Which way to go...photoshop or photoimpact -advice please?

lakewud · Post by **lakewud** » Wed May 30, 2007 7:12 pm

Hello there,

Just was a-wondering.

Knowing little about either ( though have used both briefly in the past ), Im now wanting to buy something which will be able to chop n change a few pics/photos/stills from my camcorder etc...move them about a bit, few natty titles, design a decent looking dvd cover etc..you get the idea.

I have VS10+, and obviously would ideally like to take the odd image/creation from ..say..photoimpact..into my VS projects.

So, what should i choose? Price range alone I take it Photoimpact for only 25pounds is the cheapest option... but am just curious how does it say comare with the bigboys in the field?

Basically, when i print my image from a...say..3megapixal camera ( i know thats low )..but will i get a decent picture printed out on my Canon IP4300? Would Photoimpact be able to deliver a decent quality pic once ive chopped it around a bit?

A novice here as you can tell, little advice please.

heinz-oz · Post by **heinz-oz** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:31 pm

A novice can stuff up a decent image in any of the programs mentioned

For what your intentions are, PI is probably more than you will ever need or use. I do all my image manipulation in PI and get excellent print results with my Canon iP5000 inkjet printer.

PS may offer you more but that "more" you are unlikely to ever even use.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Thu May 31, 2007 1:10 am

Because you have VideoStudio then there is one major advantage to purchasing Photoimpact compared to Photoshop.

DVD menus.

The Ulead suite of DVD Authoring programs

VideoStudio
MovieFactory
DVD Workshop

All use a proprietary UFO file format. This only exists in PhotoImpact and no other Photo Editing program. By purchasing PhotoImpact you can alter and even create your own DVD Menus with PhotoImpact and then use them in your DVD Authoring program(s).

mel2000 · Post by **mel2000** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:30 am

I've been using Photoshop for years and just started using PI 12 about a week ago. To say that I'm impressed with PI is an understatement. The increased performance, more intuitive workflow, and professional-level templates seal the deal for me. PI is now my photo editor of choice and I won't be buying any more upgrades of Photoshop. However, I'll keep Photoshop around for the plugins since some don't work with PI.

robruiz · Post by **robruiz** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:54 am

Since you have video studio 10, i would suggest that you go with photoimpact because those two products can be integrated to somehow work with each other. With just $90 dollars, you can do what Photoshop can, and with a little practice you can even do more.

My fave features in Photoimpact are: SmartRemove, drag-and-drop effects from the easy palette and the large number of preset effects, brushes, etc.