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(98 customer reviews) 61 of 64 people found the following review helpful
A Good First Experience ...,
September 21, 2009 Roberta Karchner (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Serif PhotoPlus X3 (DVD-ROM)
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This is a fully-functional, highly professional Photo Editor. I have attached a short video with some of the photos I have edited during my learning process.
For those who have never used a photo-editing software before, all of the choices can actually be quite intimidating. Since I had been away from working with Photo-editing for awhile, I chose to go through the tutorials, which were very helpful in getting me back up to speed. Even so, I found myself picking up the manual to look up things.
Since I will be using the software mostly for photos, I focused on that aspect, however it includes animations, panoramas, and a very nice photo file called "Serif Album Plus."
There is one thing you should know (which marked down the software a bit in stars) - getting your software installed and registered is a two-step process. After you install, you have to either go out to the web site or call an 800 number in order to finish. At that...Read more
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
A very good alternative to Elements,
November 8, 2009 This review is from: Serif PhotoPlus X3 (DVD-ROM)
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Although I don't consider myself a "power user" of Photoshop CS4, I do use it often for semi-commercial purposes and I am very comfortable with it's features and applications and have it installed on my desktop computer for major projects. However I use my laptop for more casual photo editing and use Photoshop Elements on it. When I got the opportunity to get PhotoPlus X3 I decided to give it a try for at least a month before I reviewed it since you are always more likely to prefer the program that you are the most familiar with. The more I used it the more impressed I was. Here are some of my thoughts:
Installation was easy and I was able to register it on the phone right away. I must say that I did not enjoy the effort to sell me other products by the phone rep. He was professional, friendly and had an English accent right out of central casting but he was REALLY try to sell me something else when all I wanted to do was register what I had. I was put on hold...Read more
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
I like the new version. X3 is excellent.,
July 10, 2009 Jo Anne Harrison "Lady Hawkwind" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Serif PhotoPlus X3 (DVD-ROM)
I've been using Serif Photoplus since the first version many years ago, and I downloaded the free version sometime ago, when I got a call from Serif, telling me I could upgrade to X2 for about $40. I did and was very impressed with it. I have been using Photoshop 6 for years, and the transition to Photoplus X2 was smooth, much smoother than I had anticipated. Then, I got a call from Serif again, extolling the virtues of the new X3 version, so I bought the upgrade. Even though it's an upgrade, it's a full-blown version.
I'm not sure what the two other reviewers are talking about. My installation was effortless, and registration was without incident. All they are talking about is the problems with software installation, which I am perplexed at. I installed it, and entered the appropriate information, and it was up and running in no time.
I like the ease of use, especially if you have used Photoshop (any version) in the past. In fact, Photoplus will use Photoshop...Read more
