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41 of 43 found the following review helpful:
 2nd graders love kid pix 3 Jul 24, 2001
By Diane Walter
We have been using Kid Pix Studio Deluxe in our school for over 3 years. I bought this new version to try out with my class and they thought it was great. They all wanted to try out the new features, which they thought enhanced the program even more. I will definitely use this use version with my class in the fall. I use it to get my students interested in learning computer skills and to have fun at the same time. I gave it a four because I had to really spend time learning the new setup ,because it is so different. One big plus,I don't have to set the video settings at 256 colors.
34 of 36 found the following review helpful:
 Most amazing drawing program ever created. Feb 15, 2001
By Ed Ackerman
(Excerpt from a letter that I wrote directly to the product manager of Kid Pix.) ...."This is the most amazing drawing program that has ever been created. You have done a great job! You have taken advantage of every computer advancement of the past 12 years and have put it in the hands of children! Good show! You have combined game, television, art, science, math, education, music with passive/active entertainment. Kid Pix shows off what computers can do at their best. It teaches how to use a modern computer, without words! It is fast and it is stable. Very well done.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
My son couldn't stop talking about this! Oct 02, 2003
By M. Cheung
"mcmom213"
My 6-yr-old son mentioned Kid Pix every day for about a week after using it at school. I had seen this software many times but just thought it was another one of those coloring book kind of things that just about every kid web site has - for free. So I broke down and bought it. Now I can't wait for my son to go to bed at night so I can "play" with this software. It's wonderful! It has elements of Powerpoint (slideshows - even the frame timing and sounds), Photoshop (filters like blur, noixe, pixelate, render, adjustments like brightness, contrast and even color filters!), word processors (adding text in installed fonts, sizing), vector programs (like Illustrator that allow you to place a vector image (clipart) and resize), and even hundreds of music selections/genres, clipart, scenery, artwork, textures, patterns, maps, and it will even read the text he types in. I obviously highly recommend this product.
50 of 58 found the following review helpful:
Kid Pix is the Best!! Jan 27, 2001
By Rob Elhardt
As the Producer of Kid Pix Deluxe 3, I'm writing to recommend it to everyone. I'm biased, but I think you'll find it just as cool as I do. Unfortunately, the editorial review above is not very useful -- it's for the old version of Kid Pix. Kid Pix Deluxe 3 is a brand new product built on the same great philosophy: to provide kids with the most open-ended, creative art and multimedia experience possible. Kid Pix creations can include backgrounds, animations, stickers, stamps, text, music, imported photos or movies, self-recorded sounds, and more. The interface is fun, easy-to-use, and lively with sound and motion (the buttons wiggle and the brushes squish when you use them). Once you have a finished picture there's a whole new set of options - make a slide show with great visual and sound effects; export it as a movie or flash animation for the family web page, or share it with all your friends and relatives through the Kid Pix Email Center. Kid Pix really is for kids of all ages. Even teenagers (a generally sullen bunch) have given us rave reviews. I hope you'll try Kid Pix Deluxe 3. I haven't found a kid yet who didn't think it was the coolest.
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Fantastic program, and does run under XP Nov 06, 2004
By Ruth in NM
After two years of use, my 8- and 5-year-olds are still discovering new things in this program. It has held their interest more consistently than any of the other highly-rated programs we own. The range of patterns, colors, textures, images, backgrounds, transformation effects, sound effects, and even animations is stunning. While I agree that text tooltips would be nice, it should be a configurable option (by user) since they are distracting to non-readers moving the mouse around. I have not noticed either of my kids having problems grokking the interface (though more than one level of "Undo" would be nice - kids change their minds!). The README file with menu instructions is right there in the KidPix program group when you navigate to it from "All Programs", and within the menu Help item is a complete PDF User Guide. Re Windows XP: I've had it under XP for 18 months, with no problems. Two things to try, especially if startup is very slow: 1. Exclude it from auto-protect virus scanning (you can still cover it in your regular full-disk virus scans); 2. Right-click on the KidPix icon, select Properties, and under the Compatibility tab try selecting Windows 95/98, graphics options, etc. I have not had to use either of these tricks on KidPix, though they were needed for some other games. You could also try upgrading QuickTime, on which KidPix depends heavily. It has worked brilliantly for us. Sorry this review is so long, but I hate to see a truly excellent program dinged on technical grounds when it doesn't deserve to be. Enjoy!
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