Photoimpact Dead ?

[tdew]

Hi all,
I'm using Photo Impact Pro 13 and am having difficulty with it and Win 7.

Sometimes (not every time) when I go to save something, I'm told that I don't have permission to save files - and to contact my administrator.

I am the administrator, so don't know how to resolve that.

What I've discovered though is if if click on "options" when the warning comes up, if I change something (mode, quality etc) and then change it back to what it was, I'm then allowed to save without a problem.

I skipped over Vista, so never learned about this stuff. Does anyone know what I need to do? I'm here because I looked for an update for WIN 7 under support, but there is none for my version listed.

[Ron P.]

I'm using Photo Impact Pro 13

PhotoImpact Pro is not a Corel product, but one of Nova Development. Sometimes there are problems when trying to run software that is older than the OS it is running on. If Win7 has a compatibility mode, try running it as Vista or XP.

[tdew]

What happened here? I've been using Photo Impact for years and years and have gone along and updated when new versions came out.

How is it that we have Corel versions and Nova Development versions?

We shouldn't have to keep track of the corporate moves...
I'm thinking it might be time to move to another program.

[Xyzzy2]

What happened here? I've been using Photo Impact for years and years and have gone along and updated when new versions came out.

How is it that we have Corel versions and Nova Development versions?

We shouldn't have to keep track of the corporate moves...
I'm thinking it might be time to move to another program.

PhotoImpact Pro has always been just rebadged PhotoImpact.

[Ron P.]

No, no...
Nova has had it's version of Ulead's / Corel's products for years. They're really not that different. However as it stands, it appears that PI X3 is the last version. Hopefully that's not the case.

Currently Corel is in the same boat as Ulead and Intervideo were a couple of years ago. It was just acquired by Corel Holdings, Vector Capitol, ie; they bought up the remaining shares that they did not already hold. With this comes uncertainty, what products are viable and what are not. Which ones are more likely to continue to be profitable, and not.

Some of the current XOs have backgrounds with Adobe, and others. This could be a positive thing. They might have some good plans up their sleeves, to take the products, like PI, and make them strong competitors.

Don't walk out the door, until the guy with the key is standing there to close and lock it.

[RickinSav'h]

Ron,
Are you saying that Corel has been bought up by another company with XO's with backgrounds with Adobe & others? Or is it Corel's XO's that have this background?

[Ron P.]

Have a read of the Corel Executive Team, from Corel's Website. Specifically Shawn Cadeau.

Corel Holdings, Vector Capitol prior to the recent purchase of the remaining stocks, has been the holder of the majority of Corel's stocks.

[bristow]

As I started this thread and there has been quite a few views I would like to add that reluctantly I have had to move on to PhotoShop Elements 8 but before doing so I converted all of my UFO layered files to PSD in Photoimpact so PhotoShop 8 could read them.

I have been using Photoimpact since the last King died and always enjoyed using it and designed many web pages (even used it when working for BT) with great success, but as the program is not to be developed any more I felt it was time to move on.

Thank you for the support this forum has given me, I wish I could have stayed longer!

[sjj1805]

..... I would like to add that reluctantly I have had to move on to PhotoShop Elements 8 but before doing so I converted all of my UFO layered files to PSD in Photoimpact so PhotoShop 8 could read them.
.......!

So what you are saying is, Corel are not releasing any new version of PhotoImpact and so in protest your existing copy on your computer now refuses to start?

[bristow]

No not at all, I was just saying I have moved to a program that is being developed and is still active, and the reason I converted UFO to PSD is so Photoshop can read the layered files as a helpful suggestion, in case any one else needed to keep there work.

[aafuss]

One fearture of PI I like is the HDR image creation function-it's got a bit more control over the final result than the "HDR Photo Merge" in Paint Shop Pro.

It's annoying while Adobe regularly updates its RAW support, Corel doesn't.

[nkzz]

Paul, did you observe issues once you imported the converted files to Photoshop Elements? Were properties of all elements retained? What about things like 3D Round and stuff like that? Also, how was the learning curve moving between the two products?

L

[thyde9337]

...... but I guess if Photoimpact is no longer offered I will have to turn to Photoshop since its the only program to open up my ufo files. .....

Hopefully your existing versions will keep you in good stead for many years yet to come. If your version works on Vista it will work on Windows 7.
When push comes to shove Use Virtualisation!

I am new to the Forum but not to PhotoImpact which I have been using since the late 1990s, the version I use is PhotoImpact SE Version 3.02 1992-1997!! Never updated and never replaced by a newer version. No kidding. It is the best photo editing program that I have and I have been able to use it with Windows 95, ME, XP and now Windows 7.

So Corel no longer wish to support it, no bother I am sure that there are plenty of users who can offer advice on this forum. For example, an earlier user wanted a blank sheet, I create my own using Cut or Crop.

One subroutine not available in my prehistoric version of PhotoImpact is Red-eye removal, but I have overcome this in two different ways - (1) by editing the offending picture using a program that will remove red-eye, saving the picture and then using PhotoImpact for the remaining editing or (2) I use the Zoom tool and Paint tool to replace the red always remembering to replace or add a glint to the eye. (2) requires more patience but then I am not using PhotoImpact to earn my living but to touch up my familiy photos.

Don't despair, experiment.

thyde9337

[trueblue]

PhotoImpact X3 is still very much in use, although Corel has put the software on the backburner! It is still available to purchase from many outlets and including Corel.....probably until stocks are completely depleted.

PhotoImpact for me and many users is not dead. We have a great forum for PhotoImpact users over at PIRC

If you enjoy using PhotoImpact and have questions, or just want to join in, why not pay us a visit.

We also now have a PSP Workshop as well as a PI Workshop. PhotoImpact dead.....not at all!

[sjj1805]

..... I would like to add that reluctantly I have had to move on to PhotoShop Elements 8 but before doing so I converted all of my UFO layered files to PSD in Photoimpact so PhotoShop 8 could read them.
.......!

A few weeks ago I brought to the attention of a Corel Employee during a telephone conversation the need to add the UFO file format to Paint Shop Pro Photo. I cited the need for this format to enable our members to continue to be able to create or modify DVD templates (MovieFactory, VideoStudio etc.) This has since been pased to the Paint Shop Pro Development Team.
Hopefully they will sort this missing format out in due course.