Corel PaintShop Pro Photo - X Reviewer’s Guide

Reviewer’s Guide

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Contents

1 | Introducing Corel® Paint Shop Pro® X

A complete digital photography toolkit .............................................................................................1

New features and enhanced performance..........................................................................................1

2 | Corel® Paint Shop Pro® X Customer Profile

Photo Hobbyists....................................................................................................................................3

Professional Photographers .................................................................................................................3

Small Business Owners.... ... .... ... ... ... ... ................................................................................. .. ................4

Arts and Crafts Enthusiasts...................................................................................................................4

3 | What's included with Corel® Paint Shop Pro® X?

Applications...........................................................................................................................................5

Content..................................................................................................................................................5

Printed Documentation........................................................................................................................5

Electronic Documentation....................................................................................................................5

Training..................................................................................................................................................5

Minimum System Requirements .................... .... ... ... ... .... ... .......................................... ... ... ... .... ... ........6

Recommended System Configuration .................................................................................................6

4 | Top New Features

Redesigned User Interface Accelerates Learning and Increases Productivity....................................7

Adjust and Retouch ..............................................................................................................................9

Create and Collage .............................................................................................................................12

Graphics and Effects............................................................................................................................15

Organize and Share ............................................................................................................................17

5 | Familiar Favorites 6 | Summary of New or Improved Features

New! Photo features.................................................................... .... ... ... ... .... ......................................21

New! User Interface features .............................................................................................................21

New! Performance features ..... ... .......................................... ... .......................................... ... .............22

7 | Corel Corporate Profile

Introducing Corel® Paint Shop Pro® X

Corel® Paint Shop Pro® X continues to set the standard f or affordable, easy-to-use, professional photo editing software. Marking its first release since being acquired by Corel, Paint Shop Pro X was developed with increased levels of customer interaction to ensure that the application continues to reflect the priorities and interests of its users. Building on its reputation for innovation and ease of use, the award-winning Paint Shop Pro gives photographers, consumers, and small business owners unrivaled value in professional-quality photo editing software.

As the cost of digital single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras continues to drop, more consumers are indulging their passion for photography. Paint Shop Pro X is the fastest, easiest, and most affordable way to take advantage of all that digital photography has to offer. The digital camera’s perfect companion, it offers a unique combination of automatic tools and precision controls that put the power of advanced photo editing into everyone’s hands. With it’s groundbreaking approach to learning, Paint Shop Pro X helps users unlock the full potential of every image, enabling them to produce professional-quality results within seconds of launching the software.

A complete digital photography toolkit

Paint Shop Pro X is a complete digital photography toolkit t hat includes powerful photo editing tools, an array of graphics, creative effects, and digital art tools, and a new photo management application for organizing, sharing, and showcasing photos. Offering unrivaled flexibility and the industry’s best combination of auto-correct t ools and precision controls, Paint Shop Pro X lets users apply quick fixes for fast results or they can fine-tune settings until they achieve the desired effect.

Included with Paint Shop Pro for the very first time, Corel® Photo Album™ 6 – Standard Edition gives users everything they need to organize and share photos. Users can quickly toggle betw een the two applications and always know where they are. With Corel Photo Album, users can quickly and easily create slide shows, screen savers, and wallpapers, burn a CD, or attach photos to e-mail. Corel Photo Album also lets users upload their favorite photos to photo sharing Web sites. From greeting cards, calendars, and photo albums to more creative projects like magazine covers, collages, and CD labels, Corel Photo Album gives users unlimited opportunities to showcase their photos.

New features and enhanced performance

The new features and enhancements in Paint Shop Pro X reflect Corel’s commitment to continuous investment and innovation on behalf of its customers. To improve productivity and increase user enjoyment, the user interface (UI) has been redesigned to make it even easier to access the most commonly used tools.

The redesigned UI helps users complete photo editing tas ks b y making it even easier to n avigate through typical photo editing workflows. The most commonly used tools have been reorganized and grouped logically by task for easier user discovery. In addition, the overall performance of Paint Shop Pro has been improved resulting in faster startup times and increased stability for larger, more detailed files. Paint Shop Pro X also supports more than 50 industry standard file formats, including JPG, TIF, GIF, RAW, PSD, SVG, BMP, and PNG.

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The new Learning Center organizes tools into categories for efficient access, improving productivity for new and seasoned users alike. Within seconds of launching the software, the groundbreaking Learning Center helps users harness the power of advanced photo editing, regardless of their software experience. Unlike wizard-driven features that lock users into predefined, inflexible workflows, the Learning Center lets users choo se how much guidance they need. A flexible, step-by-step guide, it provides quick access to the instructions and tools needed to complete many common photo editing tasks. At any time, users are free to turn off the Learning Center to experiment on their own.

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Corel® Paint Shop Pro® X Customer Profile

Corel Paint Shop Pro X offers the broadest range of functionality for novices, hobbyists, and professionals alike. With its unique combination of easy- to-use tools and advanced photo editing features, Paint Shop Pro X lets users create impressive results right out of the box. It also provides the breadth and depth of professional features to let users grow into the program as their curiosity and experience develops. Paint Shop Pro X gives users all of the tools, support, and guidance needed to unlock the full potential of every photograph with plenty of opportunities to experiment freely.

Photo Hobbyists

Photo hobbyists are serious about taking pictures and often carry their camera with them at all times. They’re ready to capture photo opportunities in every situation and they want simple tools that enable them to enhance their photos and inject their own personal touches. Photo hobbyists like to experiment with new technologies and techniques, and appreciate the ability to undo or redo an unlimited number of steps. Paint Shop Pro X provides photographers of all skill and experience levels with tools that balance the efficiency of quick fixes with the power of precision photo editing controls.

Professional Photographers

Professional and semi-professional photographers derive income from their photograph y. They don’t mind investing in new technology and are continually seekin g new method s of optimizing their photos. However, they don’t want software to interfere with their vision by locking them into a workflow. Busy profes sionals expect software to inspire them creatively without adding time to their workflow . Paint Shop Pro X offers professional photographers a world of creative possibilities to explore and an array of powerful, professional, yet easy-to-use tools that won't slow them down.

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Small Business Owners

Small business owners use photography to augment their business. They recognize the importance of using professional-quality photos and graphics in their marke t ing and promotional materials. They may also wear many hats, having to perform multiple jobs at once and produce professional results quickly. Many small business owners don’t have the time to invest in learning complex software. Paint Shop Pro X offers the groundbreaking Learning Center to make it easy for new users to achieve professional-quality results right out of the box.

Arts and Crafts Enthusiasts

Arts and crafts enthusiasts take pictures mostly for pleasure and enjoy working on creative projects in their spare time. They often use photos or create graphics to add colorful imagery to their projects. With the explosion of digital camera technology, more people are exploring the realm of digital arts and crafts. Projects such as scrapbooking, digital painting, photo restoration, and genealogy are all possible with Paint Shop Pro X. In addition, Paint Shop Pro includes an impressive collection of graphics, templates, and digital arts tools that give users a wide range of simple creative options to personalize their projects.

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