A recent discussion here mentioned XP and Kodak Imaging. I have XP
so I went and followed some instructions on where to get Kodak
Imaging.
Unfortunately the help text didn't come with it, so I am only able to
assess it slowly.
No one mentioned if Kodak Imaging is considered good, bad or
indifferent. Can someone say if it is really worth exploring.
It probably depends on what you got, and what you will use it for.
Kodak Imaging was included as part of Win98 and WinME, at menu Start -
Programs - Accessories - Imaging. It was in all Windows until XP, but
it is NOT in WinXP - XP has its own Picture and Fax Viewer instead,
which only shows and prints. Imaging was a document program, for
documents, more so than for photos... multipage TIF, etc (even reads
multipage XIF files). It would read and write photos in TIF or JPG
format, but it had no photo editing powers. In Windows, this free
version was a minimal version, not the full version, which sells for
about $170.
It was Wang Imaging in Win95, before Kodak bought it from Wang. Then it
changed to Eastman Imaging called eiStream, but now its home is at
http://www.global360.com
The full version was considered pretty strong for documents. It is more
for business document applications. I have to think if you want a photo
editor, then something like Elements or Paint Shop Pro would be a much
better buy. In turn however, these dont do documents well.
