Image Editing Software

Some of the best to deliver the ultimate digital imaging experience as per image editing software review are:

* Share Photos Online Picture It! 99 has joined with Eastman Kodak Co. and Fujifilm to make it even easier for consumers to archive, print and share their enhanced photos and photo projects online. Direct access to Kodak PhotoNet online and Fujifilm.Net from within Picture It! means users can easily store and print their images using the Internet. Consumers can share a special URL with friends and family so they can view photos online; if users don't have access to a photo-quality printer, they can order professional quality prints directly from Kodak PhotoNet online and Fujifilm.Net.

* Access Even More Great Artwork and Stock Photos Online Just in case consumers can't find the exact fantasy background or other photographic element they are looking for in the more than 1,000 templates and images in Picture It!, they now can shop for pictures online thanks to relationships with Corbis, Zedcor and PhotoDisc Inc. Users can go directly to any of these sites from within Picture It! to access an unlimited supply of stock photography and clip art, making their imagination the only barrier to producing the most creative, professional-quality photo projects possible.

*Provides the Most Advanced Digital Imaging Technology In order to provide improved performance in key image-editing tasks, including printing and sharing images over the Internet, Microsoft worked closely with Intel Corp. to further enhance support of Intel's MMX technology in Picture It!. Microsoft also supports the Intel Portable PC Camera '98 Guidelines, which will enable PC users to more easily acquire, enhance and share images with programs such as Picture It!

Picture It! 99 is also available with Hewlett-Packard Co.'s PhotoSmart PC photography system, which includes the HP Photo Smart printer, scanner and digital camera. This combination offers consumers one of the most powerful all-in-one digital photography systems available. Thanks to this technology, users can now print real photos from home.

Pricing and Availability

Microsoft Graphics Studio Picture It! 99 is scheduled to be available nationwide this month for an estimated retail price of $54.95 (U.S.). The Microsoft Graphics Studio line offers a wide range of desktop publishing, imaging and graphics software products. All of the products in the line deliver professional quality results, great projects, templates, clip art and powerful functionality developed for specific customer needs. For the home and business user alike, the Microsoft Graphics Studio line is the premier line of graphics products and includes Microsoft Graphics Studio Greetings 99, Microsoft Graphics Studio Home Publishing 99, Microsoft Graphics Studio Home Publishing Suite 99, Picture It! 99, Publisher 98 and Publisher 98 Deluxe.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.