Version 10 (2012) added a specialized Child mode that applies enhancements suitable for the portraits of children. PortraitPro 9 (2009) introduced the novel ClearSkin automated skin enhancer, which corrects skin defects, such as acne, blotchiness, roughness, wrinkles, age spots, and so on.
The program initially required an active internet connection to calculate point data for face shaping, but moved to a standalone edition with version 6. The algorithms that allowed the software to identify facial features, assess the 'attractiveness', and adjust the photo were developed in conjunction with researchers from Cambridge University, Oxford University, and Manchester University. PortraitPro was released in 2006 by Anthropics Technology, a company founded in 1997 as the research branch of the UK National Film and Television School. It is available as a standalone application, as well as Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Photoshop Elements, and Aperture plug-ins on Windows and OS X systems. It automates the photo editing process with algorithms that manipulate facial features, remove skin imperfections, alter colors and tone, replace the background, and so on. Portrait Professional or PortraitPro is a portrait photography retouching software developed by Anthropics Technology and initially released in 2006.
