<s>
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
consumer-oriented	O
image	B-Application
editing	I-Application
software	O
line	O
published	O
by	O
Adobe	O
Systems	O
from	O
1996	O
until	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
it	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
Adobe	O
's	O
newly	O
launched	O
consumer-oriented	O
image	B-Application
editing	I-Application
software	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
Elements	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	O
no	O
longer	O
provides	O
technical	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
software	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
had	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
image	O
processing	O
capabilities	O
for	O
the	O
home	O
photographer	O
and	O
image	O
handler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
removing	O
red-eye	O
,	O
cropping	O
,	O
and	O
adjusting	O
brightness	O
,	O
contrast	O
,	O
and	O
sharpness	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
included	O
software	O
to	O
extract	O
pictures	O
from	O
an	O
image	B-Application
scanner	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
drawback	O
of	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
was	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
Mac	O
computers	O
,	O
so	O
working	O
on	O
Windows	O
PC	O
was	O
a	O
problem	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
preferences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	B-Operating_System
PhotoDeluxe	I-Operating_System
Home	O
Edition( aka	O
4.0	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
4th	O
version	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
makers	O
of	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	B-Operating_System
PhotoDeluxe	I-Operating_System
1.0	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
Macintosh	O
computers	O
,	O
initially	O
retailing	O
for	O
an	O
MSRP	O
of	O
$49	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
was	O
primarily	O
advertised	O
to	O
consumers	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
do	O
basic	O
photo	O
manipulation	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
cropping	O
and	O
rotating	O
images	O
,	O
or	O
creating	O
simple	O
cards	O
and	O
calendars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
2.0	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
that	O
Adobe	O
made	O
that	O
worked	O
on	O
Macs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
2.0	O
became	O
the	O
“	O
number	O
one	O
selling	O
consumer	O
photo-editing	O
software	O
product	O
in	O
the	O
world.	O
”	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
3.0	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
“	O
3.0	O
Home	O
Edition	O
”	O
,	O
as	O
Adobe	O
released	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
Business	O
Edition	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
for	O
a	O
higher	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
Home	O
Edition	O
,	O
unofficially	O
called	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
4.0	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adobe	O
officially	O
cancelled	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
being	O
officially	O
cancelled	O
in	O
mid-2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
notice	O
about	O
cancelling	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
,	O
Adobe	O
cites	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
and	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
Elements	I-Operating_System
as	O
reasons	O
for	O
cancelling	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
version	O
of	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	O
10	O
,	O
rendering	O
the	O
program	O
obsolete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
retailed	O
for	O
an	O
MSRP	O
of	O
$49	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
2.0	O
and	O
onwards	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
upgrade	O
from	O
a	O
previous	O
version	O
of	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
or	O
a	O
competing	O
piece	O
of	O
graphics	O
software	O
for	O
$39	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
Business	O
Edition	O
allowed	O
a	O
similar	O
deal	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
upgrade	O
from	O
other	O
versions	O
of	O
PhotoDeluxe	B-Operating_System
or	O
a	O
competing	O
software	O
for	O
$59	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
its	O
normal	O
price	O
of	O
$99	O
.	O
</s>
