Corel PaintShop Pro Photo - XI Reviewer’s Guide

Reviewer’s Guide

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Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI Reviewer’s Guide

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Contents

1 | Introducing Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI ...................1

2 | Customer Profile .............................................................3

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

Photo Project Enthusiasts ................................................................................... 3

Professional Photographers ............................................................................... 4

Office Workers ..................................................................................................... 4

3 | What’s included with Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI? ..5

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

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

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

Electronic Documentation .................................................................................. 6

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

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

4 | Top Features .....................................................................7

Photo Organization Built Right In ...................................................................... 7

Essential Photo Tools For Everyday Jobs.......................................................... 10

Editing Tools You Can’t Find Anywhere Else ................................................... 13

Unique Special Effects ...................................................................................... 18

Graphic Tools To Personalize Your Productivity.............................................. 21

5 | Corel Snapfire Plus SE ...................................................23

6 | Summary of New or Improved Features .....................25

7 | Customer Support and Other Resources ..................... 27

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Introducing Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo XI

Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo XI continues the tradition of providing easy­to-use, professional-quality image-editing software at an affordable price.
With the versatile new features and enhancements based on extensive user
feedback, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo is the perfect choice for everyone —
from budding digital camera enthusiasts to professional photographers.

When we talked to our users, we learned that novices wanted to be able to
correct their photos with one-step fixes. Photo hobbyists told us that they
wanted to get right to work on image-editing and digital photo projects and
learn about more advanced features as they progressed. Professionals said
they wanted more advanced features that would give them unprecedented
control when editing images. In response, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo delivers
new features and enhanced functionality that directly addresses these users’
needs.

Most Complete Digital Photography Toolkit

No other image-editing software offers so much to the entire spectrum of
digital camera users. While Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo offers the simplicity
needed by novices to give them impressive results immediately, it also has the
power needed to satisfy the more complex requirements of the professional
photographer. Whether users need to download images from a camera or
share photos through e-mail, the Internet, or prints, Corel Paint Shop Pro
Photo offers intuitive features that allow the beginner and expert alike to
focus on creativity, not process. As users perfect their photos, they can easily
use them in a wide variety of projects.

Easiest to Use

The learning curve for Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo is practically nonexistent
thanks to the application’s Learning Center. New users with digital cameras
don’t want to spend time learning a complicated application — they want to
get working and see results right away. With award-winning learning tools,
and an extensive collection of one-click fixes for common problems, users of
all experience levels can get the job done quickly and effortlessly. Corel Paint

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Shop Pro Photo also gives users the ability to automate the image-editing
commands they use most often, saving them time and effort.

Fastest Route to Professional Quality

The ease of use that separates Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo from the competition
doesn’t come at the expense of the total control for more sophisticated image
editing that is demanded by professional photographers. For every one-click
solution, there are also tools and features for manual fine-tuning, which are
ideal for users with very specific image-editing and correction needs.

Absolute Best Value

Some might measure the value of software by what it costs; others might focus
on what can be derived by using it. In either case, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI
offers the best value in image-editing software available today. It contains a
complete digital photography toolkit, with which users can edit, share, and
manage their photos and create special photo projects.

Based on user feedback, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo has simplified the steps for
the most common image-editing tasks, so that anyone can get to work within
seconds of launching the application. Advanced users get all the professional­level tools and features usually found only in expensive image-editing
applications.

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Customer Profile

As the use of digital cameras has increased, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI has
kept pace to give digital photographers of all experience levels everything
they need to edit, enhance, organize, and share their work. With its unique
combination of straightforward tools, advanced photo-editing features, and
groundbreaking learning resources, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI lets users
create impressive results immediately.

Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI also provides the breadth and depth of
professional features to let users grow into the program as their curiosity and
experience develop. It offers a range of time-saving features, including
automatic and one-step fixes for some of the most common digital photo
flaws. Instead of shackling creativity with steep learning curves and restrictive
workflows, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo gives the user total freedom to
experiment and unlock the full potential of every photograph.

Photo Hobbyists

Photo hobbyists are serious about taking pictures and often have their
camera at the ready to seize photo opportunities. They want simple tools
that enable them to produce professional-quality images. Photo hobbyists
like to experiment with new technologies and techniques, and they
appreciate the ability to undo or redo an unlimited number of steps. Corel
Paint Shop Pro Photo XI 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.

Photo Project Enthusiasts

More and more people are taking up digital photography, and they are
seeing the creative possibilities that their digital images hold. After adjusting
their images, many users want to add them to bigger projects.

Photo project 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 recent

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explosion in the field of digital camera technology, more people are exploring
the realm of digital arts and crafts. Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo lets users engage
in creative projects, such as scrapbooking, photo restoration, and image
enhancement. In addition, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo includes an impressive
collection of graphics, templates, picture frames, and digital arts tools, so users
can personalize their projects with a wide range of simple creative.

