Frequently Asked Questions


Why is Canon Photo Advanced Edition different?
Will I see exactly what I am doing to my photographs?
What more does Canon Photo Advanced Edition allow me to do with my photos?
What about printing and sharing options?
What are the Top Ten uses for Canon Photo Advanced Edition?
Can I see a "Photo Editing Software Comparison Chart?"



Why is Canon Photo Advanced Edition different?
Until now, there were really only two types of photo editing software available for you to use. The professional packages offer nearly unlimited photo editing power. However, they cost hundreds of dollars and require a real commitment of time to learn how to use all of their features. While packages designed for the home photographer cost much less, they had fewer features and often restrict your creativity by forcing you to follow a pre-designed path.

Canon Photo Advanced loads fast and is fast to use. That’s because the features you need most of the time are always available, and the features you need some of the time are easy to find. Photo Advanced Edition’s interface is clean, and organized to work the way you want to work. It won’t force you into step-by-step procedures that take away your control and slow you down.


You’ll see exactly what you’re doing to your photographs.
Part of the fun of photo editing software is how you’ll be able to manipulate and change your photographs. However, many photo editing software titles only give you a small preview window to see your changes. The time you spend on trial and error really cuts down on the fun. Photo Advanced Edition’s large working space shows you all of your changes without relying on a small preview window.

There’s more to do with your photos.
Most photo editing software gives you the ability to create greeting cards and calendars. So does Photo Advanced Edition. But, Photo Advanced Edition does much, much more. You can create impressive panorama photos in a variety of formats, not just horizontal. You can create wonderful photo montages made up of thousands of micro-photographs. You can create fun photo fantasies, where you actually place the face of a friend or family member in one of dozens of scenes. You can even make up your own fantasy from a scanned image. You can even create your own movie from your photographs.

More printing and sharing options.
Photo Advanced Edition is a star at printing. You can print multiple photographs on a single page, saving you lots of money if you’re using high-quality photo paper. You can print the same photograph in a variety of sizes on the same piece of paper too. You can even print your photographs on labels using the including label templates. And, Canon has built in a link to web-based photo sharing sites, so you can put your masterpieces on the Internet in no time at all.


Top Ten Uses for Canon Photo Advanced Edition:

1. Produce a seamless 360-degree panoramic movie to share with friends and family who couldn’t be on the scene with you.

2. Create a video slideshow of an event as a gift to one who couldn’t be there.

3. Helps you organize and find your photos, no matter where they might be located on your hard drive.

4. Make a Photo Montage of the guest of honor from over 20,000 micro-images and enlarge to poster size for party decor.

5. Amuse friends and family by placing their faces in fun Photo Fantasies (amazing backgrounds that let anyone become a beauty queen, rock star or other fun fantasy).

6. Save money by printing multiple photos on a single page of photo gloss paper.

7. Upload images from your computer directly to the Internet for friends and family to view.

8. Uses special effects to warp, twist and mutate your photos for dramatic or humorous results.

9. Work on a single layer of a photo at a time for increased control of the final result.

10. Eliminate unwanted elements from a digital photo using the Cloning tool to paint more background over an object



Photo Editing Software Comparison Chart


  Canon Photo Advanced Edition PhotoSuite III Platinum Microsoft® Picture It! 2000 Adobe PhotoDeluxe 4 Home
Price 39.95* 49.95* 49.95* 49.95*
Organization        
Search yes yes simplistic simplistic
User Interface        
Intro screen all features upfront all features upfront basic features upfront all features upfront
Navigation large buttons on left buttons across the top two tabs -- workbench, projects icons, drop downs
Style no step through process, step through process, step through process, step through
# of Options moderate extensive extensive moderate
Editing        
Text advanced text features basic text features advanced text features basic text features
Preview large preview small preview small preview large preview
Precision yes adjusts certain areas adjusts certain areas no
Rotation precision fixed points and handle fixed points and handle fixed, gross only
Undo unlimited multiple level multiple level single level only
Manipulation        
Cut Outs basic shapes, freehand, wand Shape, freehand, edge finder, wand multiple choices smart select and clone
Cloning yes yes yes yes
Painting yes yes yes yes
Special Effects 25 20 to 30 9 categories, over 100 choices about 40 choices
Edge Effects yes yes yes yes
Projects builds propriatory layer files builds propriatory layer files builds propriatory layer files builds propriatory layer files
Panorama yes yes no no
Photo Montage yes yes no no
Printing        
types multiple size multiple size multiple size multiple size
Slide Shows yes yes web slide show only yes
Internet        
upload to web yes no no yes
digital postcards yes yes no yes