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(More customer reviews)OK, here we go again. If you read my review of Picture-It 2000, you'll probably notice that I liked that program for what it was intended to do, which is hold your hand through just about every phase of editiing a photograph. Well, this latest version still does just that. You can't miss with this program if you're just getting into the digital photo editing game. What's happened here from what I can tell (please keep in mind that I've only been playing in this program for about a week) is that PI Platinum has combined Picture It and Home Publisher for the most part. Only MUCH bigger! If you do a full install of this program you'll use up just around 3 gig of your hard drive. There are more photos, clip art and templates in this thing than anyone could ever hope to use. There'll be another version out before you use all this stuff! There's seven discs to this program and even with the full install there's still some disc swapping to do, although it is fairly minimal.
The big thing here, and I can't stress this enough, is how easy this program is to use. And new to this version is the free web posting. Microsoft gives you a list of no-fee sites (of which MSN is one of the choices) as well as a list of fee-based sites. There are a few things I don't like about this program and the worst in my opinion is the cloning tool. Once you position the marker and begin to clone, it becomes very difficult at times to see where you're cloning from because the marker tends to vanish and you can lose track of where it is. Picture It 2000 had the same problem. The other negative is that there aren't a lot of "special" effects in here. Again, just like Picture It 2000.
Aside from the minor quirks, PI Platinum 2001 is pretty decent. I do photography professionally, so I use Photoshop 5.5 and U-Lead Photo Impact for most of my work, but for quick e-mailing and general puttzing around, a program like this or Photo Deluxe 4.0 is a must.
Finally, and I said the same thing in the review I did on Photo Deluxe 4.0, ULead Photo Impact gives you so much more and it's not a difficult program to use. But if you want an all-encompassing program where you can edit your pictures, create countless cards, calendars, stationery, and just about anything else, plus easy and quick e-mailing and web posting, you can't beat Picture It Publishing Platinum 2001.
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Get advanced photo editing and desktop publishing in one with MicrosoftPicture It! Publishing Platinum Edition. The 2001 version combinesPicture It! with thousands of quality desktop and Web publishing projects.With just a few mouse clicks, you can touch up, repair, and enhance your personal photos. Then turn your creations into greetings, a special birthday calendar, a community newsletter, or a personal Web page. With PictureIt! Publishing, you'll create great-looking results every time. Getting started right away is easy. The new home page and step-by-step creation sequence help you choose the perfect design. The new, simple template search helps you find just the right project design or message. Find the right design from the extraordinary collection--imaginative images and graphics from 200 professional artists. Easily fix common photo problems and restore prized old photos. Then add them to your publishing projects for wonderful results. Get great-looking results at home with a color ink-jet printer and specialty papers. Or publish your creation on the Web using popular e-mail clients and personal Web page services. Send your digital photos to the Kodak PhotoNet online print service or fujifilm.net, and receive true photographic prints in the mail. Even order photo T-shirts, mugs, and mouse pads.
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