PaintShop Pro X4 Ultimate

• View, organize and edit the easy way

  The redesigned workspace mirrors your natural workflow, making it easy to move between the Manage, Adjust and Edit modes for a more intuitive photo-editing experience. Use the Shot Info panel and dual monitor support to get the information you need at a glance.

• Get the Bonus Pack!

  Corel PaintShop Pro X4 Ultimate combines all the photo-editing power of PaintShop Pro X4 with these valuable extras: award-winning Nik® creative plug-in filters, 21 free, high-quality images from Fotolia, and a selection of our best Picture Tubes.

• Create stunning effects

  Sophisticated effects, layer editing, artistic brushes, and more than 75 new and enhanced features put high-end photo-editing tools in your hands! Merge photos taken with different exposures to create a stunning image with the new HDR module. Get the look of tilt-shift photography with the new Selective Focus feature.

• Enhance and create faster

  With new performance updates, including GPU optimizations, PaintShop Pro X4 is the fastest version yet. More real-time effects—including Noise Reduction, Vibrancy, Tone Mapping and others—let you see the results as you work.

What's New

On this page:

• Ultimate Bonus Pack
• More pro-level tools for incredible photos
• A more intuitive workflow
• Focused on performance

Ultimate Bonus Pack

Corel PaintShop Pro X4 Ultimate brings together the renowned photo-editing power of PaintShop Pro with award-winning photographic filters and other valuable bonus content.

The Ultimate edition includes everything in PaintShop Pro X4, plus:

Bonus! Nik® Color Efex Pro™ 3.0 - award-winning photographic filters

Maximize your photo opportunities with Nik® Color Efex Pro™ 3.0, which includes over 250 effects and styles and 30+ emulated film types in 52 easy-to-use filters. You get traditional and stylized filters that offer virtually endless possibilities to enhance and transform images quickly and easily.

Bonus! Royalty-free images from Fotolia - a unique collection of images

Choose 21 royalty-free images from Fotolia's unique collection. Fotolia offers the largest image bank of high-value, royalty-free photos and illustrations perfect for any medium, web or print.

Bonus! Custom photo book

Showcase your images in a beautiful custom photo book* from Blurb®.

Bonus! Picture Tubes™

Get a selection of our best Picture Tubes from our extensive collection.

More pro-level tools for incredible photos

New! 75 new and enhanced features

Enjoy a no-limits photo-editing environment that gives you the freedom to achieve your creative vision. PaintShop Pro X4 includes 75 new and enhanced features that we developed based on the needs and interests of real users, like you!

New! High Dynamic Range (HDR) module

Create perfectly exposed photos or stunning surrealistic images with the new HDR module. The module lets you merge photos taken at different exposures or experiment with the tonal range of your images. Choose from two modes-Exposure Merge and Batch Merge-depending on the number of images you're working on.

New! Photo Blend

Combine elements from several shots of the same scene to create the perfect photo. Remove unwanted cars or people from a street scene. Or choose the best smiles from several photos to create the perfect group shot.

New! Fill Light and Clarity

Brighten shadows without changing the rest of your image with the Fill Light and Clarity filter. It's an easy way to draw attention to subtle details and increase the texture and depth of your photos.

New! Selective Focus

Get the effect of expensive tilt-shift lenses without the cost! Selective Focus lets you turn a scene into a miniature world. You can also use it to add depth of field and blur out distracting details.

New! Vignette effect

Draw attention to the focal point of your photo by applying a classic faded border around the edges. Use intuitive sliders to control the appearance of the edges by choosing the shape, color and tone, and adjusting the amount of blur, glow, and feathering.

Enhanced! RAW Lab

Get a better look at your images with a larger preview area in the RAW Lab. The improved histogram lets you fine-tune images quickly and the new highlight recovery feature helps you restore detail in overexposed areas.

New! Adjustment layers

Enjoy worry-free editing by using new adjustment layers to leave your original background image untouched while you're working. Layers are especially useful with complex editing, such as adding graphic elements, creating image compositions, and applying artistic enhancements or text.

Enhanced! 16-bit support

Enjoy greater precision and flexibility with extended 16-bit support for over 20 tools and adjustments—including Scratch Remover, Paint Brush, Object Remover, Color Replacer, Warp Brush, Mesh Warp, Background Eraser and more!

Bonus! Corel® KPT® Collection Plug-in Filters

A natural addition to your photo-editing software, the KPT Collection includes 24 creative plug-in filters that help you quickly create remarkable image transformations and original effects. (Available upon product registration.)

