® The easiest way to get professional-looking photos Ultimate Reviewer’s Guide Contents 1 | Introducing Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Ultimate . 1 2 | What’s included? . 2 3 | Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3.2 . 4 4 | Corel KPT Collection . 14 5 | Corel Painter Essentials 4 . 16 About Corel Corporation Corel is one of the world’s top software companies, with more than 100 million active users in over 75 countries. We develop software that helps people express their ideas and share their stories in more exciting, creative, and persuasive ways. Through the years, we’ve built a reputation for delivering innovative, trusted products that are easy to learn and use, helping people achieve new levels of productivity. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards for software innovation, design, and value. 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YouTube is a trademark of Google Inc. in the US and other countries. 1 Introducing Corel® PaintShop Photo® Pro X3 Ultimate The Corel® PaintShop Photo® Pro product line is long renowned for offering powerful, creative photo and graphics tools at an affordable price. The new Corel® PaintShop Photo® Pro X3 Ultimate extends this by combining intuitive photo-editing software with photo painting and creative plug-in photo filters that broaden the capabilities of any photographer. PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Ultimate is based on the recently updated PaintShop Photo Pro X3.2, which delivers enhanced stability and performance, and more than 50 enhancements to top customer workflows. The suite also includes a selection of powerful extras. Now with the addition of Corel® Painter™ Essentials 4, it’s easy for users to sketch and paint as well as transform photos into works of art. By offering the full Corel® KPT® Collection of creative plug-in filters, PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Ultimate gives users even more creative options, so anyone can get the most out of their photos. Customer profile Photo enthusiasts and consumer photographers: Today’s consumer photographer is very familiar with compact cameras, and they’re increasingly adopting DSLRs for superior performance and broader creative possibilities. They’re comfortable working with their photos and seek affordable tools that help them achieve great results quickly. PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Ultimate is designed to meet the needs of today’s photo enthusiast, delivering an outstanding combination of creative and intuitive features — for both experienced and entry-level photographers — in a value-laden package available nowhere else. Reviewer’s Guide [ 1 ] 2 What’s included? Corel® PaintShop Photo® Pro X3: Based on the recent enhancements in X3.2, the latest version of Corel PaintShop Photo Pro adds greater speed, stability, and performance in key editing workflows to its powerful photo-editing tools and features. PaintShop Photo Pro X3 gives users the power to easily organize, edit, and share professional-quality photos. Photo enthusiasts have the option to make enhancements quickly in the Express Lab and the new Organizer or go further with powerful advanced editing tools, such as the new Smart Carver™. Consumer photographers can create amazing photo books and projects, upload to Flickr®, Facebook®, or YouTube™, print or share by email. Combining single and multi-photo editing tools, online sharing and simple HD video integration, the entire digital workflow is now available in one high-performance package. Corel® KPT® Collection: One of the most creative collections of plug-in filters available, the Corel KPT Collection fits right into any image-editing workflow. Combining a selection of 24 powerful Kai’s Power Tools plug-in filters, Corel KPT Collection gives photo enthusiasts an unprecedented set of creative tools for producing impressive effects that would ordinarily be impossible or too time- consuming to create from scratch. Corel® Painter™ Essentials 4: If users want to do more than just edit and print photos, Corel Painter Essentials 4 is the ideal way to get started with digital art. In addition to the extensive set of drawing and painting tools and brushes, users can turn photos into stunningly realistic works in just three easy steps with the unique Auto-Painting palette. Comprehensive manual: Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Ultimate includes a comprehensive manual. Together, the unique Learning Center and the manual gives users all the information they need to maximize the potential of their digital photos. Reviewer’s Guide [ 2 ] Minimum system requirements • Windows® 7, Windows Vista® or Windows® XP, with latest service packs installed (32-bit or 64-bit editions) • 1.5 GHz processor (2 GHz or greater recommended) • 1 GB RAM (2 GB RAM or greater recommended) • 3 GB of free hard drive space • 24-bit color display, 1024 x 768 resolution or greater • Windows-compatible DVD-ROM drive for installation • Internet connection required for online features Reviewer’s Guide [ 3 ] 3 Corel® PaintShop Photo® Pro X3 Corel has recently released Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3.2 as a free update to Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3. This latest release is the basis of the new PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Ultimate, delivering improved speed and performance, faster RAW decoding, more RAW format support, and other workflow improvements. This section outlines the new and enhanced features in Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 as compared to the features previously available in the standard X2 and X2 Ultimate versions. The “New” or “Enhanced” labels highlight features new in the suite’s core photo editor, PaintShop Photo Pro X3. PaintShop Photo Pro X3 is a powerful photo-editing experience designed to match the workflow of today’s photo enthusiast. Combining easy-to-use tools with advanced features, PaintShop Photo Pro X3 helps photographers of all skill levels do more with their photos, creative projects, and even video. Express editing and workflow tools New! Organizer: The new Organizer simplifies the digital-photography workflow with new tools for importing, managing, locating, and quickly touching