Buying Guides & Articles:Multimedia Software

All the small cameras we tested in this issue come with a CD that lets you organize and, in some cases, edit photos on your computer... Read more

Photo applications fall into two camps: sharers and managers. In our April 11 issue, I looked at sharing apps and services. This time I'll concentrate on managers, which... Read more

With patience, discipline, and practice, you've mastered the ch'i of videography. But show that unedited footage to your fellow masters and they'll be cutting zzz's like... Read more

If you have some dark underexposed photos, you may be able to save them using the Fill Flash command. You may also have some washed-out photos where the sky is too... Read more

After several months of picture taking, your hard drive may have hundreds or thousands of images. If you employ good housekeeping and segregate similar image files into... Read more

Even Homer Simpson has been photographed shaking hands with a former president, so why can't you? Thanks to the magic of Adobe Photoshop Elements--or any other photo... Read more

What seemed perfectly level when you looked at a scene through the viewfinder may not be once you get it into the computer for editing. Even professional photographers... Read more

You control the effect one layer has upon the underlying layer by choosing the desired opacity mode. Photoshop Elements has a large variety of opacity modes. The... Read more

Jebediah Springfield, animated founder of the city in The Simpsons, once said, "A noble spirit enbiggens the smallest man." In that spirit, this Digital Focus is all... Read more

Peter Jackson's epic remake of King Kong was pretty good, as far as that sort of thing goes. The movie includes every conceivable special effect; it represents a sincere... Read more