For most people, managing their digital photos means wading through the same few folders, crammed with hundreds of oddly-named JPEGs, and somehow hoping to find the shots they need. But it doesn't have to be that way. Serif MediaPlus aims to bring order to this chaotic state of affairs, and ensure you'll never lose a favourite shot again.
At the heart of this new system is the MediaPlus Album, essentially a virtual folder where you can drag and drop whatever images you like. Create an album for Holidays, another for Family, one titled Landscapes, whatever suits your collection best. And any one photo can be included in as many different albums as you like, so you're not forced to make awkward decisions about where a particular shot belongs.
It's also possible to add tags to an image, including caption, author and keywords, along with a set of text notes. You could use this to label images with the people they include, the location, the camera used to take the shot, whatever you want. Then, later, use the integrated Search tool to examine these tags, and (for instance) quickly locate all the pictures containing "David" that were taken in "France".
And the features don't stop there. MediaPlus can also help to share your photos with others, via extras like a contact sheet Print option, or a Publish to Web module that creates an HTML thumbnail gallery. Add a slideshow feature, and the ability to make a screensaver from selected images, and MediaPlus makes an ideal addition to any collection of graphics utilities.
