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Giveaway of the day — Photo Effects Pro 2.0.0 (Win&Mac) Lifetime

Enhance your photos with multiple effects and filters.
$29.95 EXPIRED
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Photo Effects Pro 2.0.0 (Win&Mac) Lifetime was available as a giveaway on May 8, 2021!

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Photo Effects is a Win/Mac software that could be used for enhancing your photos with multiple effects and filters. The inbuilt presets make it possible to redefine your images like a pro. It’s user-friendly and delivers rapid outputs. It provides all kinds of parameters that you can adjust and get amazing results.

Here are some key features that you coudld use:
Exposure
Adjust the photo exposure including lightness, contrast and saturation.
Shadows and Highlights
Provide brilliant algorithm to change the highlights, shadows and their tonal width.
Tone Mapping
Change the tone mapping of your photo to make your flat HDR images more punchy and full of details.
Smart DRC
Use the smart DRC method for dynamic range compression and contrast enhancement of digital images.
Sharpness
Sharpen and enhance the edge to create incredible effects. Make the photo clear.
Local Contrast
Local contrast enhancement will increase "local" contrast in smaller regions while protecting large-scale s/h details.
Noise Reduction
Get rid of the noises from the photo that taken by digital camera. Enhance and improve photo quality.
White Balance
Adjust the color temperature and tink to correct color casts that result from certain lighting situations.
More Functionalities
Explore more capabilities of the best Photo effects like Vibrance, Channel Mixer, Soft light, Vignette and Presets.

Free license key for the Photo HDR and Photo Stitcher as a reward for the best software improvement IDEA

System Requirements:

Windows 64bit required; MacOS 10.13 or later

Publisher:

Vertexshare

Homepage:

https://vertexshare.com/photo-effects.html

File Size:

66.2 MB

Licence details:

Lifetime, FREE updates

Price:

$29.95

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#38

Correction to my previous comment: after to relaunches, it is the Pro version... but I still have the "Activation" menu!

Reply   |   Comment by PaulF  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)
#37

It activates well but no indication of "Pro" version and when I relaunch it, I see again "Activation" menu; why???

Reply   |   Comment by PaulF  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#36

I got an error message when I clicked on the setup.exe file. It says "The procedure entry ChangeWindowMessageFilterEX could not be located in the dynamic link library USER32.dll.", just can't install. Any idea.

Reply   |   Comment by John Liu  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)
#35

Include "Tilt Shift".

Reply   |   Comment by Morgan  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#34

I've sent email to vertexshare support for fixing the activation problem. I then got a reply in 5 minutes, super fast! Very good service! :)

Reply   |   Comment by Ah Ye Lee  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-2)
#33

Sorry. I do a lot with photos and organize a couple photography groups. Was hoping this would be something I could suggest to new members. Alas I can not. First problem Microsoft flags it as an unknown source. Which can be ignored. Second issue, is on a 17" 4K laptop it opens in a 2" x 3" window, can only enlarge to maybe 3" by 8" too small to even find where to change display size. Program could use a zoom or display hot key for this. Finally, when activation is attempted, antivirus stops it, saying program is trying to reach pdfconverter.net on port 80. Uninstalled.

Reply   |   Comment by BobbyA  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+13)

BobbyA, Hurry and reinstall, I have the fix for the tiny window.
Install the app, then right click on the shortcut and go to properties, then look at the Compatibility tab at the top and pick the Change high DPI setting button, then click the Override high DPI scaling behavior checkbox, then set it to System

Reply   |   Comment by gru  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+2)

gru, Thanks! I reinstalled the program and was able to get it to use more screen area. I ended up getting rid of it again for it's other lack of features. Windows was never happy with the source not being trusted. However no raw file handling, and not able to see effect of slider changes until slider released were deal breakers for me. Good suggestions for improvement BTW.

Reply   |   Comment by BobbyA  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)

gru, I tried that and while it did not give me quite full screen a lot closer to it.

