Pros
Almost none; sometimes it does what it supposed to do, but that's diminished by many flaws.
Cons
- just one undo level
- can't use scroll wheel to zoom in and out
- can't use keyboard delete key
- can't change font size; I wasn't able to read many measurements due to overlapping numbers
- can't zoom more then 160% of original size
Summary
If you have to, try trial version, but don't buy this, because it's useless; there are so many flaws in this program, that I wonder if creator had ever used computer at all (I know it's absurd, but it looks like that)! And because of those elementary flaws, you waste more time then needed with this program. How was easier to make a button, place it on UI, and then bind to it delete function, then just simply binding that function to DELETE KEY on keyboard?? And why can't I use scroll wheel to zoom in and out? Instead of that, I have to select zoom in function, click or drag to zoom, then select zoom out from drop down, and then click to zoom out. If it wasn't possible to make use of scroll wheel, then why at least bind that to + and - keys on keyboard?? Same thing with pan... Basically, when using this program, you can just throw away your keyboard, pull out right mouse button (also has no function) and scroll wheel, because they have no use in this program!
And for program made in 2008, that's unforgivable.
Also, you can't zoom more then 160% of original image size, so forget about fine pixel tuning; that also makes things messy if you don't have perfectly facing sides of object you are measuring.
And most annoying flaw is lack of any control over displayed measurements numbers! You can't change their size, or font background transparency! That was source of many frustrations when I wasn't able to read some measurements because numbers ware overlapping! So I had to delete some parts of my measurements to be able to read dimensions.
And add to that lack of redo and just one level of undo, and you are facing a lot of frustrations and redoing things you had to delete to read values.
Idea of this program is good, but final product is total and unusable mess!
Updated on Jan 26, 2011
P.S. I was just reading once more time help file, and even there is example image with many overlapping values that makes that result totally useless as image file. I didn't use export to excel function, because that's not what I need; I just wan't to easily measure things on photo, and to read those measurements.
This program will not do that.
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Pros
I don't have to go on site to give an "estimate". 1. I have the customer email me the project photos, 2. I dimension them using uPHOTOMEASURE, 3. I set the on-site appointment and give them the estimate. Saves time and Money
Cons
iPHOTOMEASURE IS NOW RENAMED uPHOTOMEASURE. I had a time realizing this.
Summary
I love this product. It is feature rich (export, share, print etc.) easy to use and makes me lots of money.
I understand that they now have Web based subscription service, that is the same as the desktop version, where you only pay $19.95. You can invite subcontractors, supply houses or whomever to view the projects and its various dimensions.
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Reply by paminor1 on December 31, 2009
I'm in home energy savings and I use it to submit my paperwork to the states authorization board. They accept it fine and it takes me 50% less time on the proposal. Great Product! Jim Johnson
