Review of Genuine Fractals 6 by onOne Software

 As is the norm with any software application out of onOne Software stable, Genuine Fractals 6 comes with a fabulous interface. If you've used any of the other tools such as PhotoTools or PhotoTune you will immediately feel at home with the interface. Even for a first time user the tool provides all the necessary features is a neatly ordered menu. At times if you don't want to poke around all the options but just want your image scaled up, it's just a matter of entering the required size in the menu. To make the process even more simple there are a selection of presets that can be easily selected to automatically scale and adjust your image as necessary.

The application is supported by very clear instructions and comprehensive tutorials and webinars online for free. Better yet opening up the application and you are greeted with a couple of screens of "getting started" instructions that explain the user all about the tool in just a couple of screens. 

The presets feature of the Genuine Fractals application is a very handy tool. Most cameras shoot images that have different aspect ration when compared to paper sizes that are used for printing. That means when you need to scale your images to fit a particular paper type you need to enter the paper size, the presets features comes with a collection of paper sizes and presets that get you going without scratching your head on paper sizes. Scaling up an image should be done after all manner of post-processing have been completed with an image. With Genuine Fractals 6 you do not need to flatten your multilayered files since it is capable of scaling the individual layers as well.

 At times resizing images that are not of a particular aspect ratio can make things difficult. With Genuine Fractals you have a re-sizable box that allows you to select that part of the image that will be retained during the enlargement and change in the aspect ratio. Texture control presets just add more to your enlarged image and applying them is as easy as selecting them from the dropdown menu. 

The version 6 of Genuine Fractals has added and improved several aspects of this industry leading tool. A gallery wrap feature allows you to print images with margins that make wrapping the image on a canvas display easier. If you are looking to print sizes larger than what your printer can manage the tiling feature comes in handy where the image is divided into tiles and the individual prints can be assembled into a large print. Batch processing capabilities in the current version comes in handy for studio work or commercial requirements where processing multiple files is a mundane task. Included in Genuine Fractals 6 is a revamped texture selection feature. Although the previous version of the app did contain the textures control, it wasn't well described and hence prevalently under utilised. The current version however includes comfortable presets that can just be selected depending on the type of image like landscape, portrait, etc. and amount of texture that will be ideal for such an image is automatically maintained. This makes scaled images much more natural and realistic, reducing loss of detail.