I would like to point out that i have received a lovely email from Artensoft apologizing for the problems concerning the 64bit problems they also have stated that they have fixed the problem with x64 systems,They enclosed a link with the email and i am pleased to say that it works perfectly and i will definitely be buying more products from Artensoft in the future I just wish there was more companies who were nice and listened to customers feedback and acted upon it.
Thank you Artensoft

Note: This and most other GAOTD software do not work on 64-bit systems unless installed differently then instructed.

It seems like the version available here is only compatible with 32 bit architecture; infered based on the following exception that is raised on program launch. Is GOTD going to provide 64 bit version? If not this program is useless of those who have 64 bit machines.

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An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007000B)
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Using Win7 64 bit RC Ult I ran the setup and it came back as activated. I clicked the icon and the next second it came back as (Artensoft Photo Editor quit working). I re-booted my computer and tried again. Same result. As soon as I clicked the icon the message immediately sprang up - Artensoft Photo Editor quit working. I was looking to see if the slide show part was interesting. Un-installed.

I have found Paint.NET (http://www.getpaint.net/) to be close to PSP9 as any I've tried. Of course it's free.

Asus Eee 1000HE installs and runs great. Haven't had a chance to run it yet, but it seems stable enough after about an hour playing with its features using the installed photo array. Keeping things in perspective, I am grateful for anything that comes my way without a price tag or hoops to jump through. GAOTD is doing a fine job providing us with FREE programs that other people pay hard earned cash for. Sure, we find bugs and often things aren't as we would have had them had we learned programming and designed the software ourselves. That's what the forums are for. Troubleshoot and learn a thing or three from each other. Keep striving for perfection and i'll maintain with my flaws. Thanx GAOTD for all you do for us. Merry Christmas to all who believe; and Happy Holidays to those of you who don't.

Another program that has little value or use as it is and might be decent if it is re programed tobe usable on Vista and 7 as well as giving it more tools to work with.

In other words this is a very basic program that is not worth paying anyting for.

#7, Damian, is your Model T still running well, too? I wouldn't bother to develop for, test on, or support XP. Developers are partly to blame for people continuing to run long-obsolete operating systems. As for the usual "I have no money/don't want to spend it" whine, computer technology advances rapidly. You can probably buy a $200 computer that stomps whatever you're using.

#30, TK, False. .NET has been around a long time, you should know how it works by now. It's not as language-neutral as Microsoft claims, no one at Microsoft would know a real programming language if they saw one. As for your remarks yesterday about blocking Internet access, you need some real security software, anything as primitive as whatever you're using leaves your computer and data at risk.

Last comment for Ted 52 not 42 like stated sorry

@ #42 Ted, Every piece of software that i and many of my colleagues have tried on Windows 7 works even drivers made for Vista work perfectly and also with the XP compatibility mode there isn't many windows software that wont work(i have not found any that don't work)

I'm an extremely technically challenged woman who's still trying to figure out how to resize a picture. Today, most of the informative and thorough comments (which I rely heavily on every time I visit GAOTD) are miles over my head.

My reason for commenting now is to say THANK YOU SO MUCH to those folks -- HappyPerson in particular, and others who consistently take the time to evaluate a program and give recommendations, pros and cons, etc., and also do their best to help anyone who posts problem(s) they're having with a giveaway. Please know that you are ALL appreciated!! GAOTD is also much appreciated. Once again, thank you :)

Wishing everyone happy, safe, healthy holidays,
Jeanne

I installed it to take a look and it crashed on Win7 x64. Not very useful if it doesn't run. I recommend the always free and great, light image viewer and editor, Irfanview.

will not work with windows 7 ultimate...and Merry Christmas to everyone

Doesn't sound too good for those using Win7 x64, and I am. How is this any better than the wonderful free alternative, Irfanview? That's always the first question I have for light duty picture viewers/editors.

Excellent application with a good range of features. I use Microsoft PhotoEditor mostly. Wish (PC Christmas wish 2009!) Microsoft would introduce a current and enhanced version!!!! Today's GOTD does more at the expense of a more complicated (and hence time-consuming) interface!

#19 - HappyPerson... thank you so much for your post... you encouraged me to load up GIMP and though it takes me much longer per photo than VuePro the results seem to be magnificent! and thanks also to all those who post their experience and evaluations here.

Happy Holidays go all.

Totally unclear how this works, after 20 minutes I still can't manage to upload a photo to edit. Drag and drop does not work and the only option seems 'add a file' but when clicking on there I get everywhere except at the location where my picture files are (on the desktop)
Not planning to loose more time on this weird outer space stuff, long live Revo !