Reply   |   Comment by Richard Woodley  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#32

Where do I find the Photo Effects on LEFT side... it's black ???
Installation went fine on Win10, 64 and activation too....but missing the effects on left side ...

Reply   |   Comment by agnodike  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+4)

Photo effects on the left side appears on my 17' win10 64 computer, but not on my 15' 64 computer ????

Reply   |   Comment by agnodike  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+4)

agnodike, It will show the preset filters. You can add the photos and the preset filters will show up.

Reply   |   Comment by Support Team  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-1)
#31

Got it downloaded and installed and activated easily without any problems. Runs fine and pretty fast, but doesn't do anything a normal photo editor can't do. There are no overlays included in the effects. So no magic here. However, it can be used for quickly looking at different editing settings for a photo if you're in doubt where to take you editing. Well, I'm probably not gonna use this very often, but thanks anyway!

Reply   |   Comment by Brian  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+5)
#30

Is anyone going to actually give some decent feedback about this program, how it works for them, the highs & the lows, so that others may make an informed decision as to if they want to give it shot?

Reply   |   Comment by Just Wondering  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-14)

Just Wondering,
Well, you are obviously not that someone

Reply   |   Comment by Bob Moore  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+2)
#29

On activation it said activated but the activation tab still says activate software.
If it is activated surely the activation tab should say so?
It has said I have activated it twice (I did it twice) but I have no way to tell if it actually is.

Some of you posters should read the previous posts before posting a similar thing over and over.
i.e. Read post #9

Reply   |   Comment by David Murphy  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+4)

David Murphy, I have the same opinion and the same problem that is being questioned by me since I installed it. What about Vertexshare's support opinion ? I'd say they should write something here about as the promotion is for the first time and maybe they can't know everything of this

Reply   |   Comment by Paweł  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)
#28

installed without a problem. Now, how can I rotate a photo? Would be very nice to be able to increase screen size.

Reply   |   Comment by Ragtop  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+2)
#27

I can't seem to install this. I exited my virus software (Kaspersky) before downloading this. It seems to download just fine, but whenever I try to run the installer, it gives me this message: "Microsoft Defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognized app from starting. Running this app might put your PC at risk." And the only option is to click "Don't Run". I'm not sure what to do. I have Windows 10, 64-bit.

Reply   |   Comment by Dax  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

Oh nevermind! I clicked on "More Information" and then I got the "Run" button. So, it's installed and activated now.

Reply   |   Comment by Dax  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+3)
#26

Installed on a Win10 64-bit machine after turning AVG off and got the error message VCRUNTIME140.dll not found. Tried reinstalling and got the same error message.

Reply   |   Comment by Griz  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+2)

Griz,

Best answer I can provide:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_install-winpc/vcruntime140dll/b1a15b0e-e389-41a3-bc49-f4fc85bac575?auth=1

Error has to do with Visual C++. The above link is a bit dated, but perhaps it will help lead you in the correct direction. Would appear that you may need to install some version of Visual C++ Runtime.

Reply   |   Comment by FeMaster  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#25

Chokes during install. Get a program not responding notice each time. Win 10 HP Omen 16gb. Ideas?

Reply   |   Comment by BillT  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+3)

BillT, Similar system, Win 10 Pro HP Omen 16gb Desktop, installed fine for me. About all I can say is it does install on this system, so can't offer you much beyond that.

Reply   |   Comment by FeMaster  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#24

Please include option to export final photo as png or jpeg.

Reply   |   Comment by cathL  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+6)
#23

open txt, copy key, go to activate software, insert key -> Request failed! Please contact support

Reply   |   Comment by giveaway  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+6)

i have the same problem :(

Reply   |   Comment by Vikrant Bhagat  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+3)

giveaway, it seems you have to be connected to the Internet when activating. Had the same issue and going online solved it.

Reply   |   Comment by JoeJ  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-1)

I am listening to an online radio while trying to activate, so yes, i am online.

