Zoner Photo Studio

Version 12 brings a few significant changes to the user interface. In previous versions the interface was highly configurable and this brought confusion to many users. These new changes introduce some limitations and bring also new possibilities. Let’s take a closer look.

Modules

Zoner Photo Studio consists of four different modules: Manager, Viewer, Editor and RAW. You can switch between these modules using buttons on the top right, every new window is opened in a new tab. Manager and Viewer can be of one instance only. If you need more Browser windows, you can open a second one from Workspace menu in the Manager. Also note that Manager module can’t be closed once it is opened.

Tabs

Zoner wanted to offer to users a more familiar style of window organization and decided for tabs. This change has impact on many functions. First, multi-monitor support is now much more limited, only a slideshow window can be opened on a different screen. Switching between fullscreen and windowed mode has also changed – there are three fullscreen modes now and you can turn them on/off using F11, Ctrl+F11 and F12 keys. In these modes hidden tabs and toolbars will be shown when you move mouse cursor to the top of the window. Regarding the control of tabs, you can switch between them using left mouse button and close a tab using middle mouse button. You can also control tabs from a keyboard – you can switch between them using Ctrl+Tab, close the current one using Ctrl+F4 or Esc.

RAW module

RAW conversion dialog from the last version is replaced by a new RAW conversion module. With this module it is possible to control much more parameters, it is possible to copy settings among pictures and the RAW module also lets you put pictures into a processing queue.

Theme

As you have probably noticed, ZPS12 has a dark user interface. You can choose from four gray themes or use a system based theme.