Photo Impact Pro 13

I have used Ulead products for many years, PhotoImpact is still my favorite image editing and design software. After Corel bought the name and quit supporting it I began a serious search for a replacement. It is not the same, I cannot find a replacement and will be sad (and handicapped for my photo and graphics design) when it is no longer available. I am happy to see that it is still around someplace.

Ive been using this product since its inception and as far as I can tell it is as complete as Photo Shop. It will run Photo Shop Plugins.

I have Lightroom and Photoshop, but bought this as well for the simplicity of it all. Very easy to use and gets the job done! This is a very underrated product I wish were more popular.

I was looking for a replacement for the Microsoft Digital Image Pro 10 program that I had been using for years. I figured that after all this time, software technology undoubtly had made improvements that would be noticeable. Not so in this case. While it is true that there are a few powerful tools in this software, it is not as user friendly as should be expected and learning these will take some time. Not so with Microsofts program as within minutes you will easily be erasing unwanted objects (which can also be done in Nova but with extra steps, etc), cropping, and so forth.

For the price this is a terrific software. I must say I primarily use it for restoring old black and white or sepia photos, and adding text to old photos. Its easier than more expensive software I use for other purposes. Cropping is simple. It is more than worth it just for this purpose. I use it a lot, as I have taken a thousand old photos and made ancestry books from them. I dont spend time modifying newer photos, so I cant speak for those attributes. The only irritant is that Windows will not let me make it my default program for opening photos like jpg or jpeg files.

ON THE COMPANY NAME SPACE YOU MUST WRITE SOMTHING IN ORDER TO HAVE THE SERIAL NUMBER TO WORK

didnt disappoint.

I have used this program for many years and I love it. BUT I had bought a new computer and it didnt have a disk drive so I thought this would be perfect because it said you get a link to the program to download it.

Great editing software. Very easy to learn and use. Wish I could get it to setup as my default viewer. Not sure why I cant see it as an option in the program list. I just have to open the program first then find my photo or right click and pick EDIT WITH PHOTOIMPACT. Oh well... Still love it.

Be prepared to wait several days after receipt to be able to use the product. One must call support, stay on hold for 20+ minutes, then be told only (hidden) email support is available. Then wait at least 24-hrs for a response. Be prepared to email them a copy of your receipt. Only then , will you receive a useable serial number and be able to install.