SharpShot

SharpShot is a multi-platform picture editing software. It is meant for people who think Photoshop or Gimp are too cumbersome for everyday picture editing, while other simpler software like F-Spot or Windows Picture Manager are not powerful enough. SharpShot is meant to be a practical app that lets you edit many shots quickly, while giving you powerful and fast operations to match demanding photographers’ needs.

The design philosophy includes:

original files are never modified, all modifications are made on distinct versions stored in separate files. This is very important for most photographers.
versioning is simple, only one version of an original file is active, and it will be the one displayed, uploaded, etc.
it does not try to scan all your pictures into a library and display them all. It only opens the files / Folders you want to work on.
it makes available most operations that serious photographers need, and executes them fast on one or more pictures.
it offers previews and histograms for all operations.
This application makes use of:

Java’s SWING in order to run on every platform.
JAI (Java Advanced Imaging) to perform image operation extremely fast, taking full advantage of hardware acceleration.
SwingFast and JASIX libraries that make its code much shorter and cleaner.

Features
SharpShot’s main features include:

ability to open entire folders with pictures, and edit them as a Batch
automatic versioning of modified image, always keeping the original file untouched
full set of basic image operation including cropping, resizing, rotating
full set of image improvement tools including brightness, contrast and colors
full set of advanced operations including sharpening, Blur, noise reduction
extra tools including mosaic creation, red-Eye removal, watermarking
all image modifications offer preview, histogram, and batch operation
fast undo, redo, history of changes