37am
Cerieus Thank you @Software Guy. Glad that you like our software :)
Cerieus Vendor - Oct 1 2012 at 6:30am
S B Kestrel looks very promising, but I cannot find information to determine if it is appropriate for more than a hobbyist's large collection:

0) If a database/data file is used, what & where is the database?

1) Where are the original images and edited images stored?

2) Where are thumbnails stored?

3) Where is metadata stored?

4) How can things be backed up?

5) Is it possible to have several completely separate repositories, one for each project or client (so that each project's images, thumbnails, metadata & category lists are completely separate from those of other projects)?

6) Will Kestrel handle RAW files?

Thank you.
Oct 1 2012 at 9:06am
Cerieus @SB
0) If a database/data file is used, what & where is the database?
This will be stored in your "My Documents" folder

1) Where are the original images and edited images stored?
You choose where you want to save your edited images

2) Where are thumbnails stored?
Thumbnails are stored in the database

3) Where is metadata stored?
The metadata is also stored in the database

4) How can things be backed up?
Kestrel GX will create a folder in "My Documents". You simply have to backup that folder.

5) Is it possible to have several completely separate repositories, one for each project or client (so that each project's images, thumbnails, metadata & category lists are completely separate from those of other projects)?
Yes you can have a separate database for e.g. for personal photos and professional ones.

6) Will Kestrel handle RAW files?
Kestrel GX can handle RAW files.
Cerieus Vendor - Oct 1 2012 at 10:18am
John H I have been using Thumbs Plus Image managing software for decades .... It is made by Cerious so I was excited when I saw this offer from Cerieus, thinking that maybe Thumbs Plus had an upgrade out. Not so. Cerieus is a different company from Mauritius. (which has a very interesting history.)

Maybe BDJ could get the the other "Serious" software on a deal.
Oct 1 2012 at 1:18pm
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