PhotoImpact X3

Overview

PhotoImpact X3 is packed with fun photo projects, easy one-click photo fixes and new digital art tools that make your creative projects look their best. Quickly touch up your favorite pictures with innovative ExpressFix editing. Use customizable project templates to create memorable photo gifts in just minutes. Get creative with drawing and painting tools, and work with graphics to enhance your video productions.

Whether you're a beginner or it's your hobby, PhotoImpact X3 will help you create professional-looking graphics for slide shows, videos, DVDs and more.

Easy & Fast ExpressFix Mode

Automated photo enhancements and easy-to-understand options put the tools you need at your fingertips.

• Instantly fix exposure, color and composition
• Beginners like the simplicity, experienced users like the efficiency

Fun Photo Projects

Use easy wizards to create fun photo projects and gifts. Choose from over 200 customizable templates for a wide range of ways to share your pictures.

• Collages
• Comic strips
• Calendars
• Greeting cards

Make every picture special with automated photo enhancements and easy-to-understand options for image editing and sharing.

Easy and Fast ExpressFix™ Mode

The unique ExpressFix panel features one-click fixes and enhancements. Easily compare changes with a large preview screen that shows Before and After views.

• SmartCurves – automatically bring out details in dark areas, without overexposing the highlights
  
  
• Auto White Balance Control – easily correct your images to make colors look natural under any kind of light
  
  
• Reduce Noise – automatically clean up digital artifacts in photos shot in low light or at high ISO settings. Especially useful for improving cell phone pictures
  
  
• Photo Project Wizard – easily create collages, comic strips, DVD labels and greeting cards

New! Next-generation Crop tools

PhotoImpact now offers 2 easy ways to re-compose your pictures for greater impact:

• Rule of Thirds Crop – apply the classic Rule of Thirds grid for more dynamic images
  
  
• Golden Ratio Crop – used throughout history by the masters, this is a timeless tool that creates a proportion that is aesthetically pleasing. It worked for the Mona Lisa, it can work for your photos, too!

SmartGuide "How-to" Help

• Step-by-step directions on screen show you how to complete great-looking projects
• Includes guides for basic and advanced photo-editing, Web page, video and DVD menu tasks
• Links take you directly to the tools you need

Enhance photo details even more with advanced editing tools

PhotoImpact X3 includes a complete set of powerful tools to satisfy the demands of high-end users.

Powerful Retouching

Enhance your photos using advanced darkroom tools.

• Dodge, Burn, Remove Scratch – retouch photos to improve quality and add professional-looking photographic effects
• Touch-up Tool – Easily remove skin blemishes and unwanted image details and objects

Enhanced! RAW File Support

Brighter previews, improved performance and a greater number of supported camera models make working with your RAW images easier than ever.

High Dynamic Range

• Create professional images that capture color and detail in both shadows and highlights
• Remove elements of the scene that change between shots
• Enhanced with preset curves for more camera models

Take your photos to new places

New! Photo Projects

• Share your photos as greetings cards, collages, comic strips, and on CD & DVD labels
• Choose from 70 customizable templates
• Follow the simple and fast 3-step wizard to complete projects quickly

Enhanced! COOL 360 Panorama-maker

• Now fully integrated into PhotoImpact
• Seamlessly combine a series of photos
• Create horizontal or even vertical panoramas

Enjoy limitless creative possibilities with PhotoImpact's suite of powerful, easy-to-use image-editing tools.

New & Unique! Cloud Pen

• Say goodbye to dull skies! Now you can paint natural-looking clouds or add fun effects
• Choose from cumulus, cirrus and stratus cloud types
• Get creative with fantasy cloud animals, skywriting or smoke signals

SPECIAL OFFER! Corel® Painter™ Essentials 3 (full version)

• A complete home art studio, for novices and experts alike
• Draw or paint original artwork, or enhance your photos with paint effects
• Natural-Media® watercolor and oil-paint brushes behave just like the real thing!
• Automatically turn your photos of kids, travel or weddings into stunning paintings in 3 easy steps!

Creative Photographic Filters

Choose from hundreds of optical effects, textures and lighting effects to add flair to your photos.

Make your video productions stand out by creating stunning graphics for slide shows, videos, DVDs and more.

New! Slideshow Prep Wizard

• Make sure your photos look their best in a DVD slide show
• Choose from a selection of sophisticated frames, drop-shadow and color-gradient background styles
• Add date/time labels and batch process
• Import your photos into Corel® VideoStudio® or Corel® DVD MovieFactory® to easily create your slide show. PhotoImpact X3 is a great companion tool for these video-editing and DVD authoring applications

New! DVD Content Sets

Present your video projects like a pro. Design and print DVD labels and case covers that match menus in DVD MovieFactory and VideoStudio.

