Corel PaintShop Pro - 2018 Ultimate Reviewer's Guide
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Contents
Introducing Corel PaintShop Pro 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
PaintShop Pro customer profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What’s included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Minimum system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
What’s new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Complete and Essentials workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Quick Customize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Customization and control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Welcome tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tool performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Launch time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Crop tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Text tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Clone overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Dropper tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Gradient Fill tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Eraser tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Quick Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Document-aware slider values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Color palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Gradients, patterns and textures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Ultimate Bonus Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Introducing Corel® PaintShop® Pro 2018
Say hello to PaintShop Pro 2018!
Our newest additions and enhancements, along with a complete set of
tools, rivals even the most advanced photo editing and design suites.
In PaintShop Pro 2018, we’ve optimized every new feature and
enhancement for more speed, more flexibility, and more creativity. It is
our mission to bring you the best photo editing and graphic design
experience possible, and this new version goes beyond that goal in so
many ways.
Want shorter launch times? We cut them in half. Need an easier way to
navigate? You got it. More tutorials to help you get started? No problem.
Major enhancements to some of your favorite PaintShop Pro features?
Consider it done.
Developed with our expansive community in mind, PaintShop Pro 2018
delivers everything you expect — and nothing you don’t — to help you
get your best photo ever, from professional-level editing to advanced
compositing with layers, automation with scripts, and all the userfriendly functionality you need whether you’re editing at home or at
work.
Here are a few of the many enhancements you’ll find in PaintShop Pro 2018:
1) Simplified UI for a better user experience
Enjoy a superior, easier-to-learn application with improved navigation
and bigger icons, plus two new workspaces for a more streamlined
workflow.
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2) Improved tools for faster results
Experience a more efficient photo editing program with enhancements
to many of the most frequently used tools like Crop, Text, Selection,
Clone Brush, Gradient Fill, Eraser and Dropper.
3) New ways to express creativity
Design without boundaries. Take advantage of more creative content,
from brushes and color palettes, to gradients, patterns and textures.
We’re thrilled to be sharing this new, community-inspired version of
PaintShop Pro with you. We know you’ll see the value in this remarkably
robust toolset.
Complete, affordable, and subscription-free — that’s PaintShop Pro 2018.
So get ready to dive in and see why we’re considered by many as the
industry’s best-known Photoshop alternative!
Sincerely,
Chris Pierce, Product Manager
& the Corel Photo Team
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PaintShop Pro customer profiles
Here’s a glimpse of the people who are driving PaintShop Pro’s success.
Photographers and photo editors
First and foremost, PaintShop Pro is designed from the ground up for
photo enthusiasts. Whether they’re just starting out as hobbyists with
their first DSLR, experienced photo enthusiasts, or prosumers, they need
tools that help them achieve their creative vision. PaintShop Pro provides
the comprehensive ability to edit, make quick adjustments and manage
an entire photo collection within one product.
Graphic designers and creative consumers
PaintShop Pro's layers, vector tools, and painting and drawing tools are
ideal for many graphic designers — whether at home or at work.
Graphic designers use PaintShop Pro to make a variety of compositions,
including scrapbook content, posters, web graphics and more.
Creative consumers produce content to share with friends and family.
They want a photo editor that’s easy to use and gives them access to a
wide range of features and effects.
Business and education users
For businesses of all sizes, PaintShop Pro is enormously valuable at work
for everything from creating graphics for presentations, to using
screenshot and annotation tools to communicate with clarity. Volume
licensing, network deployability and quantity discounts make PaintShop
Pro an excellent choice for business and education settings.
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What’s included
Application
• Corel PaintShop Pro 2018 (32-bit and 64-bit versions)
Documentation
• Online Help, Learning Center palette
• PDF User Guide
• Guided Tour, a step-by-step virtual tour of the interface and new features
• In-product link directly to video and written tutorials in the
Discovery Center
• Getting Started windows provide an overview of some tools and features
• PDF Scripting Guide, PDF Content Guide, and PDF Keyboard
Shortcuts available for download
Minimum system requirements
• Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 with latest service packs
installed (32-bit or 64-bit editions)
• Intel or AMD 1.5 GHz or faster processor with SSE2 support (multicore processor recommended)
• 2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended)
• 1 GB of free hard disk space (2 GB recommended)
• 1280 768 resolution, 16-bit color display
(1366 768 resolution, 24-bit or higher color display recommended)
• DirectX 9 or higher compatible video adapter with latest driver
• Internet connection required for accessing online features and
video tutorials
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 or higher
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File format support
• Input:
AI, BMP, CAL, CALS, CGM, CLP, CUR, CUT, DCX, DIB, EMF, EPS,
GIF, HDP, IFF, IMG, J2C, J2K, JIF, JP2, JPC, JPE, JPEG, JPG, JPS, JPX, MAC,
MPO, MRW, MSP, PBM, PCD1, PCT, PCX, PDF, PGM, PIC, PICT, PNG,
PNS, PPM, PS, PSD,
TGA, TIF, UFO, WBM, WBMP, WDP, WEBP, WMF, WPG
PSPIMAGE
, RAS, RAW, RIF, RLE, SCT, SVG, SVGZ,
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RAW file support from more than 450 camera models including the
following formats: 3FR, ARW, CR2, CRW, DCR, DNG, K25, KDC, NEF,
NRW, ORF, PEF, RAF, RW2, SR2, SRF, X3F (
full model list
)
• Output: BMP, CAL, CALS, CLP, CUT, DCX, DIB, EMF, EPS, AI, PS, GIF,
HDP, WDP, IFF, IMG, JP2, J2C, J2K, JPC, JPX, JPG, JIF, JPE, JPEG, MAC,
MSP, PBM, PCX, PGM, PIC, PPM, PNG, PSD, PSPIMAGE, RAS, RAW,
RIF, RIFF, RLE, SCT, CT, JPS, PNS, TGA, TIF, TIFF, WBMP, WBM, WEBP,
WMF
• Brush: PaintShop Pro Brush (.pspbrush), Adobe Photoshop Brush (.abr),
Jasc Brush (.jbr)
Version information
The PaintShop Pro 2018 family of software includes two versions:
•Corel® PaintShop® Pro 2018
•Corel® PaintShop® Pro 2018 Ultimate
For information about what is included in PaintShop Pro 2018 Ultimate,
see “The Ultimate Bonus Collection” on page 21.
To compare features available in Corel PaintShop Pro and Corel
PaintShop Pro Ultimate, see the comparison matrix.
Product specifications are subject to change without notice or
obligation. For more details, visit: www.paintshoppro.com.
1. Supported on 32-bit installation only
2. WPG (WordPerfect Vector only) is only supported on 32-bit installation; WordPerfect Bitmap is
supported on both 32-bit and 64-bit installations
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What’s new
Corel PaintShop Pro 2018 is powerful image-editing software that helps
anyone produce stunning photos and creative designs.
Simplified user interface for a better experience
You asked, and we listened! PaintShop Pro 2018 delivers an improved,
easier-to-learn application with faster navigation and bigger icons. For a
more streamlined workflow, we’ve added two new workspaces,
Essentials and Complete, to match your level of expertise.
Essentials has all the core tools you need for photo editing and design,
and Complete includes the Welcome, Manage, and Edit tabs for full
photo management and access to pro-level editing and design tools.
Our new Welcome Tab is bursting with helpful tutorials and creative
content to get you started.
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