It does allow automatic placement of the images into templates, and does this quite quickly. In manual placement mode you pick a printer and paper size as usual. The application clearly shows the printable area and image placement is like most desktop publishing applications. Drag and drop the image onto the page then move it around and resize it at will. When you begin, if you choose a 'blank' page layout you start with a paper size chosen from the various printer tabs.
Light selects the correct page setup accurately showing the unprintable area.
For manual placement of images, Photo Assistant98 Light is by far the best of the tested applications. Light includes many ready-made layouts and also allows the user to create and save custom layouts. Arrow keys can be used to nudge images into place, and there are tools for cropping and enhancing images. Part of the difficulty of using PA98Light is that the help file is partially in German making understanding some of the fine details difficult. These choices tie it with Qimage, but PA98L does not supply the detailed explination of the settings as Qimage does.