NuGenImageWorks is an tool maked to be intuitive and inviting for both the novice and serious image manipulation instrument user. Built to provide most of the common and some advanced manipulative operational imaging pluses unfortunately found amongst a lot of disparate applications currently available. Unless or course you dont mind paying a lot of hundreds of dollars for an tool that is indeed quite capable, yet which can be very complex for the standard user. NuGenImageWorks, doesnt even scratch the surface of such applications. However what it does provide for; is a small, portable tool (Single file under 600K) with quite extensive image color and gradation manipulation capabilities, as well as some very intriguing effect generators. All presented in a visually rich interface, and for a much more reasonable price. We are confident you will agree with our description, so give it a try. Usability. When first launching NuGenImageWorks you have two ways to start working with your images. One is simply to load a single image using the Start -> Load Image... option. The other is a directory thumbnail viewer. You will find this in the upper right hand area of the tool interface. When using this option, simply select a directory, NuGenImageWorks will scan the directory for photos and build both a visual thumbnail list, as well as a thumbnail file for faster access upon returning to that directory in the future. Once the thumbnail view is loaded, select any image and NuGenImageWorks will present you image within a dual pain view. The left image represents the original image; the right is the modified image. So, you can visually compare the original with the any current modifications being made. In the mid-section of the dual pain view is a hidden splitter. When moving your mouse above it, and selecting, then sliding your mouse right or left, you will find that either image can be zoomed against the other. As well, by double clicking on any image,