Many holidaymakers return home at this time of year with flash memory cards packed full of still images, video clips and sometimes digital camcorder footage as well. Most of these images need to be edited, sorted, tagged and perhaps shared – a daunting task without the right tools.

I have been looking at new software and online services that ease this task, alongside an amazing new web service from Microsoft called Photosynth that turns overlapping images of the same scene into a navigable virtual 3D gallery.