Photo Impact Pro 13

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.

At this price it is the best graphic program out there - I use it to create graphics for a church website and for other church graphic arts needs. Great for playing around with my home photos too.

Ive been using PI 11 since it came out. I upgraded to 13 pro when I got my new computer. There was a rebate and a load of extras included, so why not. One of the bonuses is a great slide show program, Memories on TV4. I spent two hours putting together a slide presentation and tried to put it on DVD (it has three options, including VCD). A window pops up calling for an unlock code to use that portion of the program. WHAT unlock code? Nowhere in the box, book, or install dvd does it have an unlock code. PI13 has the install code, but its a different number. Without the code, it defaults to the VCD which has good resolution and plays with many dvd players on the market (to that effect.)

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.

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.

Upgraded from the Photo Impact Pro 11 version. Still love it! Easy to use and great results. Tried other programs. None compare for quality and (important for me) ease of use.

I bought it for my sister and she loves it because it is simple to use.

I have used various versions of PhotoImpact since the mid 90s, since I believe version 4 was included with a scanner my family owned. It is a solid program, with a very good selection of editing tools. I absolutely stand behind it as one of the best options for an affordable photo and image editing software suite.