Aplux Reviews

This may be a sophificated program, but give me a break! I've spent 2 days trying to just enlarge a snap shot to an 8x10 size ( which I was able to do with my eyes closed with the Adobe photo shop home edition 3.0). But when I got a new printer and Windows XP, I couldn't use the old program. I hate this thing!! Shame on you for making it so user unfriendly. I'll try to get my money back,

This software bundle is ... easy to use??? HAH!!! Give me a break!!! Compared to my previous program, using Photoshop Elements 2.0 is EXTREMELY hard. And does Adobe say that it's nothing more than a dumbed down version of the hard to use & expensive Adobe Photoshop? Or that crucial features from that never made it into its cheaper brethren? Of course not!!! If you did, you'd never touch it with a 10 ft. poll!!! And what about how Photoshop Album 2.0 isn't compatible with all imaging formats? I found it REALLY odd that was the case. Especially since Photoshop Elements 2.0 is (Somebody was definitely asleep at the switch.)

The way I see it, you can either give me the best, or don't bother giving it to me at all. Don't take a great product like Adobe Photoshop, dumb it down, then offer it to me, because I'll never buy substandard products. In short, don't waste your money. Go for a program like Ulead PhotoImpact XL. It costs about $25 - $30 cheaper, and it does what it advertises. It's also something that was built, from the ground up, to give you the best value for your money. You just don't get that with this software bundle. What a rip-off!!!

This program is just too time consuming and difficult. Why spend hours and hours trying to do something. The help is not helpful, no support, poor documentation. Big disappointment

Some might believe this gadget is just heavy plastic and would produce very bad photos.

I bought this camera by pure curiosity. My use spanned from January 2000 to October 2000. I recently received my photos by mail.

The photos were not bad. From this experience, I have come up with some criteria for 3D photography:

1. You must REALLY be selective about what you are going to shoot. Not all situations warrant the 3D feature. Taking pictures of an on-stage show is NOT a good idea. The only thing that will appear 3D will be the other spectator. The show itself will remain "static", like background. Other times, subjects and the surrounding do not have enough "depth" to strike out. Taking photos of subject leaning against the wall will do no good. Family pictures are tolerable, if there are positioned in an oblique way, instead of the usual row fashion. In other words, do not rely on the 3D camera for the usual camera shots.

2. This camera is much more effective at close range. 3D perception is much more enhanced when taking subjects nearby. I took one with my girlfriend in a coffee shop. Chairs, tables and she really popped out in 3D in the final product. Maybe one of the reasons why you will not find any models of 3D cameras equipped with a zoom!

3. I think the film in the disposable camera is ISO100. So, don't try it unless under enough light.

4. Sharpness is NOT one of the camera's forte! Remember those 3D pictures on stickers or mouse pads? Not really sharp, eh? Same thing here. If you wish to take pictures of memorable moments, please use an ordinary camera! You might just regret the lack of sharpness.

5. Careful when holding the camera! There are 3 objectives on this thing. A misplaced finger will ruin the whole shot. When experimenting on how to take a shot, I realize that it is quite easy to put the middle finger of either hand on one of the objective. Again, careful.

6. The camera can only be used in one position: horizontal. 3D images are taken like that. Once developed, the photos appear as if you have taken the pictures sideways. Yup! You take your photos with the camera in the horizontal position; you get your pictures as if you have held your camera sideways. That is why the viewfinder is narrower in width than in height (as opposed to the usual "width greater than height" format in ordinary cameras)

So, it is a fun gadget. But the keyword here is "fun". It is not meant to be use as an ordinary camera!!

I bought this used and was extremely disappointed in the product. While I paid a whole $$ for it, that's about all it is worth, if even. There is no search for the clipart and no book to look up the images. Yeah they are categorized nicely on 2 cd's but what if you don't know what category a certain item would be listed under? Then you have to keep switching disks. Luckily I have a thumbnail program that will allow me to print out a catalogue on my own.

The only search engine I found was on the photo objects disk. And I just found out it's part of their 50,000 collection, which I already have. So that's worthless to me also.

The web images disks actually let you choose the item, color and shape but the catologue runs really slow (and I have a fast computer).

As for the photos. I'm sorry but images at 200 dpi and only 10k (2x3 inches...ouch) are NOT high quality photos as stated on the packaging. This can not be used for any type of print work AT ALL. I have not yet found a Clipart package that had high resolution images. So beware if this is what you are looking for.

Overall, rating it 1 star was generous but I will be able to use the clipart images at least. It will just be a hassle trying to find the right one.