PhotoImpact 7 Power

Rating:
Summary: The Best of Three in my opinion
Review: I sat down in Border's for an hour over a cup of coffee and perused all three books on PhotoImpact 7. I ultimately purchased this one as I think it works best as a supplement to the manual as opposed to rehashing what already is in the manual. After purchasing the book and having gone through it at home with my computer, I went back to Borders and relooked at the other two to see if maybe they offered something else, but they really didn't.

Rating:
Summary: Please consider your needs carefully before buying
Review: This book would only be useful to a person just starting to use PhotoImpact 7, because it does not reveal the power of the program. I wanted a reference book that would answer the questions I had after already using the program for a month. But I didn't find them in this book. For example, how do you get rid of lens distortions? how do you apply fadeout gradients to masks you make yourself, and how do you add and subtract from selections. I did not find the answers to these questions in the depth I needed in this book, and took the book back the next day.
The manual that comes with the boxed version I found more useful. It also can be downloaded with the help files with the trial version, but then it is hidden in the program files so I didn't know how to get to it.
The book would be good for someone just starting out in PhotoImpact who was unable to download the massive trial version files, because it includes a CD with the trial version on it. But that is only good for 1 month, and PhotoImpact 7 is such a good program, I think most people would be unhappy to only use it for a month.

Rating:
Summary: Please consider your needs carefully before buying
Review: This book would only be useful to a person just starting to use PhotoImpact 7, because it does not reveal the power of the program. I wanted a reference book that would answer the questions I had after already using the program for a month. But I didn't find them in this book. For example, how do you get rid of lens distortions? how do you apply fadeout gradients to masks you make yourself, and how do you add and subtract from selections. I did not find the answers to these questions in the depth I needed in this book, and took the book back the next day.
The manual that comes with the boxed version I found more useful. It also can be downloaded with the help files with the trial version, but then it is hidden in the program files so I didn't know how to get to it.
The book would be good for someone just starting out in PhotoImpact who was unable to download the massive trial version files, because it includes a CD with the trial version on it. But that is only good for 1 month, and PhotoImpact 7 is such a good program, I think most people would be unhappy to only use it for a month.