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12/06/2006 09:17:06 AM · #1 |
| I don't know if there are many folks who use this particular editing program, but I am interested in sharing tips and techniques on this program. If you would like to see a learning thread, or share ideas on how you have used it, let me know and we can begin a thread about learning on this particular program. Put your names here. If nobody responds, then the thread will die, which is also fine. |
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12/06/2006 09:24:21 AM · #2 |
| I use PhotoImpact, version 12. I have used PI since version 1 actually and have had every version up to 12 except the one between 10 and 11 (not sure what they called it). I would be more than happy to share any tips I may have or to absorb any you or anyone else may have. Always looking for new techniques. |
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12/06/2006 09:36:15 AM · #3 |
Photoimpact is what i used before i mastered.... yeah right anyways before i become an avid Photoshop user.
Most people look at it this way Photoshop = 900$ Photoimpact = 89.99
Well the correct way to look at it is
Photoshop Elements = 89.99
PhotoImpact = 89.99
Because Photoimpact is not in anyway photoshop however it is a very great competitor to Elements.
Ill say this the Red Eye reduction in Photoimpact 4 was better then the one in CS2, btw CS2 is the first Photoshop to have red eye reduction... wtf was adobe thinking HA! |
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12/06/2006 09:36:51 AM · #4 |
I'm also a longterm PI user (nearly every version since 3.x), and although ironically I prefer 10 over 12, I'd be up for sharing any tips & tricks we've learnt.
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12/06/2006 09:38:26 AM · #5 |
| 10 is the last version before the interface change and since im home to 4 yeah i like 10. |
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12/06/2006 09:43:02 AM · #6 |
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12/06/2006 09:50:43 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by rainmotorsports:
Because Photoimpact is not in anyway photoshop however it is a very great competitor to Elements. |
I have Elements as well and sorry I have to disagree - PhotoImact blows elements out of the water...at least ver. 12 does. I know it is not PS, but there are very few things that I cannot do with PI that can be done with PS with the exception of color manipulation - PS has much more capability. Other than that, every time I see a PS tutorial I am able to work out the same process in PI with results that are comparable. This does not mean I can produce great photos with it (my challenge entries attest to this) but I can certainly do the same editing in general.
PI is a lot more powerful than people give it credit for being and it certainly is under the PS shadow. But for the money, I am willing to take the time to adapt the PS way to PI. I see PS as more of a status symbol for a lot of people ("Oh, I use PS...but I don't know how to do that".) I guess what it boils down to is how much are you willing to learn/adapt to the software you use |
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12/06/2006 10:10:00 AM · #8 |
| So, I guess if I start a learning thread, there may be a few who look at it. By the way, I did download the trial version of PS CS2, and frankly it really helped me to use PI much better. Since I am not willing to drop 600 for PS CS2 ( I'd rather buy a lens) then PI will have to do. I use version 10, and I believe that PI does do a better job then PS elements. Anyway, there seems to be some interest, so hopefully by later today I can start a learning thread, and hopefully some PS users will chime in with some of the ways the two can be parallelled, and we can apply techniques from them as well. |
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12/06/2006 10:31:32 AM · #9 |
I got a free version of PI (I think it was called something else then, but don't quote me) and have stuck with it ever since. I'm on v.11 at the moment; I think I upgraded to get the RAW processing.
I don't feel I've even begun to scratch the surface of what PI can do. I look at PS tutorials and then go mess with PI and most of the time end up smacking myself for not noticing some feature that would have made my life easier ;-)
Can't see shelling out the bucks for PS when I haven't exhausted the limits of what I've got.
BUT, since we have this thread ;-), can we start the learning with a huge question that has been driving me batty and could push me over the edge to PS: how do you get PI to recognize different monitor profiles? XP sees them, but when I try to softproof in PI it never lists any monitor profiles. Lots of printers, only "default" for monitors ... argh! |
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12/06/2006 10:45:28 AM · #10 |
My monitor profile is on the PC and in use all the time - it is not separate profile for use in PI. However, you must have a monitor profile created before PI will select it. It is not just a case of sRGB or whatever, you need to have an actual calibration profile for your monitor created before PI can use it. I created mine with a spyder.
EDIT: Corrected mis-spoken original answer.
Message edited by author 2006-12-06 14:21:59. |
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12/06/2006 12:22:57 PM · #11 |
Official learning thread has been started. Please place any comments in that thread. Thanks for your interest.
Learning Thread - Photo Impact Pro
Message edited by author 2006-12-06 12:23:59. |
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12/08/2006 12:41:22 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by ladymonarda:
So, I guess if I start a learning thread, there may be a few who look at it. By the way, I did download the trial version of PS CS2, and frankly it really helped me to use PI much better. Since I am not willing to drop 600 for PS CS2 ( I'd rather buy a lens) then PI will have to do. I use version 10, and I believe that PI does do a better job then PS elements. Anyway, there seems to be some interest, so hopefully by later today I can start a learning thread, and hopefully some PS users will chime in with some of the ways the two can be parallelled, and we can apply techniques from them as well. |
The thing is Photoimpact isnt a competitior to Photoshop
Photoimpact is a competitior to Adobe (Photoshop) Elements so either you shell out 90 for ulead or u shell out 90 for adobes, but on the extreme end there is photoshop cs2.... Photoimpact has a better Red Eye Tool while Elements has an advantage when it comes to marquee selection deriving its tool from photoshop where as u can have an aspect ratio driven selection.
On the extreme end you can use Photoshop but the actual differences wont be used most of the time and id only make the switch to elements if you were looking to upgrade Photoimpact and couldnt buy an upgrade (money wise). |
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