To apply an effect or add an object, just double-click or drag the thumbnail onto the image. For example, if you choose Special Effects, it shows Engraving and Finger Paint among the options. When you select an entry, it shows the available choices as thumbnails to the right of the tree. The EasyPalette panel displays a neat tree structure of available items. You can save any command sequence in a macro to use again. This last panel is especially useful for repetitive work, as it holds common tasks and a history of all editing changes you've applied to an image. On the right side of the display is the hub of the interface: a set of panels for managing layers and documents, applying effects, and accessing Quick Commands. Arrayed along the top of the display are bars for changing tool settings and managing files.Īlthough the interface looks cluttered, it's configurable and easy to master. A standard toolbar on the left holds buttons for manipulating and adjusting images.
Fortunately, they are logically arranged. When you load the program, you'll see what seems like a bazillion buttons and bars on the display. The UI is totally configurable customizing is just a matter of dragging buttons and toolbars around the screen, docking, or letting them float, depending on how you work. Ulead has fluffed up version 10.0's interface with dockable toolbars and panels, while retaining the unusual (and clever) visual thumbnails for applying effects. And three new selection tools make it easier to work with specific area of an image: Smart Lasso, which draws a selection border around complex objects Extract Object, to isolate an image element from a background and Match Background Color, for seamlessly merging an extracted element back into the image. For starters, there are photo frames, 17 new effects filters (Pen and Ink, Cartoon, and Engraving, to name just a few), and a new touch-up tool for subtly removing image defects. With version 10.0, Ulead adds a broad range of handy new features. Ulead PhotoImpact 10.0 is your basic terrific image editor.