Photofinish 3.0 (Jewel Case)

by SoftKey

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002S93B
• Item model number: PPF3844AE
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,101 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Photofinish 3.0 not perfect, August 12, 2000

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Alan Rutz (La Porte, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photofinish 3.0 (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

Photofinish 3.0 has a couple of problems. It isn't possible to use the registration form...you can never get registered! Also, it fails when loading some jpg files...about 10% of the jpg files I use cannot be viewed using Photofinish 3.0..I also notice there is a newer version 4.1, and maybe that one works better. Other than the two bugs above, I have used Photofinish in this and earlier versions a lot, and it is still my favorite program for getting photos prepared for newsletters, web advertising, and general clean-up of family snapshots...for that, it works great!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars PhotoFinish doesn't like WindowsXP., September 27, 2004

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Mark Baum (Freeport, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photofinish 3.0 (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

PF3 is a great piece of software for graphics editing on a very tight budget. It has all the tools you NEED without a whole lot of extras you don't. It's also a great program for the handful of retrofolks who still use Win3.1 who want a great graphics editor.

However, PF3 doesn't install correctly on WinXP since some DLL's clash with Internet Explorer on that platform. The GIF function is also limited to saving GIF87 graphics. I usually get around that problem by using CompuShow 2000 to convert the graphics from .PCX/.BMP to .GIF or other formats.

If you want a version of PF which DOES work with WinXP flawlessly I highly recommend searching for PhotoFinish 4. Alas, due to UNISYS, PF4 can only READ .GIF files. Search the 'net my friends! I still recommend PF despite its rough edges.

--dr.bomb

P.S. I picked up my copy of PF3 as part of an "Art Bonus Pack" CD-ROM distributed by SoftKey. Nice package which also includes the full manuals in .WRI format and a copy of PC Painbrush 2.0 for Windows. Oh yeah, and TONS of photos to eat up the CD-ROM's remaining diskspace. ;->