According to a press release, among the key enhancements in Perfect Photo Suite 9, an overhauled browse module is included as well as the new Smart Photo feature for re-editing photos, a Quick Mask brush for replacing backgrounds, reduction of noise and a new lens flare filter.
There are many more new features and enhancements found in Perfect Photo Suite 9, including Retina display support; an improved automatic tone algorithm, for quickly making photos bright and clear; better crop and level tools; an enhanced Perfect Brush, updated to work on soft edges and semitransparent objects; printing capabilities; better batch rename options; and much more.
Perfect Photo Suite 9 is available in two versions: Premium and Basic. The Premium edition supports Photoshop CC, CC 2014, and CS6; Lightroom 5 and 4; Photoshop Elements 12, 11 and 10; and Apple Aperture 3. The Basic edition does not have plug-in support. Owners of earlier versions of the Perfect Photo Suite are able to upgrade to Premium.