Phototheca is one of the most recognized photo organizing and editing tools in the market today, and for all the right reasons! If you are a photographer, graphic designer or a similar media professional, you might already be familiar with how Phototheca works and what you can achieve with it.\
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All the Good Things!
According to a user survey, given a modern PC, Phototheca can successfully handle up to 300K photos in the catalog section without freezing or lagging. Apart from basic editing functionalities that come with most photo editing tools, Phototheca has much more to offer.
Duplicate Detection
One ability that makes Phototheca stand out amongst its competitors is its duplicate detection feature. Unnecessary duplicate files often occupy a significant amount of storage space within your computer and eventually make it slow. Phototheca allows users to automatically detect and delete duplicate files within their computer.
Facial Recognition
Similar to modern smartphones, Phototheca also has a facial recognition feature. With the help of Artificial Intelligence, Phototheca is capable of automatically grouping pictures and creating albums for different people recognized in your photos. Phototheca is well known for its accuracy. Even if the lighting or shooting conditions are different, Phototheca’s algorithms are able to recognize faces correctly.
Once the albums are created, you can also name the albums as per your need. Phototheca also allows users to add tags to different photos or albums.
Keyword Search
At the first sight, this might not look like a big deal. However, this can save you a lot of time in the long run. With Phototheca, you can add tags to photos and videos and easily use keyword search later to find files when required. The tool has a SmartSearch feature which checks for titles, tags, dates, ratings, etc.
Photo Editing
Phototheca offers 56 unique filters that can instantly add a stunning or dramatic look to your photos. From light correction to white balancing and from sharpening to noise reduction, Phototheca is a one stop solution to all photo editing worries. Its other editing features include clarity, dehaze, vignette, and film grain as well. One feature this tool ensures is that your original image quality is never hampered during the photo editing process.
iPhone Support
With Phototheca, transferring photos from your iPhone to Windows is simply a one click task. Unlike many other editing tools, Phototheca does not throw any errors upon trying to load iPhone media types. Whether it’s a live photo or a portrait mode one, everything goes smoothly with this tool.
Share on Social Media
Using a built-in functionality, you can directly share your edited photos or videos on different social media platforms and even via email.
Pricing
For a lifetime plan, the pricing for Phototheca is pretty reasonable, especially because it includes unlimited edits and software updates.
Suggestions
Duplicate Detection
Although Phototheca has a great duplicate detection ability, it can be further improved by modifying its user interface. Currently, Phototheca only shows users the location/file paths of detected duplicates. If users could see a preview of the detected duplicates grouped together within Phototheca’s user interface, it would make things a lot easier and quicker. Currently, users have to go to the respective folders again and manually open different files to compare the duplicates. For this, they could take inspiration from how PictureEcho works.
They can also add a feature through which users can automatically filter and decide which of the detected duplicates they wish to retain. For example, PictureEcho allows users to retain or delete images on the basis of different factors such as file size, image resolution, file location, date of creation, etc.
OS Compatibility
Currently, Phototheca is only available for Windows 7, 8, and 10. Their user base can significantly increase if they launch the tool for other operating systems like macOS and Linux.
Cloud Integration
Currently, Phototheca allows users to import files from local drives, hard drives, iPhones/iPads, and network shares. If they add a feature such that users can also import files from their cloud storage accounts like Google Drive, Dropbox etc, it would add a lot more convenience for the users. Clone Files Checker is one tool where they can draw inspiration from.
All in all, Phototheca is a great photo organization and editing tool. With just a few improvements, it can gain even more popularity within the current market.
