Ulead PhotoImpact

PhotoImpact is a complete image-editing suite with easy-to-use tools for all your image and photo-editing needs. Whether you are new to digital photography or want to take creative expression to the next level, it makes professional image editing easy.Workspace can be displayed in ExpressFix or Full Edit modes which contain specific sets of tools depending on what you want to do in the program. You can get Photos downloads images from a digital camera or retrieves images from a flash memory card that is inserted in a memory card reader.

Browse Photos allows you to use tools for acquiring, viewing, organizing, adjusting and printing digital images in a single easy-to-use interface. Open ExpressFix offers a simpler workspace that address the more common tasks. This mode helps new users to easily learn the main tools of the program, and provides those users mainly interested in using basic program functions with a clean and intuitive workspace. Full Edit Mode displays the entire PhotoImpact toolset allowing you to perform a range of simple to complex tasks. Objects float above the base image in independent layers, allowing you to move and edit them without affecting other objects or the base image. The enhancement effects in the Photo menu allow you to accentuate certain features in your images to make images look better or simulate a certain effect. There are some issues to take into consideration when dealing with digital pictures and scanned images. Problems like overexposure, underexposure, poor lighting, or incorrect tint can be corrected by using the Adjust and Photo commands.Dynamic range is the range of light that can be captured in a photo, from the darkest shadows to the brightest highlight.

The Retouch Tools are used to enhance areas of an image by adjusting existing color pixels. PhotoImpact offers a variety of tools to help edit your images such as: Dodge, Saturation, Burn, and more. To select a tool, click the lower right corner of the Retouch Tool in the Toolbox; a drawer of retouching tools opens and you can select the type of tool you want to use.

Features:
· Photo Project opens a dialog box allowing you to create customized photo projects like greeting cards.
·The three Gradient Fill Tools fill an area, using two or more colors, with a smooth color transition from one color to another.
· Calendar creates personal monthly calendars.
· Collage combines a series of photos into wide angle panoramic scenes.
· DVD Menu allows you to create images (with TV safe area) for use in DVD menus.
·The Bucket Fill Tool is useful for quickly replacing solid colors, such as white to black.
·The Texture Fill Tool fills the selected image or object with a texture pattern.