Hope everyone is having a Happy Holiday out there. I don't comment often but I had to clarify that the net framwork keeps program size down for people who run many net framework programs and some of the coding is actualy done by seasoned pros and very good. Some of it is very bad just like most languages. I really like this program and I installed it on my daughters pc , she likes it and will keep it. As for me I love my paid programs so it's a nono for me. Vista is stable as long as you don't destroy microsoft's code (many programs make changes instead of creating their own com). I bought home basic the day it came out and I just upgraded to ultimate. I won a pc with windows 7 and it will go to hubby because I love my vista so. It rocks with vs and acdc running at the same time w only 3 gigs of ram and a single core 3.33 ghz and not even xp could do that. It's all in the codes untill it gets changed. Those who are having so many problems may wish to install a virtual program when you have to do a fresh install again. I use sandiebox but research them well because I am really tweaked and over-clocked ect... As for my daughters install. Beautiful on xp pro with 2 gigs and single core 3.33. Runs well but we did not add context menu to avoid registry changes.

I tried to install it on my Commodore 64 but it does not work...

#32-DDS: "See my solution how to fix this in Suggestions."
Thought I halfway knew my way around this site,but I guess not. Where exactly can I find your solution? Looked thru the forums,but could'nt find it.
Looks like another unusable piece of software. When are the programmers going to realize that most mass-market store pc's sold today are sold w/64-bit OS's?

installed and registered fine on vista 32,why all these people upgrade to windows 7 straight away puzzles me because you limit yourself to what software you can get,thats why i'm waiting before i consider upgrading

I uninstalled it. Strike 1 - no useable help file. The tutorial was painfully slow and was of no help. Strike 2 - nothing to configure. Strike 3 - it put my edited photo in My Photos instead of the directory I specified. There's no way to change that either.
I can't remember the last time I tried software that had no useful configuration control; even freeware programs let you change things like output directories.

Interesting app, assuming it works for you, Artensoft Photo Editor breaks from the pack of entry level photo editors with a GUI that's easy to figure out, yet isn't dumbed down... if you've ever become frustrated with all the wizards &/or trying to find the function you want in something like P/Shop Elements, you might want to give it a try. OTOH while it does seem to do things a bit differently -- setting levels for example doesn't use the conventional controls you may be used to -- I didn't see anything new. The image browser is part of the main app, rather than a sort of add-on, so that might appeal to some folks as well.

Besides the problems getting it working so many are having... I noticed that while moving the sliders for various editing functions, the image display often seemed to shrink, as if several columns of pixels were being removed from the center. [That's probably not the best way to describe it, but unless I'm the only one with this problem, you'll easily see what I mean, as both halves of the image seem to squeeze towards the center.] RE: program design, I was surprised that there doesn't seem to be a save-as option to convert from one format to another, or to save different versions of your work.

All in all I'd summarize it as: if you're perfectly happy with whatever you're using to keep track of & edit your photos, IMHO Artensoft Photo Editor doesn't give you a good reason to think about switching. If you're frustrated by your current software, & the way the program window's laid out, & *IF* it has the features you need, Artensoft Photo Editor might be what you're looking for, so give it a look.

Alternatives: While there are several, free image editing apps, Paint .NET has gathered quite a following, while The Gimp aims to be THE P/Shop alternative [portableapps.com has a portable version if you want to check it out without going through an install & potential uninstall -- it's not the easiest to learn/use]. Otherwise a few years back there were quite a few commercial photo editing apps that didn't make the cut so-to-speak -- many were quite good, & are still around, only now dirt cheap, having been bought out by marketing companies specializing in that sort of thing... you'll see them under different names for <$10 at retailers & on-line, &/or bundled with everything from disc burning apps to printers [the Arcsoft app that came with an Epson printer we have is Very usable.]

I would just like to thank GOTD and all the software companies for making it possible for us to try and test some software that we would have to pay for.This is a very special website. also, I would like to thank everyone who leaves comments. I learn alot from you and regardless if I download the giveawayoftheday software I come to read what you have to say.also,I wish each and everyone of you A Blessed and Prosperous New Year, and have fun today and Drink, Eat and be Merry. also, PEOPLE PRAY FOR PEACE EVERYWHERE.

#7 - Damian

We upgrade to Windows 7 because it makes Vista and XP look like Windows 3.1.

