Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 7 Review & Giveaway

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1. William Kashan
2. Trego Beales
3. Debanjan Saha
4. Jeremy Gray
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Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 7

Ashampoo, a long-time friend of DCT, has generously offered five licenses for their spectacular Photo Optimizer 7 software. Each license is currently valued at $39.99 (US), but you can win a free copy by entering this contest. At the time of this writing, Ashampoo is offering a 50% discount on this program. You can get the deal at this Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 7 page.

The secret of the new Photo Optimizer lies in its incredible image optimization technology. Every image is extensively analyzed to detect potential flaws. Dull colors, incorrect exposure settings or color temperature – Photo Optimizer’s advanced algorithms finds them all! For the first time, white balance and contrast stretch settings are now auto-adjusted! Once analyzed, the program breathes new life into your images with superior sharpness and vibrant colors – just like a good photo should be. Experience the power of Photo Optimizer and make your photos shine again!” ~ Ashampoo

System Requirements

• Windows 10
• Windows 8.x
• Windows 7

Feature List

The feature list is far too long to include in this short review, but here are a few of them:

• Significantly improved image optimization
• Smart white balancing
• Automatic contrast stretching for best results
• Auto-optimize images
• Insert watermark from text or image
• Crop
• Rotate freely
• Straighten horizontally
• Mirror and rotate images
• Color correction

For the full list of features and improvements in this version, please visit this Photo Optimizer 7 Details page.

Usage

I have many tens of thousands of images stored on my computer. Needless to say, I was excited to get my hands on a program which claims to improve the appearance of them. Photo Optimizer 7 does not disappoint.

The interface is both a pleasure to look at and easy to use. It is fairly intuitive and does not require a huge learning curve.

Photo Optimizer 7 comes with a smattering of sample images for you to experiment with. It’s a great way to learn about all the features and how to use them. Photo Optimizer maintains a database of all your changes so you can always revert to images prior to your current changes with a click of the Undo button.

I tried a couple things and here are the results…

Auto optimize before and after:

Here is an example demonstrating “red-eye” removal plus Auto optimization:

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video might be worth a thousand pictures. Here’s a short clip showing a few of the basics:

Some Points Worth Mentioning

• In the Settings Menu, along with choices for General options and Language, there is a Service Settings option you might want to take a look at:

Now, I can’t make any recommendations here because the choices are strictly personal. I am only showing you this so you will be aware of them and to know they are all selected by default.

• Another observation worth mentioning is that when I tried to select a folder with 3,900+ images in it, Photo Optimizer 7 imported 1,000 of them and informed me that 1,000 was the limit. I did not experiment further, so I don’t know if this is a singular limitation, or if it will import several folders of up to a thousand images each.

Conclusion ?

Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 7 is a great program. It is fast, easy to use, and very flexible with countless settings for you to fine-tune your images just the way you want them.  This program also comes equipped with its own Help File, which means you don’t have to go online for assistance. Great job, Ashampoo!

How To Enter The Contest

We’d appreciate it if you’d take a moment and submit a comment telling us why you’d like to win Ashampoo Photo Optimizer 7. However, submitting a comment is not required to enter this contest and will have no bearing on your chances.

For your chance to win, simply enter your name and valid eMail address in the spaces provided below, then click Enter Contest. After your entry is accepted you will be presented with options to share the contest on Twitter and/or Facebook. For each person who enters the contest as a result of your share you will earn two (2) extra entries!

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Competition Rules:

• • To enter, simply submit your name and a Valid eMail address. Your address will not be shared outside this site
    
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  • Shortly after the contest ends, the winner(s) will be chosen at random
  • Winner(s) names will be posted on this giveaway page. Please check back here to see the winner(s) name announcement!
  • The winner(s) will be notified by eMail at the eMail address used to enter the contest – be sure to use a valid eMail address that you check regularly
  • Winner(s) must claim their license within five (5) days. After the five (5) day period, unclaimed prizes will be distributed at DCT’s sole discretion
  • Entrants agree to allow DCT to communicate with them via eMail using the address provided by the entrant when entering the contest

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Good luck to everyone!!

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