ForceVision 3.3: Photo editing software

Image editing and management software has become an indispensable and indispensable part for every computer user. But now on the market there are many photo editing software from simple to complex, free or very expensive.

In this article, VietNamNet would like to introduce you to ForceVision's free photo editing and editing software. The latest version just released is ForceVision 3.3, which has won the award for being the best free image viewer software. ForceVision is really compact with only 1.28 MB, but it is "pepper kid", ForceVision's capabilities are excellent.

ForceVision can read many different image file formats, supporting up to 46 file formats. In addition to the ability to support popular image files such as JPEG, GIF, Bitmap, . ForceVision can also read RAW image formats of digital cameras, Windows icon files and cursors, well. WBMP image format (used for mobile phones) .

About the interface

ForceVision has a simple interface like other image viewing software. The interface of the software is divided into 3 main window frames for easy image browsing. When placed in the normal image view, the picture viewer and file viewer are all capable of converting into preview images (thumbnails), or giving detailed information about file. The picture viewer is designed into a separate window, allowing users to organize and organize desktop windows more reasonably.

ForceVision supports very good multilingual. Currently the languages ​​are supported a lot like: English, Russian, French, Italian, German . hope that Vietnamese will soon be supported.

Ability to view photos

The main function of ForceVision is viewing images. Users can easily adjust image quality when viewed. Just go to Tools -> Options, select the Viewer tab, go to the Render section and switch the slider to Quality to increase the image quality, but compensate for the slow loading speed. It is understandable to sacrifice either speed or quality. ForceVision can also view images in normal mode (Normal) or auto-zoom mode (Auto-zoom), or automatically reduce the image frame size (Auto-Shrink).

If you have a lot of different photo folders, you can also put these folders in Farvorite of the program to make it easier for users to access your favorite folders. To do this, just select Tools-> Options, select the Favorites tab. Then, click the Add button and you select the path to your photo folder. Click OK to finish. However, for faster access, just go to Tools-> Farvorites -> Organize Farvorite.

To automatically display images using Slide-Show just click Tools -> Slide-Show (Ctrl + S shortcut). To adjust the image viewing time quickly or slowly, go to Tools-> Options , go to Slide-Show Image delay and select the desired time interval (in seconds). If you want to add transition effects for each photo load, select the Transitions tab and select the transition effects you like. In fact, there are many attractive transition effects so it's difficult to choose, use the Random option to randomly select transition effects.

Ability to edit photos

Like Picasa, users can also edit photos. ForceVision allows quick red-eye removal, supports light correction, color correction, image sharpness correction, image retouching, etc. ForceVision also supports up to 30 filters and effects for photos. To choose to edit images such as resizing, rotate, lighten, adjust colors . go to Edit-> Adjust . To choose premium effects like Blur, Wave, Morph, Embross . go to Edit-> Filter .

ForceVision also supports the ability to convert images to different formats quickly thanks to Convert File Format tool. You just go to Tools -> Convert File Format (shortcut Ctrl + F). Converting multiple files at once from one image format to another is also very simple. Just select the folder containing the image, and select the image by clicking Add to select each image or Add All to select the entire image in the folder. Next, select the format you want to convert, if converted to JPEG format, you can also specify the image quality (click Settings). Finally, select the extension name for the file (such as .jpg, .gif, .jpe .) and select the image dump folder and click Start to begin.

Disadvantages of ForceVision

However, ForceVision still has drawbacks. Compared to Picasa for image management, ForceVision probably lacks fast image search. Picassa 2 catalogs photos by date, topic, folder . so the ability to search for images is easy.

In terms of photo editing, compared to software like Picasa and ACD See, ForceVision still has shortcomings. The interface for image editing is quite confusing, and not convenient when using tools. Users are required to access menus to select tools, or to remember shortcuts when in use. In contrast, Picasa provides a photo editing interface, creating simpler, quicker effects and is capable of restoring original photos with just one click.

In short, Although the lack of effective image management and the interface of using photo editing tools is not perfect, ForceVision is really an attractive photo-editing and photo-editing software. If you like simplicity and compactness, then ForceVision is your choice.

Minh Phuc