- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $99.99 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP
- Date added: September 08, 2008
- Total Downloads: 13,502,870
- Downloads last week: 9,561
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A newer version of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo is available.
(Download doesn't provide access to previous versions of this program.)
- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 378 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Despite a slightly annoying installation process, version X2 (read: 12) of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo continues to offer the same high performance and full feature set of earlier editions. The digital image-editing program will fit the needs of many photographers and designers.
A well-designed and intuitive interface offers easy access to all of your digital images, and the individual components--such as tool selectors, palettes, and layer windows--can be dragged and dropped anywhere on the screen. Excellent one-click photo adjustments such as Smart Photo Fix or One Step Noise Removal will be godsends for photographers with busy schedules.
One of the most noticeable updates in X2 is the new graphite workspace theme, which gives the app a slick, 21st century look. A tabbed interface makes switching between photos a breeze, and the library organizer is available as either a palette tool or another tab in the image browser.
The organizer is one of the strongest features of Paint Shop Pro Photo, and a new Express Lab feature makes batch editing even easier. We did notice a CPU slowdown when using the organizer with large libraries, but otherwise the application was quite stable, even when editing very large BMP files. A new Learning Center provides contextual help for specific features, but we found searching the regular help topics to be more informative.
The installation is the most disappointing part of the trial. It requires registering for a free Corel account, which in turn requires a valid e-mail address. Adobe uses the same practice, but it's an annoying trend. You should also note that within the "Advanced" installation setting, Paint Shop Pro Photo is automatically set to become the default application for all your major image-file formats.
Once you get Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 installed and working on your machine, you'll find a very powerful photo editor and organizer that is quite easy to learn and use. A full 30-day trial gives you plenty of time to determine whether or not you'd like the full version.
Publisher's description
From Corel :Fix brightness, color and photo imperfections like red eye in a few clicks, or use precision photo-editing controls to create photos you'll be proud to share. The Ultimate edition features valuable extras like media recovery software, a creative content pack, Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 and a 2GB USB flash drive over $200 in value.
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The Ultimate edition features valuable extras like media recovery software, a creative content pack, Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 and a 2GB USB flash drive over $200 in value.
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User reviews of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 378 votes
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate
"Oh Dear Gawd SO Slow! And Spyware? No free support"
Pros: Scale-on-the-fly thumbnails, very nice.
Graphite background is okay, but nothing to get excited about.Cons: Grow old and die waiting for renames, moves, and deletions.
Some kind of memory leak in media cataloger eventually crashes my machine.
Tool icons "modernized" to be harder to see.
Spyware?
Support is A LIE.Summary: These are my experiences with Paint Shop Pro X2, not PSP X2 Ultimate, but apparently the Ultimate version is about getting extra doodads, not a step forward on the software itself.
1. I didn't know about the spyware issue until reading t... read more >> -
Version: Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate
Pros: This product gives you nearly everything you need for a nice edit. Makeover tools, effects, adjustments, beams, text and brushes and more. I love it and the graphics are great when you save it right. Amazing
Cons: The only downfalls of PSP X2 Ultimate is the text. The text tool always goes a bit funny and only show the outline. The sizes dont work either. I would also get a multicoloured text tool like in fireworks.
Summary: All in all this product is a very proffesional and useful one. Better than photoshop in my opinion and easier to use. You can create almost anything and anyone can use it. The instructions aren't all that great so you may need to mess around with i... read more >>
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Version: Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate
"Spend time with it and grows on you fast"
Pros: Good tools to edit, enhance and restore photos. MediaOne helpful to organize, search and typical fixes for photos. (comes with paid version)
Cons: If a previous user of the Jasc it will be frustrating to become accustom to the new interface. Missing the Jasc Animation application. Terminology much different from Photoshop.
Summary: I have been able to . Tools I find useful are One Step Photo Fix, Smart Photo Fix, One Step Noise Removal, Digital Camera Noise Removal, Red Eye Removal, Object Remover, Color Changer, Makeover (Blemish removal, sun tan, teeth whitening), Fade Corr... read more >>
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate
Pros: None......
Cons: Plain and simple: It doesnt work.
Summary: After like 40 mins of waiting for it to download, i opened it but wouldnt let me do anything >:( that 'busy' icon stayed up the whole time. So i left it to see if it was loading or something and it just stayed like that. BS
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate
"jasc paintshop pro was easier to use"
Pros: it has some advanced features
Cons: Having used jasc paint shop pro,I was disapointed, there is no animation shop, Photo X2 is frustrating to use. So much promise and so much disapointment, then the license agreement whereby Corel uses 'spyare' to monitor useage of their product!
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