If you’re looking for an all-in-one Photo management and editing package that spans the territory of Lightroom and Photoshop but is integrated and easy to use, Cyberlink’s PhotoDirector is a powerful and reasonably priced option. It competes more or less head-to-head with Adobe’s Photoshop Elements ($80 discounted), so which one you wind up with will depend on the specific features you need and which interface you prefer. If you have the time, I recommend trying them both out.

The 9th Edition of PhotoDirector is now out ($99 for Cyberlink Photo Director 9 Ultra), with some impressive new features. It has support for 360-degree video editing (which is nearly impossible to do without application support), can create some of the now-popular output formats like timelapse, motion stills, and animations, and has content-aware move. It’s also picked up a Dehaze tool, a feature I’ve found very useful in Photoshop and OpticsPro both.

I have the software, and have been using it when time permits. Not enough experience with it to write a full review yet, but so far it seems solid and well thought out.