Microsoft Picture It! 99 provided image editing functionality for digital images, allowing you to crop and realign pictures as well as fine tune the exposure and other details. Microsoft released many versions of the Picture It! library, including some following the 99 edition. Picture It! 99 will not run on later operating systems, but there are other applications that replaced the Picture It! 99 package over time.
Picture It! Releases
- Microsoft released Picture It! 99 in 1999. The application was followed up by Picture It! 2000 as well as several additional versions through the 2002 application release. Each version included some new functionality, including enhanced publishing tools in 2001. The final version released in 2002 was compatible with Windows NT, 98 and 2000 as well as ME, XP and Windows 95.
Digital Image
- After the 2002 version of Picture It! hit the market, Microsoft redesigned the package for the next release. Microsoft changed the Picture It! branding to Digital Image Pro as of 2003 and added functionality such as color, exposure and red eye adjustments. The publishing tools no longer appear in the 2003 version, with the focus on editing tools instead of publishing. Microsoft Digital Image remained on the market for four years, from 2003 to 2006.
Windows Live Photo Gallery
- The Windows 7 operating system had a significant impact on the 2007 application release. Microsoft discontinued the Digital Image application, launching the Windows Live Photo Gallery in its place. Windows Live Photo Gallery is not part of the Windows 7 package, but Microsoft offers it as a separate application download. You can create movies or slideshows and upload to your social media accounts directly from the application.
Requirements
- The current application, Windows Live Gallery, requires a minimum of 1GB of system memory on a Windows 7 device with a minimum 1.6 GHz processor as of 2011. The online features of the application will function with either a dial-up or high-speed connection, but Microsoft recommends using a high-speed connection for some features. Uploading images to the Web taxes your network resources in some instances, so a high-speed connection may be preferable.