As for the program, crashed all over the place. Not sure where to start... :(

Motivation to remain at XP for me and probably for others:
-not cost to much
-now is stable and good with Sp3
-you can interconnect with old device(or device that work with Xp)
-Majority soft(free,open source,Gaotd,commercial work just perfect with Xp)
-XP satisfy 100% al that you need
-Xp is smaller than Vista or Windows 7,soo you have good performance at a low price
-i like it.

Easy and straight forward installation on Windows 7x32.Impressive looking but have not yet tested.

#7 Your totally unprofessional comment reveals your ignorance of the facts. If you have bought a computer in the last 2 years, then you bought Windows Vista. No Choice. You could shell out another $200 and retrograde to an older operating system. Sure Vista is far from perfect, but cannot see the reason why someone would want to downgrade.

It works great for me on XP!Worth a try, I am comparing it to Picasa free picture program which I am more familiar with and has automatic buttons.

installed and activated fine artensoft website flagged as suspicious by zone alarm caution

This application does not work on 64bit OS.

I'll explain why (For more technical people)
Developer incorrectly compiled this .NET application to use "Any CPU" which causes it to run as a 64bit application in x64 OS. This application uses 32bit DLL files so it crashes when trying to load a 32bit DLL because 64bit application cannot load a 32bit DLL.
See my solution how to fix this in Suggestions.

Hi

Tim Here. Runs okay for me. I using an old Dell Dimension 3000 (single core), with 2 gigs of memory and running XP3 Pro. As my hard drive is very small (37 gigs) I installed this program on the 'D' sector of an 500 gig, external hard drive and it still works!(?)
For what it's worth, before I retired, I worked as a professional, freelance photographer (when we still used film, developing and printing - and we also had to know what we we were doing. I'd rate this as a sound, intuitive program that uses about 40% of the recourses that Picasa 3 uses.
Regarding price; I think $49.95 may be a hard sell, given the economy and the abundance of free, good quality programs like Picasa 3, http://picasa.google.com/ along with any number of other people's favorite free photo editors.
Anywho, Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

Hi Damian (#24, as of this posting)....it may change later

Thank you very much for your kind words. I do understand, appreciate, and realize that most GOTD family members (including you) value my comments and feedback - as for the very few (very vocal) people who are very quick to criticize me and other GOTD members (their harsh, unfriendly tone and attitude are really reflections of their own insecurities, and that's why I choose not to respond to their immature comments.) Again, many thanks for your kindness.

I am grateful for the camaraderie that all of us share on this wonderful site. The GOTD family is wonderful.

Best regards always,
HappyPerson (aka Inas)

Early tentative comments - really need to test & explore much further before making definitive remarks?
(but it isn't the most intuitive software ever)

Possibilities of playing with fx do seem quite good but...

First thing I was a bit unhappy with is that (during install) I was presented with an option to add explorer context menu enhancements. On more than one occasion in the past, I've regretted allowing untested software to make changes to my context menus. I therefore decided to err on the side of caution - thinking I could enable enhancements later if no other problems were encountered. BUT, (so far at least) I can't find any program options to enable context menu stuff? It would appear that GOTD users are given just the one chance?

(A related comment regarding options. The cache etc is stored within My Docs\My Pictures\Artensoft Photo Editor. Whilst this isn't a problem per se, I'm a stickler for (awareness of) neat organization, and it might have been nice to have been given an option to change location - or at the very least been made aware of the possibility of files accumulating on my system?)

Secondly, when first attempting to use (a variety of) filters, I occasionally get presented with a windows dialogue stating that:
Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately.
Usually, clicking the 'continue' button allows things to continue ok, but this isn't a rare occurrence for me - and I'm wondering if something's a bit buggy.

A third comment concerns exporting images. Very confusing? Selecting 'Export Photos' (from the main file menu) always seems to direct me to the 'basic fixes' tab (presenting the crop, straighten, resize filters) which has little or no relevance to exporting? Also, when I tried adding a custom folder (using the button under the menu bar), and then edited an image (using filters), before finally clicking on the main 'Export' tab button (rather than using the Export Photos menu option as before). This time I was indeed presented with the full export options, but I was given the impression that my exported image would be saved to a subfolder of my (greyed out - but correctly addressed) added folder, which would be titled 'Untitled_Export'. However, (somewhat confusingly) on my first attempt at exporting, the image was actually saved to a directory called 'Untitled_Export' in my main root C: drive. Subsequently, I decided to manually browse to (serving to overwrite) the (still) greyed out export location in the options. That seems to have done the trick, as my images are now exported to the pertinent sub folder. However, I may be mistaken here, but I think any future exports (from other diverse source locations) will now also be located here by default, until a further alternative is selected? Might be preferable if the 'Put in Subfolder' option was a bit more intelligent?

