By applying a "genotype" from the PhotoGenetics menu box, a preset algorithm will shift the basic characteristics of any digital image toward a predictable result. An interactive slider bar allows fine-tuning of the image, enabling the user to set the next adjustment to deliver results "more like" the previous version or "less like" the previous version. In surprisingly few clicks of the mouse, even rank amateurs can process images that are richly saturated, vibrant and maintain a broad range of detail from shadows to highlights. PhotoGenetics also does double duty as a special effects tool. Apply the "Creative" genotype to an image, and users have the basis to evolve an image that could look like it was shot through a bowl of Jell-o, or on a different galaxy. But the product is by no means a Photoshop killer. Professionals are using it as a quick and dirty image processing tool -- a front end for Photoshop -- that can take an image 80 percent of the way toward completion.Check out the interactive demo at www.q-