Ulead PhotoImpact 10 - Professional Image Editing Made Easy review:5 stars (PhotoImpact Gets it Done) - I have used a number of photo editors from Photoshop Professional to some of the original programs in the early 80's and I find Version 10 to have almost every feature that I would want in an editor. Since I used version 5 for a number of years the learning curve for me was pretty flat. I do especially like the touch-up feature as I do photo touch up frequently. The clone features are still there as well as a red eye repair which I often see with pictures taken with digital cameras. I do appreciate the simplfied version of the tool bar which appears at the top when a tool is selected and the ease of toggling to a full version of the tool features on the right of the screen with a simple tab to move in and it out of the way for a full view. A really great product worth the money. Might take the novice to photo editing a bit of time to find all the "goodies" but well worth spending a bit of time to learn.. 5 stars (This is great software, but not as user friendly for beginners as it once was) - I have been using Ulead PhotoImpact since version 3.0, and have found it a lot easier to learn to use than Photoshop.
In later versions such as this, it is not nearly as intuitive for new users, but it has a lot more creative features.
I do a lot of part time graphics and photo work, and have yet to find a project it can't handle.
Value for money, it is hard to beat.1 stars (documation and user interface appraches gibberish) - In terms of documentation and screen layout and logic one of the worst programs I've ever encoutered. One example: the documentation index lists an Object Extraction Wizard and refers the reader to page 25. On page 25, an Object Extraction Wizard is listed as one of the program's features, but there's no information there (or anywhere else in the documentation that I can find) about where it is or how to access it. More frustrating, the instructions in the documation all begin by referring the reader to one of the seven or eight panels or toolbars on the user interface, but none of those toolbars or panels is labelled on screen, and the names they've been given in the documentation are so generic as to be indistinquisable; the net effect is that before you can begin to follow the instructions, you first have to come to a full stop, while you search the documation for the location of the panel or toolbar being referred to. Numerous other frustrations emerge after you manage to find the correct panel or toolbar--why should the burn or dodge tool be hidden within an eliminate red-eye icon?--but I'll just finish by saying that this is not remotely a modern or logical or user-friendly interface.
Ulead PhotoImpact 10 - Professional Image Editing Made Easy Features:
Architectural
Architecture
Multimedia
Illustration (Illustrated)
Edit (Editing)
Computer software (programs)
Graphics
3D (3-D)
Animation (Animated)
CAD (Computer Assisted Drafting)
Architect
Plus 2,000 stock images, 4 plugin filters, and 1,000 Hemera stock photos
Complete image-editing suite for beginners and advanced users
Streamlined interface for common tasks; easy to learn and use
High-end tools for retouching, montages, painting, drawing, and Web graphics
Includes Ulead Photo Explorer 8.5, GIF Animator 5.0, COOL 360, and more

Ulead PhotoImpact 10 - Professional Image Editing Made Easy is the CD-ROM version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around 74.99USD.