I used the following criteria to select the composite software. While each of the programs tested seemed to offer something a little different then the others, the one program that did shine above the others was the CD-Fit by Noble Campion. The system was great for its time. The first composite I completed the suspect was apprehended within a few hours. He had recently moved into the area from California and was usually out of his apartment only after late evening.
Nothing compares to a GOOD forensic composite artist who can draw the image by hand.
However, for those of us who aren't so talented with that medium, the computer and software became our medium and the results were excellent. I became very proficient at it. Then I became the Instructor who taught other instructors. Then the computer industry changed. The cost of computers were dropping fast, the program were cheaper and a lot of those in the industry just couldn't keep up with the changing technology, a financial drain.