Digital Home Thoughts: Review of ProShow Gold 2.5

"If you're serious about your digital images, ProShow Gold 2.5 ($69.95 direct), from Photodex Corp., is the product for you. Though you won't be up and running as quickly as with PictureShow or Microsost PhotoStory 3 (also reviewed here), ProShow offers superior features, a better workflow, and far more output options. The only weakness is image adjustment, which lacks true color correction and red-eye reduction. ProShow's interface is the most complex of the group, though it is still generally straightforward. You load images from a Windows Explorer–like folder view on the upper left, with a filmstrip on the bottom, and a large preview window on the upper right. New in Version 2.5 is a light box view, which simplifies image sorting."



I just tried the trial version of the program and it is indeed quite amazing. Very flexible and a ton of features included. It really is one of the best slide show tool with a completely professional feel. My one concern with it, which is resounded by the article, is that the editing capabilities of the images by this program are a bit limited, especially in the color correction - something I use quite heavily in Photoshop.