Save Images for Video

Generate GIF & PNG images with transparency for video overlays, logos or lower-thirds.

DVD Menu Maker Plug-in

Create DVD menus for DVD MovieFactory 5 or 6, and VideoStudio 10 or 11.

Printable version of Features (.PDF, 120 KB)

TopTenREVIEWS, Inc.

2008 Bronze Award
"Ulead PhotoImpact 12 is a sophisticated photo editing and basic web page design program in one. This product comes with royalty free images, web elements, templates and bonus software. Language is technical and effects professional—be prepared to refer to the tutorial frequently. With better support, this product could challenge Photoshop Elements."
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TopTenREVIEWS, Inc., 2007

About.com, USA

4.5 Stars out of 5 "PhotoImpact allows beginners to quickly achieve professional-looking results, while providing advanced features so users won't feel limited as they gain experience. With each new release, PhotoImpact includes more new features to keep it in line with the competition. For many years I have considered PhotoImpact the best value photo editor for Windows and it consistently remains one of my top picks, especially for beginners."
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About.com, 2007

PC World, Australia

3.5 Stars
"Ulead includes several innovative tools that make Adobe's Photoshop Elements look positively old school in comparison"
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PC World, Australia, March 2006

PC Authority, Australia

4 Stars Recommends
"PhotoImpact has always tried to help the non- expert user make the most of their camera and enjoy themselves in the process. And the program's interface has seen a complete overhaul in this release, with redesigned icons, toolbars and palettes."
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PC Authority, Australia, Feb 2006

Greater Cleveland PC Users Group, USA

"PhotoImpact has lots of help in learning to use it. And the choice of settings is such that you can get started at a very low level and work your way up as you make progress."
Greater Cleveland PC Users Group, USA , June 2006

WebUser Magazine, UK

A bronze award for PhotoImpact 11 in WebUser Magazine, UK issue 1 March
The key to PhotoImpact is its simplicity especially the ExpressFix feature, letting you quickly correct common errors like exposure, focus, colour and even modify skin tones.
WebUser Magazine, March 2006

PC Magazine, Singapore

PhotoImpact 11, Recommended Perfect for newcomers or shared households, as each workspace can be tailored to each user's needs. Furthermore, each set is fully customizable, so you can select the functionality that suits you best, including setting up the space for mainly photoediting or say for more web graphic design usage. PhotoImpact 11 is a feature rich photo-editor that's more than price competitive. Its suite of tools, new RAW support and adaptable workspaces make this an ideal photo image editor.
PC Magazine, December 2005

PC Advisor magazine, UK

Overall 8/10 given
"PhotoImpact is right up there with the likes of Photoshop Elements and PaintShop Pro. And with an easier to use, customisable interface, better support for mid range cameras and more advanced tools such as histograms and SmartCurves, it should definitely appeal to a broader range of photographers"
PC Advisor magazine, Dezember 2005

PC User Magazine, Australia

Ulead PhotoImpact 10 receives PC User Editor's Choice, Rating: 9.5/10
"…ease of use and low price""…with loads of powerful tools for improving photos, adding cool effects and text, and creating WE pages or print projects of your images.""…if you're looking for a good affordable image editor mainly for outputting Web graphics, PhotoImpact is the best starting point"
PC User Magazine, July 2005

Entrepreneur Magazine, USA

PhotoImpact 10: Editor's Pick
"Offering both basic and advanced modes, PhotoImpact ensures that what you see is what you get as you retouch…. And it fits on older desktops better than some competitors."
Entrepreneur Magazine, June 2005

Media & Methods Magazine, USA

PhotoImpact 10 received Media & Methods Magazine 2005 Awards Portfolio
Media & Methods Magazine, May/June 2005

Popular Photography Magazine, USA

Image Editing Software: Big Bang , Low Buck
"If you're looking for an advanced comprehensive assortment of software for a reasonable price, try Ulead's PhotoImpact 10."
Popular Photography Magazine, April 2005

PC Magazine, USA

Ulead PhotoImpact 10
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PC Magazine, Oct. 29, 2004

Rangefinder Magazine, USA

"The problem is when you start adding…more advanced features, the software price generally increases. Ulead PhotoImpact changes all that by offering a professional-level image editing program that goes beyond the norm."
Rangefinder Magazine, July 2004.

