We've developed a lot of new technology for Sagelight that makes editing easy while keeping it simple and fast.
Sagelight was written from scratch to take advantage of the speed and power of modern-day computers, as well as the specific needs of digital cameras.
Realtime results. Sagelight was written from scratch, with core code written in SSE and MMX Assembly language. This means that Sagelight is extremely fast and responsive.
In addition to exceptional speed, Sagelight also handles RAW files, highlight reduction, native 16-bits per-channel, Dynamic Masking, Smart Light, Photo Filter/Gradient, LAB/HSL functions, and many other advanced features not found in other editors.
Sagelight is a low-cost alternative to other high-end, expensive editors. Many people compare Sagelight to Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Elements.
We purposely try to keep the cost of Sagelight down so that everyone can enjoy image editing without spending a lot of money.
Features:
# Very fast, real-time native 48-bit editor
# Most functions written with SSE/MMX technology
# Easy and Intuitive controls, designed just for Sagelight
# Powerful 'Quick Edit Mode'
# Professional level functions
# Dodge and Burn, and Clone Brush
# Unlimited Undo History with an "Undo Brush" to merge or bLend different image states
# "Smart Light" features to help add light or create contrast without destroying image information
# Tooltips on every control and extensive help
# Very powerful masking functions
# Tutorials for major functions
# Extensive Auto Color/Auto Level algorithms to help Balance your image
# Straighten Horizon (arbitrary rotate) with Auto Crop
# Resize, Crop, Add Border, Red Eye removal, Print, etc.
# Unsharp Mask, Gaussian Blur, Median, and Skin Smoothing and noise removal functions
# More than 50 different functions and effects
# 48-bit RAW File Support with Highlight Recovery
# 48-bit, compressed tiff (read and write) support
# ICC Profile Support
