Customer Rating:  
Summary: PhotoFinish doesn't like WindowsXP.
Comment: 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. ;->
Customer Rating:
Summary: Photofinish 3.0 not perfect
Comment: 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!
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