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    Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Review Discussion

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Dustin Sklavos, Aug 11, 2009.

  1. Dustin Sklavos

    Dustin Sklavos Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    By: Dustin Sklavos

    Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 is often billed as the primary challenger to Adobe's Photoshop Elements. Is PSP Photo X2 really the unsung hero of consumer-grade photo editing software, or does it play second fiddle for a reason. We sound it out in this review.

    After my experiences with Corel's VideoStudio Pro X2 software just a few weeks ago, feelings were mixed going in with Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2. Fortunately, those feelings have been largely ameliorated by actually playing around with the software and drawing a monocle on a picture of my cat. Expect to see more of her in the photo editor reviews ahead. A lot more.



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    rmask Notebook Enthusiast

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    still uncomparable to the orginal jasc masterpiece (paintshop pro 9 - full photoshop clone for $50) I still use :)
     
    rmask, Aug 12, 2009
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    Exactly my feelings. Since Corel bought Jasc they screwed up Paint Shop Pro, it used to be a fully featured and FAST alternative to Photoshop, now it's slow as a hog and Adobe's offering has gotten much better.

    Personally the only thing i consider lackluster in Paint Shop Pro is the Magic Wand. Unfortunately it's a pretty important feature and one that i use a lot, so i'll stick with Adobe. Corel just sucks. They should've kept on developing CorelDraw only instead of messing up other peoples' software.
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Aug 14, 2009
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  4. John Ratsey

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    I've been using Paint Shop Pro since when it was shareware. I agree that Corel haven't added much except extra baggage to slow it down. One also has time to get a drink while it is starting up.

    John
     
    John Ratsey, Aug 14, 2009
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