Plus! Comprehensive full color printed User Guide

Get the PaintShop Pro X4 User Guide when you purchase the box version! This complete full color manual helps you get the most out of your new software.

A more intuitive workflow

Enhanced! Redesigned workspace

Welcome to a more enjoyable photo-editing experience! The PaintShop Pro X4 interface has been redesigned with separate Manage, Adjust and Edit workspaces so it's easy to find the tools you need when you need them. Plus, the Organizer is now available from every workspace.

New! Shot Info Panel

Everything you need to know about your image, including the camera it was shot with and the settings, is available at a glance in this new panel.

New! Dual monitor support

Manage your photos on one screen while editing on the other.

Focused on performance

Enhanced! Speed and performance

With performance updates that include GPU optimizations, the PaintShop Pro X4 interface is fast and responsive—in fact, this version launches more than 50 per cent faster than the previous release.

Enhanced! Real-time results

Noise Reduction, Vibrancy, Tone Mapping and many other real-time effects are significantly faster, letting you see results as you work.

Features

On this page:

• View, organize and edit the easy way
• See results fast
• Create studio-quality images with professional tools
• More editing power

View, organize and edit the easy way

Enhanced! Redesigned workspace

Enjoy a more natural workflow in the redesigned PaintShop Pro X4 interface. Move freely between three tabbed areas to manage, adjust and edit your photos. Browse, tag and organize your growing photo collection in the Manage workspace. Find frequently used tools for quick fixes in the Adjust workspace. Explore the powerful tools in the Edit workspace for in-depth photo editing, image composition and graphic design.

New! Shot Info Panel

Everything you need to know about your image, including the camera it was shot with and the settings, is available at a glance.

New! Dual monitor support

Manage your photos on one screen while editing on the other.

Learning Center

Get helpful information about PaintShop Pro tasks, command and tools. The home page of the Learning Center follows a task-based workflow, so you can get the information you need at any stage of the photo-editing process.

See results fast

Enhanced! Real-time results

Noise Reduction, Vibrancy, Tone Mapping and many other real-time effects let you see results as you work.

Create studio-quality images with professional tools

New! High Dynamic Range (HDR) module

Create perfectly exposed photos or stunning surrealistic images with the new HDR module. The module lets you merge photos taken at different exposures or experiment with the tonal range of your images. Try it with images taken using the auto-bracketing feature on your DSLR.

New! Photo Blend

Now you can combine elements from several shots of the same scene to create the perfect photo. Remove unwanted cars or people from a street scene. Or improve a group photo by taking the best smiles from a series of shots.

New! Fill Light and Clarity

Brighten shadows without changing the rest of your image with the Fill Light and Clarity filter. It's an easy way to draw attention to subtle details and increase the texture and depth of your photos.

New! Selective Focus

Get the effect of expensive tilt-shift lenses without the cost! Selective Focus lets you turn a scene into a miniature world. You can also use it to add depth of field and blur out distracting details.

New! Vignette effect

Draw attention to the focal point of your photo by applying a classic faded border around the edges. Use intuitive sliders to control the appearance of the edges by choosing the shape, color and tone, and adjusting the amount of blur, glow, and feathering.

New! Adjustment Layers

Use layers to protect your original image, especially with complex editing such as adding elements, creating image compositions, or applying artistic enhancements or text.

More editing power

Sophisticated cloning tools

Easily remove flaws and objects from your photos and fill in the space with content from another area of your image.

Scratch Remover tool

Repair scratches and cracks on your photos by filling them in with matching content from the surrounding area.

Scripting

Save time by creating scripts to automate common photo-editing actions.

Custom Screen Capture

Easily capture images directly from your screen for use in presentations, training guides and other material.

Advanced Warp tools

Twirl, expand or contract areas of an image to create interesting effects or extreme model makeovers.

Vector Editing tools

Draw and edit vector objects, and combine artistic elements with your photos to create unique designs.

Art Media brushes

Enjoy endless creative possibilities with the extensive brush options in PaintShop Pro X4.

Web graphic tools

Save and optimize images for the web complete with image mapping, slicing and rollovers.

Gallery

This online gallery features photo-edited images and original artwork created using Corel® PaintShop® Pro and submitted to our Share your image and WIN contest on Facebook®. Browse through and be inspired by some of our favorites!

Reviews

• Customer Reviews
• Media Reviews

Customer Reviews

Media Reviews

Vincent Oliver, Professional Photographer

"I am yet to find an image editing task that I can't do with this versatile application, now PaintShop Pro X4 has taken a leap forward both with features and overall speed, it's the best version by far..."

ePHOTOzine.com

"Corel PaintShop Pro X4 gives you advanced controls and makes it easy to use them and start using it straight away... It even goes beyond the nearest competitors giving you more control than Adobe Photoshop Elements, and rivalling Lightroom but at a nearly four times cheaper price. You could even consider using this as a replacement for Adobe Photoshop, and save yourself hundreds of pounds. Highly Recommended!"

