Lean and Mean
In terms of features, Photoshop beats ImageMachine hands down. But when it comes to batch performance, the tables are turned. ImageMachine takes an ultra-streamlined approach to image processing, by leveraging the processing power of the CPU and GPU concurrently, and offloading separate image processing tasks to multiple processing elements if available.

The Little Engine That Could
The test below was conducted using a batch of 20 JPEG images from a digital camera, each 2048x1536 pixels in size. The job of the batch was to increase the image contrast by 10%, downscale the images to a width of 800 pixels, and save them as JPEG files with a quality of 70/100. ImageMachine was twice as fast as Photoshop in this test.

Results

PhotoShop	49 seconds
ImageMachine	24 seconds
Test Machine: 1.25 GHz PowerBook G4, 768 MB RAM running OS X 10.4.6

The Perfect Addition
ImageMachine's speed, low cost, and fast startup/shutdown times make it the perfect addition to your suite of photo software.