Professional Photographers

Professional and semiprofessional photographers derive income from their
photography. They have exacting standards and won’t settle for anything less
than perfection in their photos. They are continually seeking new methods of
optimizing their photos. Although they don’t mind investing in new technology,
they don’t want software to interfere with their vision by locking them into a
particular work process. Busy professionals expect software to inspire them
creatively without adding time to their workflow. Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI
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.

Office Workers

Office workers in a wide range of fields — from technical writers and architects
to real estate agents and legal professionals — are using graphics more than
ever in their day-to-day work. Images help them to communicate more
effectively by overcoming language barriers and clarifying ideas that text alone
can’t fully explain. They use graphics to improve their company’s image and
leave a lasting impression with customers and employees alike.

Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI includes a powerful image-editing toolset that’s
intuitive and easy-to-learn, so office workers can start using the application
immediately. Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI offers value-minded organizations
affordable and flexible licensing, easy deployment, compatibility with a wide
range of graphic file formats, and the power to customize the application to suit
their needs.

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What’s Included with Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI?

Applications

• Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo XI: Based on user feedback,
Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo XI is a complete digital photography
toolkit, offering easy-to-use, professional-quality image-editing tools and
features.

• Corel® Snapfire™ Plus SE: a 30-day preview of Corel Snapfire Plus fea­tures. After the 30-day preview, users can continue to use all the features
found in Corel Snapfire, as well as an array of project templates to create
a variety of eye-catching calendars, collages, certificates, and much more.

• Getting Started with Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI: two hours of
video tutorials from lynda.com, a leading provider of training materials
for renowned software products

Content

Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI provides hundreds of high-quality, easy-to-use
creative extras, including

• Picture Tubes™: Click and paint with photos and creative pictures.

• Picture Frames: Easily add decorations and borders.

• Photo Edges: Apply a unique shape or a torn-edges look.

• Patterns: Paint with sophisticated colors and unique combinations; make
your own backgrounds or scrapbook paper.

• Textures: Paint with any color, and then use a texture to add depth.

Printed Documentation

Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo XI User Guide: Corel Paint Shop Pro

Photo XI includes an updated, 128-page user guide that describes common
photo-fixing and image-enhancement workflows. The printed user guide
mirrors the workflow outlined in the Learning Center to help users quickly
master of the application.

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Electronic Documentation

•Help file

• Learning Center palette: The Learning Center was designed to ensure that
anyone can harness the power of advanced photo editing, regardless of
their previous software experience. It builds user confidence by helping
them complete tasks within seconds of launching Corel Paint Shop Pro
Photo, resulting in higher levels of customer satisfaction and enjoyment
from the software.

• PDF version of the Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo XI User Guide

Minimum System Requirements

• 500-MHz processor

• Windows® XP (SP2), Windows® 2000 (SP4)

• 256 MB of RAM

• 500 MB of free hard-disk space

• 1024 x 768 resolution display, 16-bit color

• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0

Recommended System Configuration

• 1.0-GHz or faster processor

• Windows® XP (SP2)

• 512 MB of RAM

• 500 MB of free hard-disk space

• 1024 x 768 resolution display, 32-bit color

• Corel® WordPerfect MAIL™, Microsoft® Outlook®,
Microsoft® Outlook® Express, or other MAPI-compliant e-mail software

• CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, or DVD+R burner

• Apple® QuickTime 7 player

• Microsoft® DirectX ™ 9

WordPerfect MAIL is
a powerful e-mail
client with lightning­fast searching and
RSS feeds.

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Top Features

Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI carries on where the last version left off by
offering affordable, powerful, professional-grade tools and features. Photo
enthusiasts — ranging from professional photographers to digital camera
newcomers — can take their projects to a higher level with a toolset that
yields astonishing results yet is easy to learn.

Photo Organization Built Right In

There’s much more to Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo than powerful
image-editing tools and features. It’s a multi-faceted digital photography
suite that lets users effortlessly import, organize, and share their photos with
the built-in Organizer.

New! Organizer: This one-stop photo management center takes the

guesswork out of finding photos stored on a computer. Users can search for
images by filename, date, file type, or folder location. Thumbnail zooming
makes finding a particular image even easier and faster. The ability to assign
keywords, ratings, and other information to an image gives users even more
ways to search for photos. The Organizer is customizable, so users have
several options for integrating it into their workflow. In addition, EXIF-data
editing and the ability to play and extract frames from video files make the
Organizer an essential, time-saving tool for hobbyists and professionals alike.

Give it a try

Browsing your PC for photos

1 Press Ctrl + B to open the Organizer.

2 On the Organizer toolbar, click the Find Photos button.

3 In the Search dialog box, select one of the following from the Find

photos that match drop-list:

•All — searches for images that match all of the selected rules

•Any — searches for images that match any of the selected rules

4 From the left drop-list, select from among following first set of search

rules:

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