You can edit the photos from the viewing in just a few minutes

This is purely a photographic adjustment; the content remains unchanged. The exposure is balanced, underexposed areas are brightened, the white balance is fine-tuned, and the colour cast caused by mixed lighting is removed. You can see outside through the windows; the details are sharp and the noise has been removed. Note that the mess on the floor remains: that’s what the other adjustments are for.

The highest level for two credits. The difference compared to the basic setting is immediately apparent in the window: whilst the basic setting evens it out, the PRO setting opens it up completely, so that the garden, street or view - complete with colours - is visible through the glass. Lamps and light fittings that are actually in the room light up and cast a warm glow on the walls, just as a photographer does when mixing flash with natural light. Added to this are straightened verticals and the horizon, a full tonal range like a merged exposure, deep blacks, light shaping with a soft fall-off into the corners, and more vivid colours so that wood, textiles and stone reveal their character. The output is at double the resolution. Nothing is added to or taken away from the room, and any real imperfections - cracks, damp patches or signs of wear - remain just as visible.

The only things that disappear are those that can be taken away: personal belongings, papers, crockery, clothes, cables, cosmetics and fridge magnets. Furniture, appliances, carpets, curtains and pictures remain exactly where they were. The bed looks made up, the pillows neatly arranged. The areas where items have been removed are filled in with the original material.

All loose furniture and items will be removed. Everything that is permanently fixed to the flat will remain: the kitchen units, built-in appliances, sanitary ware, radiators, air conditioning, light fittings, doors, windows and window sills. The floor and walls behind the removed furniture will match the existing materials; neither the colour of the walls nor the floor will be changed.

The empty room will be furnished with understated, modern furniture. It maintains the correct scale, perspective and shadows, and does not obstruct doors, windows or radiators. The examples above show the same room and the same view rendered in five different interior styles. You can choose the style when customising, and all five cost the same. If the room is already furnished, the furniture isn’t replaced; only subtle accessories such as a plant, cushions or a rug are added.

Only the light changes; no objects are added or removed. Daylight from the existing windows illuminates the room evenly, without any dark corners or overexposed areas. Shadows remain aligned with the actual windows, and the view outside remains unchanged. White is a neutral colour, so the walls look truly white.

It’s what tidying up does for a room, but from the outside. Anything that doesn’t belong on the property and spoils the view is removed: skips, wire fencing, building materials, pallets, hoses, ladders, a stranger’s car parked in front of the house, a pole and wires cutting across the shot, as well as clutter on the neighbouring plot. The location remains as it is: the street, the terrain, the neighbouring houses and even the sky remain unchanged, and nothing is added to the scene. A damaged or rusty fence remains, as do the cracks and damp patches on the house; this is no longer a mess, but the condition of the property.