PhotoPlus 8 is included as part of Harvard Graphics Pro Presentations 3 PhotoPlus 8 is absolutely full of great new features which take digital image editing to a new level. These features include the amazing new "Smart Resize" which uses exceptionally advanced algorithms to ensure the best possible quality when resizing images. This is just one of many areas where PhotoPlus beats not only its direct competition but is now more technically advanced and able to produce better results than high end photo editing packages costing many times more.

Whether you're looking for the perfect companion for your digital camera or scanner, the easiest way to create fantastic photo effects, or the most powerful digital painting tool around we're convinced you'll find PhotoPlus a fantastic addition to your software collection.

Features

Astounding 3D Lighting and Surface Effects
Advanced algorithms bring flat shapes to life by varying surface and source light properties. Start with a pattern or a function, adjust parameters for incredible surface contours, textures, fills. Optimized for Intel® Pentium® 4 processors.

3D Painting using Depth Maps
Add instant dimensionality to your artwork. Painting or erasing on a layer's depth map appears as raised or lowered strokes on the image! Use with 3D layer effects to achieve "carved" side-view textures.

Instant Effects Gallery
Puts 3D technology and layer effects at your disposal, with no learning curve simply choose a surface texture, pattern, glow, or bevel then customize as you wish. Add your own categories and effects!

Instant Artist Painting Effects
Customizable, automatic effects that turn your photos into works of art. Choose any style (Expressionist, Impressionist, Pointillist) or medium (Oil, Pencil, Paint and Ink, Watercolor), then dial up the effect you want!

Extended Import Capabilities
Import Paint Shop Pro® 7(.PSP) files, while retaining all the layers as well as layer effects, making everything 100% fully editable. You can also import Paint Shop Pro (.TUB) picture tubes to use as PhotoPlus Picture Brushes!

Improved Photo Correction
Whenever you're looking to retouch a digital image, PhotoPlus 8's improved Hue, Saturation & Lightness controls add to the comprehensive range of photo fixing tools from previous versions. This means it has everything you need to correct under or over-exposed images as well as a host of other common photographic problems.

Enhanced Mesh Warp
PhotoPlus' unique mesh warping power makes it easy to instantly transform areas of your image. It’s easy to enlarge, shrink, rotate or skew any part of an image within the Mesh Warp function itself.

Enhanced Export Optimizer
PhotoPlus' popular Export Optimizer makes it easy to get the best balance between file size and quality for all your images. The redesigned interface includes additional image information, providing everything you need to get exactly the result you're after.

Selection Modes
Paint to Select mode lets you literally "brush on" selectedness. There are Border, Threshold, and Smooth commands for more versatility. Store and load selections between any open file and use combination buttons (as for shapes) to define cutout selection regions. You can even convert selections into paths or layers.

Combinatorial Shapes
Create multiple shapes on a single layer! For each additional shape, you can add, subtract, intersect, or exclude with previous shapes for frames, cutouts and custom contours.

Advanced Alignment
Quickly align shapes or text between multiple linked layers. Advanced Resizing algorithms mean more efficiency, less loss. The Deform Mesh tool can be used to reshape any freeform region.

Powerful Masking
PhotoPlus 8 masks move independently of their layers and store their own colors. You have added convenience with mask preview thumbnails and key-assisted mode-switching, and much more. Masks even work on shape and text layers!

Universal Gradient Fill Editing
One master dialog allows editing of five fill types, combining both color and transparency. Choose from a built-in gallery of presets, add your own categories and fills. Works with all PhotoPlus tools and effects that employ gradient fills.

Freehand and Bézier Curve and Shape Drawing
Powerful vector-drawing tools let you produce any shape under the sun with controllable, connectable, editable line segments.

Paths
Use the full range of Line and Shape drawing tools to create editable outlines via the new Paths tab. Convert paths to or from selections on any layer. "Stroke" paths using any brush to create bordered shapes!

Visit the Serif website for further information on PhotoPlus 8

System Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• Windows 98, 98SE, ME, Windows NT 4.0 (service pack 3) or 2000, compatible with Windows XP in single user mode
• IBM compatible 486 processor or higher
• Minimum 8MB recommended, 16 MB RAM for Windows 95, Windows 98, 12 MB for NT 4.0
• 14-38 MB available hard disk space (standard installation 24 MB)
• VGA 256 colors minimum - SVGA display is recommended
• CD-ROM drive
• Mouse or other Microsoft compatible pointing device

PhotoPlus 8 is included as part of Harvard Graphics Pro Presentations 3