Reply   |   Comment by giveaway  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+3)

giveaway, Please try this pre-activated version and see if it is working for you. No registration code required.

https://vertexshare.com/download/photo-effects/photo-effects-win-pro-64bit-active.exe

Regards!

Reply   |   Comment by Support Team  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+4)

giveaway, I had the same issue. It turned out the Malwarebytes software blocked the link. After I turned it off, the activation is successful.

Reply   |   Comment by L  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+4)

thx, that worked

Reply   |   Comment by giveaway  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)

Support Team, ?? tis not activated still need to input Registration key

Reply   |   Comment by Mark Weadock  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

Support Team, thank you for the link to the pre-activated version with no registration required. I missed this on the day it was offered but based on the many positive reviews still want to try it. I downloaded from the link you provided and it installed easily with no hang-ups. It installed, as you said, already activated, so no registration required. Again, thanks!

Reply   |   Comment by Joe Blow  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#22

install and activation no problems but...this text is in the read me:
"Terms and conditions
Please note that the software you download and install
during the Giveaway period comes with the following important limitations:
1) No free technical support
2) No free upgrades to future versions
3) Strictly non-commercial usage"
furthermore it starts with a small window, it is possible to change that in the properties but when the window is set aside to grab and drop a photo it is small again and you have to end and start it again to obtain full screen again !
Also when using the before and after view zoomed in one of the views keep changing to full view after making a change.
It could be a nice program but it still needs some tweaking .... in this state not for me, deleted again!

Reply   |   Comment by voorbijganger  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+14)

voorbijganger, The policy is updated in the giveaway campaign. You can enjoy the free updates. We will update our program and add more features.

Reply   |   Comment by Support Team  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+6)

Support Team, OK, installed again, waiting for updates, curious about the improvements ;-)

Reply   |   Comment by voorbijganger  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)
#21

On Mac OSX 10.13 it crashes every time I try to open an image file.

Reply   |   Comment by Steve  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)
#20

Flawless install on Win 10 64-bit laptop. Thank you!

Reply   |   Comment by warpwiz  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-8)
#19

Download, install, activate, "push pull click click just that slick" as the Schick Razor Blade commercial used to say. I gave it a try and it quickly does a great job easily... yes, you could do it in PS in an hour or so! It exports as a PNG which is fine, if needed you can convert to JPEG later. PNG format has advantages over JPEG.
I give this program a +++++

Reply   |   Comment by dpullum  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+6)
#18

Activating license = Request failed! Contact support.

Reply   |   Comment by Nuno  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+6)
#17

All done in under 30 seconds thank you for this!

Reply   |   Comment by Steven Nicholls  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-1)
#16

Very useful and simple to use program with great results. One improvement suggestion would be to have button function shown when hovering over them.

Reply   |   Comment by David Ward  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+8)
#15

Downloaded using the link provided. Installed the SW. Then tried to activate using the key from the readme file.

The answer was: Invalid License Key. Please contact the support.

Reply   |   Comment by ER  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+5)
#14

Will not register with the key given. It says invalid license key!!

Reply   |   Comment by Anna  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+4)

Anna, Please try it again. Thanks

Reply   |   Comment by Support Team  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-1)

Anna, check if you perhaps copied a space while copying and pasting the key!

Reply   |   Comment by voorbijganger  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-2)

Anna, Please try this pre-activated version.

https://vertexshare.com/download/photo-effects/photo-effects-win-pro-64bit-active.exe

Reply   |   Comment by Daniel Martin  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+2)
#13

From a noob, how do I make the software display large enough to read? It is too small to use on my setup. I assume it is a resolution issue. Thanks

Reply   |   Comment by Noku Dzu  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+6)

... Same problem ... The menu font is small. Can not find how to change the size.

