Digital Image Suite 9 [OLD VERSION]
by Microsoft Software

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Software Summary

• Import your photos, then find or arrange them simply, using the easy wizards
• Organize photos by event, date, file size -- and batch change the file sizes and types with a mouseclick
• Advanced touchup tools, Smart Erase and blending brush tools bring perfection to your favorite sots
• Choose from thousands of templates and images to make your photos look more spectacular than ever
• Use 50 great new filters, like tapestry and backlighting, for over 200 ways to turn your photos into art

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Software Reviews of Digital Image Suite 9 [OLD VERSION]

Customer Review: A Beginners Point of View....
Summary: 3 Stars

If you're like me, you already of course have photo software on your computer...I already had the MY PICTURES XP software, the Dell photo software, the ArcSoft photo software that came with my Canon scanner, the HP photo software that came with my HP printer, the PictureIt! photo software that came with MSN 9 internet service, and the Kodak EasyShare software that came with my camera. Oh, and just today I got the Ofoto photo software that came with my first Ofoto archive CD, which contains my film photos.

So, what in the world did I buy this for? Well, I got it half price, and I guess I was thinking the Digital Image would become the Almighty photo software, which would allow me to discard all the others. Wrong! It has not worked out that way.

This software has a great library, but so does the PictureIt! that comes with MSN 9. It's actually like the same Microsoft library. The Kodak software also has a great album library...only many time the photos are there only in thumbnail, and the files are in some other software library...at which time I must go find the photo file, right click, and open it with the Kodak software to get it back there.

But why would I want it back there, you ask...well, as it turns out, the Kodak software is the only one that flawlessly controls my Iomega external CD burner. The Kodak software also seems to make better prints, than when I use the HP software, which is what I must use with the Digital Image. Moreover, the Kodak software is simply easier and less time consuming.

Of course, the Digital Image has tons more editing features and such. So, what you need to ask yourself, if you are a beginner like me, is do you have the time and interest in exploring massive photo software? If you do, this is an excellent program to get. If you do not, you may want to save your money, and just use one of the easier, less costly softwares...such as one you already have.

This does come with a huge manual, which I was so pleased about, since I am an avid reader of manuals. Yet, I'm afraid the manual is not that detailed! It's odd--it even devotes lots of pages to a photographer who discusses her adventures with digital photography. Gee, if I wanted to read such stories, I would have gotten a photography book! This was suppose to be a detailed manual, but in my opinion, it fell short. Also, all the "auto-fix" editing devices have fallen short--the Kodak software does just as well in fixing photos.

I intend to come back and edit this in the future, if I discover I can't live without this Digital Iamge software. But right now, I could. Easily. I just don't have the time to explore it all right now, or to troubleshoot the problems it has with the Iomega burner. In just a few minutes, I can burn hundreds of photos on a CD-R with the Kodak software. When I use this software to burn CD-Rs, it's one bizarre problem after another. I'd just rather spend my photography time taking pictures...not editing them...or troubleshooting software or hardware problems.

Description of Digital Image Suite 9 [OLD VERSION]

Photo Editing Software

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