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Micro Mart

(Dennis Publishing Licensee)

"Disproving the theory that the camera does not lie, PSPX4’s new Photo Blend tool lets you combine photos in such a way that you can remove, swap or add objects."

PC Pro

(Dennis Publishing Licensee)

"...With easy access to tools for cropping, straightening, red eye removal, makeover effects and cloning, along with the option to automatically save edits and preserve copies, the streamlined Adjust workspace is undoubtedly the highlight of this release, and will provide all the editing power you need in the vast majority of cases..."

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Computer easy

"...The new version X4 is thankfully an enormous progress. The program starts faster and also most operations have a performance gain..."

Ciao.de

5/5 stars

"This product offers both beginners and professionals everything they need to achieve outstanding results. At under €100, this outstanding image-editing software is a great alternative to more expensive competitors."

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Clubic.com

Stéphane Ruscher, 4/5 stars

"If your are looking for a photo-editing software more complete than Photofiltre, without going as far as acquiring an expensive Photoshop license, Paint Shop Pro fits the bill and the X4 version truly enhances the product’s reputation."

BrightHub.com

Recommended Award — 5 stars out of 5

"I absolutely love the new Fill Light/Clarity filter. If you've ever taken a photo with shadows obscuring some key portion of the image, I think you'll love this tool too."

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About.com

4 stars out of 5

"PaintShop Pro X4 is quite a powerful graphics and photo editor for home and business use, offering loads of flexibility at an affordable price... there is a lot to like in PaintShop Pro X4."

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TechNewsWorld.com

Columnist Rob Enderle's Product of the Week

"It is an amazing offering that has many of the features of Adobe Photoshop, but it is nowhere near as expensive or as hard to use."

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The Epoch Times

4 stars out of 5

"All around, PaintShop Pro X4 is a more robust and more complete version than its predecessor, with 75 new features and enhancements. This is a good starting point for users wanting to do advanced photo editing, but who are either new to software like this or who aren't ready to fork over $300 for some of the more advanced applications."

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System Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® 7, Windows Vista® or Windows® XP with latest service packs installed (32-bit or 64-bit editions)
• 1.5 GHz processor (2GHz or faster processor recommended)
• 1 GB RAM (2 GB or higher recommended)
• 1 GB of free hard drive space required (2 GB or greater recommended)
• 1024 x 768 16-bit display
• Windows-compatible CD-ROM drive for installation
• Internet connection required to post photos online and download program updates

Import Formats Supported

• AI, BMP, CAL, CALS, CGM, CLP, CMX, CT, CUR, CUT, DCX, DIB, DRW, EMF, EPS, FPX, GIF, HDP, HGL, HPG, IFF, IMG, J2C, J2K, JIF, JP2, JPC, JPE, JPEG, JPG, JPS, JPX, MAC, MPO, MRW, MSP, PBM, PCD, PCT, PCX, PDF, PGL, PGM, PIC, PICT, PNG, PNS, PPM, PS, PSD, PSP (PSP image files), RAS, RAW, RIF, RLE, SCT, SVG, SVGZ, TGA, TIF, UFO, WBM, WBMP, WDP, WEBP, WMF, WPG
  
  
• Includes RAW file support from over 300 camera models with the following extensions: 3FR, ARW, CR2, CRW, DCR, DNG, ERF, K25, KDC, MEF, MOS, NEF, NRW, ORF, PEF, RAF, RW2, SR2, SRF, X3F
  
  
• Video input format support: MPEG-1, WMV (Windows Media® Video), MOV (QuickTime® required) and AVI (motion JPEG)

Export Formats Supported

• BMP, CAL, CALS, CLP, CUT, DCX, DIB, EMF, EPS, AI, PS, FPX, GIF, HDP, WDP, IFF, IMG, JP2, J2C, J2K, JPC, JPX, JPG, JIF, JPE, JPEG, MAC, MSP, PBM, PCX, PGM, PIC, PPM, PNG, PSD, PSP (PSP IMAGE FILES), RAS, RAW, RIF, RIFF, RLE, SCT, CT, JPS, PNS, TGA, TIF, TIFF, WBMP, WBM, WEBP, WMF

Cameras Supported

Please note: Certain cameras are only supported after Service Pack 1 is installed.

Compatibility