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Corel today presented Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, the twelfth edition of its image-editing software. It is intended to make it easier for photo enthusiasts and business users to quickly create professional-looking photos from digital images.
Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 offers numerous new functions and optimizations intended to make the design possibilities of digital photography accessible to a broad audience. The important new functions in Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 include:
Express Lab
With the completely new Express Lab mode, dozens of photos can be viewed and edited in the shortest possible time. Without having to open each individual photo, large quantities of images can be edited in the Express Lab: Photos can be cropped and rotated, and color adjustments as well as many other corrections can be made. All common file formats (including RAW formats) are supported in the Express Lab.
Graphite Design
Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 has a new graphite workspace that shows off the photos better.
HDR Photo Composition
HDR Photo Composition can automatically combine two or more differently exposed photos that capture the full detail of the shadow and highlight areas of a high-contrast scene. Contrasts can be emphasized with the sharpness control for automatic under- and overexposure.
Make-Up Tools
With the new “Thin/Fatten” tool, the user can make people in a photo look slimmer with one click of the mouse. With the “Eye Drop” mode, redness can be removed from eyes.
Layer Styles
With the new layer styles, photographers and business users can add drop shadows, embossing effects, inner or outer glow, bevels or reflections to texts, photos and creative projects.
Visible Watermarks
Whether a professional photographer wants to exchange proofs with a customer or a private user wants to put their photos on the Internet: All photos can now be marked with personal watermarks quickly and effortlessly.
Crop as New Image
If several photos are scanned at the same time, they can automatically be saved as separate documents with the “Crop as New Image” option. This function allows photos to be cropped and filed significantly faster and more efficiently.
A complete list of all new and optimized functions in Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 can be found on the Corel website. A trial version is also available here.
“With this version of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo, we focused on making it even easier for both newcomers and experienced users to quickly create impressive digital photos,” explainsPetter Nordwall, Head of International Product Management at Corel.
The software will be available from September 18 at a price of 89 euros. The package also includes Nik plug-in filter effects and Corel MediaOne Plus.
Further Links:
- Corel