A very happy Christmas to all.

does not work on Windows 7 ultimate x64, obviously by viewing all of the above comments the software is not compatible on 64bit OS.
Thanks GAOTD anyway and merry christmas

Hello All and compliments of the season,

this programme downloaded and installed OK, on XP SP3.

When it was run it did open picture folders and showed a few files then crashed. The usual "Artensoft Photo Editor has a problem".

Tried this 3 times same result.

#18 HappyPerson

Happy Holidays to you - you rock! I think you do a great service here even if the (very) few do not

Regards - Damian

It's Ok But mediocre compared to commercial software of it's kind, also Many freewares abound that rock this to another dimensional wormhole my friend!!! Alsee from altools.net for example, and the free cool pic editors from other companies that escape my mind right now argh!!! anyway enjoy and peace love and joy to You and Yours this holdiay season.


HUGS

The people complaining about crashes have 64-bit systems, works on 32-bit systems, but does require at least .NET 2. This is unusual in that it uses its own database and own rating system. It will import/export images, and unlike what the documentation says, doesn't mess with your file associations. Yes, it does have local Help and an online tutorial of sorts.

Artensoft Photo Editor looks nice and works, and using a separate database leaves your original photos intact (while consuming space), but it's up against Windows own tools (especially Vista and higher) and all the other freeware photo organizers and editors. For finding photos, nothing matches the power of Windows Search 4, but as usual, Microsoft has a crippled Windows Search interface within Windows Photo Gallery (why, why does Microsoft keep doing that?). My recommendation is to enable natural language queries and partial matches, and use the Windows Start Menu for some things and Windows Find (WinKey-F) for others (there are differences). Incidentally, Windows Photo Gallery is not only fast and automatic, but it finds and displays your videos as well.

Q,

I got the Framework. The giveaway installs, but there is no way to activate it.

Downloaded okay but would not work on XP Pro SP3 32bit. Sounds very similar to Picasa which is free all the time and works every time so its a thumb down from me. At the time of posting this there are 15 entries and ten of them couldn't get it to work and another 2 appeared to be unhappy with it so it is possibly not the best giveaway. Check out Picasa but make sure you only get it to scan your documents and pictures when it starts. Brilliant little programme that even does face detection now.

Good morning everyone, a very happy, healthy Christmas to all GOTD family members.

Same issues as others here. Program would not run on my Vista 64-bit OS. I tried installing it from an "Administrator" account, and by right-clicking on the setup.exe file to "Run As Administrator," and I also tried to do the "compatibility mode with Win XP SP2," but nothing worked. I got a "runtime error" every time. I then uninstalled it. I also sent email feedback to the developer, telling them of this problem, and will share with you any feedback I receive, if they respond.

In the meantime, here are some freeware options:

Picasa - CNET User Rating 4/5.

GIMP - CNET User Rating 4/5.

Photobie - CNET User Rating 3.5/5.

#8 (and some others)

Why are you so adverse to the .Net?

It allows developers to create smaller footprint software by springboarding off of such a fantastic development, thereby in the end taking up less space on your PCs resources as the infrastructure is already there...

For developer: In the sample screenshot, the "Before" image looks better than the "After"! The lines around the eyes are far more noticeable in the "After" image.

In general: I have found "excellent" ratings for this software, so I willgive it a go, but I find it bizarre that it installs a database into the "My Pictues" folder. I backup all my images online, so this will reduce my online storage space. I'm wondering how big a hit that would be - if it copies all my images into its database then that's going to be unacceptable.

Hi,

XP3 here. Downloaded and installed perfectly. Lovely bhit of software. Nice GUI. A really good prog for the beginner. VERY easy to use. A bit limited for my likes but still one to keep for certain tasks - Especially batch tasks which are performed very smoothly and quickly. Small learning curve. Only right clickable in one mode.

I would need more time to fully evealuate but being Xmas Day (Merry Xmas All) I will leave that to someone else.

Definite download and a keeper for me.

Thanks GAOTD.

Windows Home Premium 64 bit. Crashes. Looks like it is not 64 bit compatible??? Damien is obviously a troll for this software. Oh sure, I'll down grade to XP so this poor software will work. Let me throw out my quadcore computer too. You are right. Why am I wasting time and money.

As others have said, doesn't work on Windows 7 X64, not impressed.

Their website doesn't specifies system requirements. No help or tutorials...

Did not pull up on Vista 64. I must say it installed nicely and uninstalled great. Wish it would have worked.

Doesn't work in XP64 either