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Photo editing made easy for non-techies

Advantages: Impressive results, easy & quick for beginners
Disadvantages: Some tools are harder to find

I have been very impressed by how easy and intuitive this program is, compared with other photo editing packages. I teach beginners how to use computers and have been searching for a photo editing program that is easy to use. This fits the bill perfectly, giving excellent results with just a few mouse clicks. The Common Tasks bar down the left hand side of the screen makes it easy to change the exposure, lighting, size of picture etc. also a really ...
...Drag around the object you want to remove, not too closely because you must enclose a piece of the background that you want to use as a fill in, eg to remove a bird in the sky, make sure your selection includes a bit of sky all around the bird, then click Fill In and the bird disappears, replaced by a clone of the sky. There is a conventional clone brush but you have to look in the menu to find it. There is a good range of fresh-looking frames to ...

bluecoastpebble 12.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006 Complete package

Eye catching images quickly

Advantages: See above
Disadvantages: See above

When I was buying Microsoft Office, I bought the Premium version as it was only £20 dearer than the Professional version. This is because I am intitled to the Student License. With the Premium version you also get Microsoft Frontpage. Advantages 1. Simple to use 2. A wide variety of special effects to make your image more attractive, enhance it and fix the contrast/brightness, colour effects 3. Import graphics from a scanner or digital camera ...
...of the graphic 5. Crop, clone and remove limitations in the graphic 6. Soften edges, add shadows and 3D effects 7. Freehand drawing, painting and auto shapes 8. Save images in different formats 9. Create GIF animations and graphics/buttons for the web 10. Enhance photos 11. Add text Disadvantages 1. Not as high quality output can be expected. 2. Not as many features as Adobe Photoshop for working and altering images so that they are more ...

jeremybrown 26.04.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000 2000 Complete package

THE PERFECT PROGRAM !!!

Advantages: So easy to use.
Disadvantages: None at all.

MICROSOFT PICTURE IT EXPRESS 2000 The reason why I am writing about Microsoft Picture It is because I am very impressed with this program. I have compared it with other Programs which were much more expensive such as Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Deluxe and although these programs have a host of features, for the average layman such as myself, they are too complex to use. Picture It Express is user friendly, and I have always gone back to using ...
...you do not like. Again, Microsoft thought of idiots like me when they made this program, and when you have finished, you have the option to keep your alterations, or to restore the picture to its original state. In the distortion process, you have the choice of how big a distortion you want starting with pin size and working up to large paintbrush size. I think this is very clever, and play with it a lot. The next option you have on the main screen ...

thingywhatsit 14.11.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Picture It! Premium 2002 Complete package

MY IDEA OF CREATIVITY.

Advantages: SUPER FRIENDLY PROGRAM TO USE.
Disadvantages: NONE AT ALL

...publishing programs available, for once, Microsoft got it right. They took aspects of personal use and put them all together in a bundle which is quite a hefty one, and certainly one that no other program has been able to beat in the history of my computer usage. Installation Installation of the program is simple enough, and here you get the option of a full version, or a smaller one and I opted for the smaller one and have not regretted it. The ...
...good about this is that Microsoft have catered for the use of standard stationery such as sticky labels made by Avery and Kodak which are so easily available on the net or in local computer shops. Here, I have fun making certificates for fun events, and as with the rest of the program, easy step by step instructions let the user feel that they are in control of their experience. I use the calendar area a lot, because it lets you create either a ...

thingywhatsit 02.04.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Graphics Studio Home Publishing Suite 2000 Complete package

PICTURE THIS

Advantages: An easy to use program.
Disadvantages: Limitations in use.

...consumer wanted, rather than what Microsoft thought we should have, Roxio photographic package (Roxio Easy CD Creator 6) stands out head over heels above what Microsoft offer with this package. I still use it. There are occasions when I want the odd feature on this program that Roxio do not offer, and these are fun ones. Explaining what the program is all about, you will be able to make the decision for yourself, although for me, Roxio is better ...
...Microsoft know how to make the experience as simplistic as possible. They have had loads of practice. It works well with Windows 98 and XP equally. User Instructions are simple and clear. Get Picture. How much more simple do you want it ? Here you have a choice of where to get the picture from. This could be a card reader, camera, scanner or a file on your hard drive. The choice is yours. Having the picture, what you can do with it is pretty simple ...

thingywhatsit 14.12.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Picture It! 2000 2000 Complete package