IDPhotoStudio
application is designed to be a free user-friendly ID photo printer and
duplicator. ID-sized photos tend to be something that you never have
enough of and, given that it can be a pain to go to the closest mall and
get some new ones taken, you could just take a recent photo and make
multiple copies of it from the comfort of your PC. IDPhotoStudio is a
program that will create and print passport sized photos for you in a
snap.
Featuring only the bare necessities, IDPhotoStudio,
will handle the job in seconds, allowing you to drag and drop your
picture onto the interface. You can then select between three ID Photo
sizes: US, Canada or France. Because you often need a certain number of
photos printed out, IDPhotoStudio has a little drag meter to let you
select how many photos you’ll need, from 1 to 15. Click on the print
button to get the paper copies of your photo.
IDPhotoStudio is
an original idea, and it’s good to see someone come up with a program to
quickly print out ID photos. However, the application left us
disappointed for a number of reasons. First of all, it doesn’t respect
the aspect ratio of photos, so if you drag a large image there’s a risk
it’ll appear distorted. Also, when it comes to editing functions,
IDPhotoStudio only includes the option to apply sepia or monochrome
color filters. We would have preferred if it included tools like a
red-eye remover, cropping or contrasting, which are much more useful for
improving the quality of pictures. The program doesn't even include an
undo feature, meaning that if you accidentally set your image to
greyscale when you'd prefer it in color, you'll need to start over.
If you have a good mug shot of yourself and want to quickly print out a
set of passport sized photos, IDPhotoStudio will probably suit you.
However, the lack of advanced editing features means you’ll never really
be guaranteed with a high quality image of yourself. In all, if you
want to be on the safe side, use a proper photo editing application like
Photoshop or Photofiltre to edit and print good ID sized photos.