About.com, USA

4.5 Stars out of 5
"PhotoImpact has always been an exceptional value for the home and business user looking for an all-in-one graphics solution."
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About.com, 2004

Corporate Media News, USA

"PhotoImpact 10, at $89.95 is arguably the best image editing application in the category in which it competes. The company has spent many years ensuring that the application is powerful, feature laden, and most important in my opinion, easy to use with great results."
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Corporate Media News, February 2004

PCPhoto, USA

Buyer's Guide 2004
"This program (PhotoImpact 8) has all the key photo tools, plus some amazing special effects found nowhere else at this price."
PCPhoto, December 2003

Technology & Learning, USA

Awards of Excellence 2003
PhotoImpact 8 was honored as one of the best K-12 products of the past year.
Technology & Learning, October 2003

PC Magazine, USA

Ulead PhotoImpact 8
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PC Magazine, Sept. 2, 2003

Newsweek, USA

Getting Pixel Perfect
"PhotoImpact lets you arrange your pictures by resolution, which is extremely helpful for, say, getting the two or three pictures of the grandkids that are suitable for 8 x 10 or larger prints."
Newsweek, August 17, 2003

USA Today, USA

CyberSpeak by Kim Komando
Tips for Improving Digital Photos
Kim Komando recommends PhotoImpact 8 to readers
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USA Today, April 7, 2003

Entrepreneur, USA

"A simple image-editing program that doesn't produce simple looking results, Ulead's PhotoImpact 8.0 offers a range of tools for editing digital photos and creating sophisticated Web graphics, including some drawing tools."
Entrepreneur, May 2003

BusinessWeek, USA

A Big Leap in the Virtual Darkroom by Steve Wildstrom
"While getting your prints instantly is gratifying, I'm rarely interested in dumping shots from my camera to a printer. I prefer to take a good look at my pictures on a PC -- and generally print only after doing some virtual darkroom work (printers and digital cameras usually come with at least minimal editing software; my favorites for home use are Adobe Photoshop Elements and Ulead PhotoImpact, both around $90)."
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BusinessWeek, April 28, 2003

Computer Shopper, USA

Editors' Top 5 Software - Editors' Choice Award
Received: 8.8/10
"PhotoImpact 8 offers more useful editing tools for digital photographers and Web graphics than any of its competitors."
Computer Shopper, April 2003

New York Times, USA

Cull, Then Categorize: A Digital Scrapbook
By TOM Di NOME
"… PhotoImpact 8, released in September by Ulead ($89.95, or downloadable for $79.95 at www.ulead.com). There is a lot to explore here, but it is well worth the time. With PhotoImpact 8, you can organize photos into different albums that can also be burned onto a CD. In addition to tools for in-depth color correction and photo retouching, it offers ways to create images from scratch and to isolate and grab pictures from Web sites to insert into other documents you have created."
New York Times, March 6, 2003

Animation magazine, USA

PhotoImpact 8 Receives Seal of Excellence Award
"In the early days of Ulead, PhotoImpact was introduced as an image editing tool following Photoshop's footsteps. Back then some considered it the poor man's version of Photoshop. Young artists who could not afford Adobe's prices were using PhotoImpact. I'm happy to report that PI has certainly come of age and found its own identity. PhotoImpact 8 is an image manipulation package covering almost all the needs of the 21st century artist."
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Animation magazine, December 2002

Digital Photography Made Easy Magazine, UK

PhotoImpact 8 wins "Gear of the Year Award in Digital Photography"
"The last six months has seen the release of two big hitting photo editors- Ulead PhotoImpact 8 and Photoshop Elements. While Elements 2.0 is a great upgrade from version 1.0, the range of tools and special effects in PI8 make it instantly more accessible and relevant to digital photographers. Ulead's offering is a spectacular editing programme that beats the others hands down. Our congratulations go to Ulead for producing a professional, useable and affordable photo editing package"
Digital Photography Made Easy Magazine, UK, January, 2003

CNET's Top 100 Products of 2002

PhotoImpact 8 Named "Best Consumer Image-Editing Software"
"Ulead PhotoImpact has a rep: it's widely acknowledged to be a powerful, yet playful, image-editing app. However, there are a ton of image editors available and it faced stiff competition to be labeled number one. Version 8.0 wins the honor, since it comes with a cadre of useful tools for digital photography buffs. And, if you want to explore Web graphics, you won't have to get another app, because PhotoImpact's got that covered as well."
CNET, December 2002

