Paint Shop Photo Album is an easy-to-use media management application. Icons at the top of the screen represent different functions, and rotating, printing, emailing and saving images takes just a couple of mouse clicks.

Using a standard Explorer browser it's relatively easy to navigate your photo collection, and views can be customised according to personal taste. You can also search for specific pictures stored on your computer and apply special effects without leaving the main program.

There's a function to convert files from one format to another and a great tool that helps align photos end to end to form a panoramic scene.

Sharing your images is easy, as you can send your photos to a dedicated image-sharing website. Registering to use the site and basic photo sharing is free, but you can pay to have prints, CDs and greetings cards made up from your albums.