Corel Paint Shop Pro X [OLD VERSION]
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Software Reviews of Corel Paint Shop Pro X [OLD VERSION]
Customer Review: PSP Xcellent
Summary: 5 Stars
I have worked with PSP 6, 7, and 8 before. PSP X is much improved. It is easier to work with and has some nice added features. I especially like the bar at the bottom that allows you to access graphics and photos from your computer without a just a click or 2. I've just started exploring all the new features, but I already love it.Customer Review: Awesome product
Summary: 5 Stars
After using the on CD tutorial, I was able to create special effects that rival those of professional photographers. Love this product.Customer Review: Don't bother
Summary: 2 Stars
I was extremely disappointed with PSP X. I've been using PSP for a long time, but for the first time, am incredibly disappointed. PSP X lacks MANY of the features I'd come to love in PSP 8. The brower is bothersome. I liked to keep my browser open but minimized. Can't do this with PSP X. The "one-step photo fix" is horrible! I found myself going back to PSP 8 for photo fixing, but guess what... the files aren't downward compatible! Even tho' they are both labled *.pspimage. How annoying! PSP X has built-in effects.
On the positive side, I do like the PSP X layer palette better. and there are some nice new tubes, and maybe some new frames. And ability to filter tubes, textures & patterns is nice. But these in no way make up for what you give up.
The bottom line is that I'm now looking at investing in Photoshop.
Customer Review: Really buggy, support sucks
Summary: 1 Stars
I have spent 15+ years in software quality assurance. This product is quite buggy AND there is no hope to get those bugs fixed because their support is not interested in working with you.
The batch processing has memory leaks and starts misbehaving on larger files. I have lost EXIF and other header info when saving. It starts saying 'invalid bitmap' when loading files, although no files are visibly open. I have seen a case where pictures get corrupt colors (really bizarre)
I have also downloaded and evaluated the next version XI, and let me tell you - it is even buggier
The design of this program is not bad, if you only edit a couple of photos it may be worth the money. I do not particularly like the interface of Adobe, but alas it is the only choice.
The good old days of Corel's excellent Draw program and Jasc' excellent PaintShop are gone forever
Customer Review: Fun Features & Easy To Use
Summary: 4 Stars
After some minor frustration getting up and running (forgot to delete the original teaser software before loading full program, then it required several updates to work out a few known bugs), I've found Paint Shop Pro X with Corel Photo Album both fun and easy to use. Family and friends love getting picture collages of events (great way to document the party or outing onto a single sheet, especially when some of the shots just aren't clear enough or special enough to stand alone on a larger print). The red eye removal feature is eerily accurate (how do they do that?!?) and the plethora of paint shop tools are similar to those found with Adobe Photo Shop. The main difference is that I was up and running without reading the Paint Shop Pro X manual; with Photo Shop, I had to read chapters and jot down notes to remember how to do something a month or two down the road. Especially recommend this software for avid scrapbookers.