PhotoImpact 7.0 Complete package

I'd just like to say that I am taking about the new Photoimpact here - Photoimpact 8!!!! Photoimpact 7 was so packed full of goodies that it's hard to imagine what Ulead could do to its flagship program to take it any further. But it seems to have found a way, and Photimpact 8 is the result. It slots neatly into the mid-range image-editing market, alongside Photoshop Elements and Paint Shop Pro. It's far more sophisticated than buget-entry offerings like Photo Express and Microsoft Picture It, but it doesn't really aspire to the professional heights of Photshop itself. It's not through lack of ... more

I'm talking about Photoimpact 3.02 here. Although it took me a bit of time to work out what I could achieve with it the help is extremely useful and in-depth. This came free on a magazine disc so I can't comment on price but graphics and photo effects that can be achieved with this are nothing short of remarkable. I stil use a P75 so start up is a bit slow but thats not a function of the program as I'm running it below the recommended spec. All in all a great piece of software. ... more

This ones yet another example of the great 'Coverware' that I pick up, and a fine piece of software it is too should you have the inclination to take time using it. For those of you that don't know what coverware is, it's those programmes supplied on magazine cover discs, and I've had some remarkable software off many a great cover: Two different versions of Lotus organiser (including the penultimate one) two full Smartsuites, Word pro 97, Pressworks, Encyclopaedias galore, and They're all full versions. One of the most used programmes of mine is version 4 of photo impact in it's SE version ... more

Ulead is a great program if you use a scanner a lot. It does all the things you would expect a photo program to do, and is very easy to use with a scanner if you have one. I have a scanner and I can scan pictures straight inbto Photo impact. It then has a wizard which will enhance allyour photos and it does a good job. You can change the brightness and colour and make the images sharper if you need to. There is quite complicated menus but you soon get used to them. You can also get this program free with some scanners and printers. If you have a digital camera you will be able to put your ... more

I bought this program after noticing it was being promoted more and more by people whose art I really respected. How could anything be as easy as they said, but as versatile as Photoshop? Photoimpact 5 is just that. IT IS GORGEOUS. The program is so chock full of filters, fills, effects etc. Wow. This is an instant saving of a kazillion quid. Plus you can point the program at any filters you already have, and it will just bring them right in for you. Very handy. You could spend a lifetime experimenting. Fortunately you don't have to - after a few seconds you can get results worthy of any of ... more