I’ve been using Paint Shop Pro since it was shareware. I feel like the software has grown with my graphics editing needs over time, and Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 is no different.
Some of the New & Improved Features:
· Graphite Workspace—Mac users are probably familiar with the idea of using a gray background for graphics work. It really helps your eye when editing color images if the background color doesn’t interfere with the image you’re editing. The new Graphite Workspace gives Paint Shop Pro Photo a clean appearance.
· Improved Black & White Conversion—It’s really an art to convert color digital images to black & white. This version of Paint Shop Pro Photo has improved tools for converting digital color to convincing black & white.
· Express Lab—I have used this new feature the most! Express Lab allows you to make multiple common photo edits in one easy interface, and allows you to process a whole folder of images without opening each image individually.
These new and improved features made the upgrade well worth the price ($59.99 upgrade, $99.99 full price), and that’s why I upgraded.
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Great reasons for upgrading!
(And was your son a skunk for Halloween?)
Comment by Daniel — November 4, 2007 @ 3:59 am
Yes, he was a skunk
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Comment by Kari — November 4, 2007 @ 11:28 am
Kari,
Thanks for your comments re. Corel X2. I currently have Photoshop Elements 2 and it generally meets my (modest) editing requirements. One very annoying (non) feature of Elements is its lack of macros. My workflow style generally is a 4 step process: open the image, check levels, sherpen the image, save. This gets pretty tedious w/o macros. I am thinking of buying Corel’s X2 but can you confirm that this workflow process will be able to be done more efficiently (less keyboard/mouse back & forth) through X2’s macro feature? Thanks
Comment by Geoff Robinson — April 27, 2008 @ 2:37 pm