Advantages: Affordable, massive range of tools, accepts many Photoshop plugins, easy to learn Disadvantages: It's not Photoshop.
I've been using Paint Shop Pro since around 1998/9, when PSP5 was out. Since then, it's been through many different upgrades, and I've learnt much about photo and image editing along the way.
Until version 10, or Paint Shop Pro X to give it its proper title, the software was developed and sold by Jasc. From version 10 onwards, however, it has been part of the Corel family of software, alongside the likes of Corel Draw and, of late, Winzip. From version 11 onwards, the software gained the word 'Photo' in its title, becoming CorelPaint Shop Pro Photo XI.
It's impossible to give a review that covers absolutely everything about a product like Paint Shop Pro. Certainly, I doubt there are many people in the world who could claim to use everything it has to offer confidently enough to give a worthwhile opinion.
I'll try my best ...
Advantages: less processor memary than photoshop Disadvantages: There are never enough features!
This software graphics product is one of the best alternatives to Adobe Photoshop CS3/ CS2. It has a similar layout and design if you are familiar with photoshop.
There are many drawing features that this product has such as vector drawing, exporting images, normal shape and paintbrush tools.
The product also comes equipped with features used to enhance photos by adjusting features such as brightness, contrast, grayscale, removal of red eyes etc.
It also has some nice graphic based tools such as artistic effects / 3d effects / texture based tools.
As with other similar products it supports the use of layers in images, swatches, transparent backgrounds, picture tubes and has a nice feature that removes backgrounds from image files.
It is probably easier to use than photoshop and a great choice at a reasonable price. ...
Advantages: Very flexible and powerful, lots of extras Disadvantages: Sometimes crashes
A couple of years ago I spent some time trying out various graphics and photo editing packages because I was interested in doing some web site design and you really can't do anything of any worth without decent software for images and pix. The package I settled on pretty much straight away was CorelDraw 8, which came with PhotoPaint8.
I've tried out several other packages since and for a while I found Fireworks from Macromedia to be a useful tool, but I soon gravitated back to Corel and I've found it can do pretty much everything I want from such a system.
It's good at manipulating photos and some of the filters, effects and other tools are first rate. I've never come across anything that I couldn't find a way to do with PhotoPaint and despite a disturbing propensity for crashing, this is my graphics package of choice. Even ...
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System requirements
OS Required
Apple MacOS 7.6.1 or later
Min Processor Type
PowerPC
Min RAM Size
32 MB
Peripheral / Interface Devices
Mouse or compatible device, CD-ROM
System Requirements Details
Apple MacOS 7.6.1 or later - RAM 32 MB
Manufacturer's product description
Corel Photo-Paint 8 for Macintosh delivers a comprehensive collection of tools and features for image and photo editing, painting, and font and media management. Interactive tools, including onscreen controls and sliders, help you get the effect you want - fast. Advanced customization options let you create a unique work environment. Whether you’re creating a digital image, publishing Web graphics or producing a QuickTime movie, Corel Photo-Paint 8 for Macintosh gives you outstanding results.
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