PhotoImpact 8 is soon to be released!

[Gaussian]

Price $58

For those who can read German; more information in this article: http://www.ulead.de/aboutulead/press/pr8-16-02hw.htm

Download trial here:

ftp://ftp.ulead.com/pub/Trial/PI8/UPI8T_E.exe

or here:

ftp://ftp2.ulead.com/pub/Trial/PI8/UPI8T_E.exe

Well isn't that great! Gidgit [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

[This message was edited by Gaussian on September 23, 2002 at 10:23.]

[Gaussian]

Price $58

For those who can read German; more information in this article: http://www.ulead.de/aboutulead/press/pr8-16-02hw.htm

Download trial here:

ftp://ftp.ulead.com/pub/Trial/PI8/UPI8T_E.exe

or here:

ftp://ftp2.ulead.com/pub/Trial/PI8/UPI8T_E.exe

Well isn't that great! Gidgit [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

[This message was edited by Gaussian on September 23, 2002 at 10:23.]

[RAMWolff44]

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Downloading it right now, but I am hoping that they include languages in this trial or I'm going to be in big trouble!!! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] Oh well, if not, maybe I can figure out some of the extras on my own.

Richard [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

$58.00?? That seems awfully cheap, bet it will be more in the USA when it hits the shealves!!!

---Wolff On The Prowl---

[Gaussian]

What's New in Ulead PhotoImpact 8

The Following is the list of new features in PhotoImpact 8:

Digital Photography

* Enhance Lighting provides quick solutions to common problems of photographers caused by insufficient lighting.
* Auto Match Object Color automatically adjusts objects to match their background compositing.
* Dynamic Range Extension composes photos with superior tones by merging multiple shots with different exposure levels.
* Enhanced Lens Distortion adds assistant mesh for easier lens distortion correction.
* Star Filter puts the professional photographer's touch on images with a special camera filter that adds starbursts on bright areas.
* Gradient Filters mimic real-world camera filters that produce dramatic vanishing of colors.
* Spot Filter forms a focal point on an image by encircling an area with a single color.
* Flatten Uneven Areas mends obvious and unsightly joints in stitched images.
* Enhanced Auto processing commands (auto level, auto adjust, auto color, and auto enhance) effortlessly fine-tunes image quality.
* Enhanced Tone Map and Level enable precise control over image tone.
* Film Grain simulates the natural texture of photos taken by single lens reflex or traditional cameras on high-speed film.
* Color Replacement automatically identifies areas for color adjustment and fills them with the new colors.
* Defringe quickly blends edges of objects with the background for super smooth composting.
* Threshold converts color images to high-contrast, black-and-white images--- perfect for graphic design.
* Enhanced Color Adjustment corrects discoloration, common in scanned photos, with easy-to-adjust RGB sliders.
* De-Interlace creates clear photos out of video captures (vidcaps) by removing the typical horizontal lines of video footages.
* Enlarged pen brush makes it easier to retouch large-sized photos.

Creative Design

* Enter and format text directly on the workspace.
* Selection on Object targets a specific area on one or more active objects for editing, leaving the base image totally untouched. Great for extracting portions of objects when creating collages.
* Editable Lasso Selection offers precise control in selecting irregular areas, using adjustable control points.
* Selection by Color Range presents a more exact technique in making selections on irregular shapes, using color data.
* Selection Manager stores selections and masks for easy access during succeeding projects.
* Creative Transform unleashes the imagination with 2 new tools to help design limitless surreal images.
* Texture Fill Tool fills base image, object, or selection with a selected texture.
* Animated Particle Effects provides compatibility with next-generation Web standards.
* Texture Filter introduces nine materials and surfaces to artistically dabble with: Creased Paper, Glass-Texture, Emboss-Texture, Hide, Smooth Leather, MetalWorks, Plastic, Contour Lines, and Stone.
* Diffuse Glow subtly focuses the viewer's attention to certain areas of an image with the use of soft highlights.
* Edge Preserving Blur cleans an object of excessive noise by blurring the object while retaining its fine edges.
* Enhanced Motion Blur adds Vibration which amplifies energy within an image, applying a shaking effect on objects.
* JavaScriptâ„¢ Slideshow gives greater freedom in designing personalized slideshows on the Web--- with no HTML code to master.
* Shear Effect gives infinite possibilities to distorting images. Twist, bend, curl, and stretch to the imagination's content.
* Flatten Uneven Areas mends obvious and unsightly joints in stitched images.

Superior Productivity

* Open CMYK files directly to RGB provides two options for opening a four-channel image as four separate CMYK windows or as one RGB window for immediate editing.
* Burn Packaged Album, Web album and Web slideshows onto CD quickly archives photo albums or makes a photo CD for sharing.
* Print Poster eliminates the need for a separate page layout program to output projects that exceed standard paper sizes.
* Perspective Crop edits out non-rectangular areas to create an illusion of distance or depth.
* Enhanced Shield Crop Area in the crop tool visually assists to determine the crop area.
* On-screen Measure Tool helps transform objects to scale by displaying object dimensions and angles.
* Auto Save builds a worry-free and uninterrupted environment for creativity as it secures open projects from mishaps like system crashes and power failures.
* Undo Level gives greater range (up to 200 steps!) to reverting to previous commands or actions.
* Package SMP and UOL file shares EasyPalette's gallery and library without missing the external linked files.

[Gaussian]

RAMwolf, I found the price on a website ( http://www.creationengine.com/html/a...=Ulead&-search ) and it's possible that they can deliver with a special (academic?) discount, but even if it would cost $89, it's still quite a bargain [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

[RAMWolff44]

Where did you find the list of new features??

Any mentioning of whether there is any support for English??

Thanks Gaussian [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

PS: I shared the links and the features list over in the PI forums at the PhotoImpact Bulletin Board

Richard [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

---Wolff On The Prowl---

[This message was edited by RAMWolff on September 23, 2002 at 10:32.]

[Gaussian]

Yes, as a matter of fact I speak 4 languages [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

The version I downloaded is English, so don't you worry [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

[RAMWolff44]

Thanks TONS Gaussian!!! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

4 languages?? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img] I barely do English correctly!! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

Richard [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

---Wolff On The Prowl---

[stephaniebt]

Yee haw! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

Stephanie's PhotoImpact Tutorials
PhotoImpact 7 Class Information

[Gaussian]

I'm sure Stephanie, that PI8 will give you enough to talk about on your site [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]
Let the fun begin [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]