Reply   |   Comment by ER  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+3)

Noku Dzu,

You must adjust the high-DPI "Properties" of the app:

https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/467145

Reply   |   Comment by HMarx  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+2)
#12

Downloaded program and tried to find a way to enter activation key but always ended up at site. No place to enter the key. Anyone like to help?

Reply   |   Comment by Alan Douglas Pasell  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)

Alan Douglas Pasell,

Try Activation / Activate software.

Reply   |   Comment by ER  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)

Alan Douglas Pasell, Click on the key symbol on the fourth multi-button at the top. Paste activation key in the panel that appears.

Reply   |   Comment by David Ward  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)

Alan Douglas Pasell, In the menu bar at the end is Activation. Click this & the field to enter the key appears.

Reply   |   Comment by warpwiz  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+3)
#11

Lifetime, FREE updates
It's much better, Thanks

Reply   |   Comment by ASIF RAYHAN  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+4)
#10

won't copy & paste key & manual doesn't work either, any ideas?

Reply   |   Comment by John Cassin  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+5)

John Cassin, I had the same issue, ran the program as Administrator and pasting began to work. Also, had to be connected to the Internet to be able to activate it. When offline, I was getting the "Request failed .... " message that others reported.

Reply   |   Comment by JoeJ  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+3)
#9

This program has "borrowed" a lot from the excellent open-source editor RawTherapee, which is released as Free Software (GPLv3).

Reply   |   Comment by Jacal  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+21)
#8

nice program , only why does'nt it work in fullscreen ?

Reply   |   Comment by Doeke van Schepen  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+5)

Doeke van Schepen, sorry for this. We will update this. Currently, you can drag the main window to make it bigger.

Reply   |   Comment by Support Team  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-2)
#7

Here is a software improvement Idea: For a large photo, when making adjustments while zoomed in, don't revert back to the full picture view. This way I can see the changes whey are actually made. (Idea Informer didn't work)

Reply   |   Comment by Gary  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+12)

Gary, Thanks for the ideas and I have recorded them.

Reply   |   Comment by Support Team  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#6

Thanks you

Reply   |   Comment by Ljones  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-6)
#5

Nice package, does what it says on the tin.

Reply   |   Comment by JustPhotos  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+4)
#4

Registration was super-simple. It's an awesome program! It seems to cover all the bases I need for basic photo corrections/improvement. I'm still amazed that it will also include future updates - wow! Thanks so much for this program!!!

Reply   |   Comment by Marsha Aronson  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+3)

Marsha Aronson, Thanks for using this Vertexshare Photo Effects

Reply   |   Comment by Support Team  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+1)
#3

"Licence details:
Lifetime, FREE updates"

This, in itself, is to be praised

Reply   |   Comment by ouialaraison  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+50)

ouialaraison, The licence shows NO free updates

Reply   |   Comment by David Ward  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (-6)

David Ward,

If you look at the blue box at the top of this page where all the details and, it literally says what ouialaraison wrote, "Lifetime, FREE updates". Now that may be incorrect, but that is what it shows.

Reply   |   Comment by FeMaster  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+10)

David Ward, It is a free update.

Reply   |   Comment by Support Team  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+3)

ouialaraison, The GOTD page shows free updates but the text file states:
Please note that the software you download and install
during the Giveaway period comes with the following important limitations:
1) No free technical support
2) No free upgrades to future versions
3) Strictly non-commercial usage
Which is correct?

Reply   |   Comment by David Ward  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+7)

David Ward, what is on the readme file is what usually goes with all giveaways. My guess is that they forgot to change it specifically for today and that what is said on top of this page is correct.

Reply   |   Comment by ouialaraison  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+8)
#2

How do I export the photo's as a jpeg please?

Reply   |   Comment by flognoggin  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+3)

flognoggin, It looks as if only png files are supported. Use Windows Paint to open the saved png file and then save it as a jpg.

Reply   |   Comment by David Ward  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+8)
#1

Thanks for sharing such an amazing and free program.

Reply   |   Comment by Daniel Martin  –  2 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (+2)
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