PC Photo Magazine

PhotoImpact 8 receives Editor's Choice
"Combining differently exposed shots of the same scene to expand the dynamic range of the final image is an exciting aspect of Ulead's PhotoImpact 8 software."
PC Photo Magazine, December 2002

CNET Editor's Choice Award

Among midlevel image-editing programs, including Adobe Photoshop Elements and Jasc Paint Shop Pro, Ulead PhotoImpact takes the prize for offering the widest range of features. This program's sheer versatility, healthy dose of fun, and inspiring tools are just the ticket for small businesses, individual artists, and digital-photo enthusiasts. Overall, Ulead's jack-of-all-trades is top-notch.
CNET, October 29, 2002

About.com - 4.5 Stars out of 5

Few image editors allow the complete novice to quickly achieve polished-looking results as easily as PhotoImpact does. Even fewer provide such a complete set of tools and features at a price below $100. All in all, PhotoImpact provides an unparalleled blend of flexibility and ease of use, making it the best value photo editor for Windows.
About.com, October 2002

BusinessWeek Magazine

Ulead PhotoImpact is closer in approach and capabilities to full Photoshop than Elements. It offers a broad range of tools, covering everything from simple red-eye correction to the preparation of complex images for printing or for the Web.
PhotoImpact offers a lot of raw power…a top-grade tool that amateurs can use and afford.
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BusinessWeek, October 28, 2002

Digital Producer Magazine

For those who are manipulating digital images and wish to take advantage of the new lens effects, PhotoImpact 8 is a reasonable buy at under $100. The application has enough features as well as tutorials that cover a big chunk of the feature set to enable you to get up to speed fairly quickly. For the price, PhotoImpact does a lot more than the other image editors in the category in which it competes.
Digital Producer Magazine, October 2002

USA Today

Photo Impact has templates for creating Web pages with pictures, and 60 photographic filter-like effects. (It is) Full- featured, with Web site tools and software to manage images on PC and burn slideshows onto CD.
USA Today, October 2002

Washington Times

I found PhotoImpact 8 easy to install, fast running and intuitive in its interface and use. The $90 program will let you do a whole lot with your photos, including format them for use in various designs (from greeting cards to magazine covers), create Web sites, design logos (including 3D) and embed a slide-show of your pictures, using JavaScript on a Web page. In short, PhotoImpact 8 is a powerful tool for beginning, intermediate and advanced users.
Washington Times, September 24, 2002

Digital Photographer

"… the program is intuitive (Read EASY!)"
Digital Photo Magazine, Jan - Mar, 2003

Web Pages Made Easy, UK

PhotoImpact 8 gets 93/100 and a Star Buy award
"All in all this is an excellent application which achieves the rare feat of combining incredible ease of use with a large selection of delicious features"
Web Pages Made Easy, 2002

Internet Made Easy, UK

PhotoImpact 8 gets 92/100 and a Top Scorer award
"This program really does avoid you having to have any technical knowledge whatsoever. As an all round graphics tool, Uleads PhotoImpact 8 ranks up there with the best of them. It looks great, works like a dream and represents excellent value for the money."Internet Made Easy, November 2002

PC Home magazine, UK

PhotoImpact 8 received 89% and a Silver Award
" Going far beyond the sort of software supplied with your standard digital camera, PhotoImpact can actually do even more than other recognized programs often seem to manage"
PC Home Magazine, November 2002

Personal Computer World

In a group test of budget packages of image editing software, PhotoImpact 7 won the Highly Commended award "for the depth of features, offering a stunning 1,523 effects filters, PhotoImpact has far and away the most special effects .... it represents superb value for money."
Personal Computer World, September 2002

Computeractive, UK

PhotoImpact 7 receives Buy it! Award in Computeractive issue 118
PhotoImpact 7: "...a great value product for beginners and experience photo editors alike"
Computeractive, August 2002

American Photography

Ulead PhotoImpact 7 is American Photography's Editor's Choice. Here is what American Photography has to say about PhotoImpact 7, "Who says you can't get advanced image-editing capabilities with graphics and Web design tools in a single package - at a bargain price?"
American Photography, August 2002

PC Review Online

"Ulead PhotoImpact 7 is the Swiss Army Knife of image editing packages. There is little it can't do. From designing graphics for desktop publishing projects, multimedia projects, web sites, etc. PhotoImpact 7 can do it all."
PC Review Online, June 2002

CNET and Computer Shopper

PhotoImpact 7 was listed in the Editor's Top 5 list for graphics/publishing applications "...this image editor is actually the best deal on the market."
CNET and Computer Shopper, May 2002