Features
The best photo-editing software for DSLR cameras, PaintShop Photo Pro puts the fun back into digital photography. Make your workflow fast
and easy so you can create professional-looking photos you'll be proud of.
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Simplify your digital workflow
Enhanced! Photo Organizer
Customize your digital workflow with new photo management capabilities in PaintShop Photo Pro X3's Photo Organizer. Use thumbnails and
image previews to quickly select your photos.
New! Easy Batch Processing
Make adjustments to one photo, then easily apply the same changes to multiple other photos. Edit one, apply to many, right from the
Organizer.
Enhanced! Express Lab
The new interface makes photo editing faster than ever. Preview photos and videos or make changes in this speed-editing mode. Quickly
adjust contrast, apply local tone mapping, remove noise and sharpen images. You can also adjust levels, clarity and white balance, batch-edit
multiple photos and more.
Auto-preserve Originals
Automatically store a copy of your original photo when saving an edited version.
Camera RAW Support
Make RAW adjustments during the loading process and work with even more RAW camera formats—faster than ever before. By working with these
"digital negatives," you can achieve the results you want with greater artistic control and flexibility, without overwriting the original RAW
files.
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Do more with advanced photo-editing tools
New! Smart Carver
Seamlessly remove objects from an image with professional quality. Smart Carver also lets you expand or contract objects without
distortion.
New! Vibrancy
Boost color in the least saturated areas of a photo without affecting the rest of the image.
New! Object Extractor
The integrated Object Extractor isolates an object—even challenging cases such as flyaway hair and fuzzy pet fur—so it can be copied to a
new background or a new background can be pasted behind it.
Depth of Field Effect
Depth of Field allows you to create effects that you can't do with a camera lense alone. Draw attention to a specific area of an image by
focusing on one region and applying an out-of-focus blur to the rest of the image. Create an effect in seconds that usually requires precise
manual lens aperture adjustments.
New! On-Image Text Editing
With the updated text engine, it's easier, faster and more natural to apply text to an image. Adjust font, color, placement, position,
size and wrapping of the text in context of the image. Reselect the text on the image and continue typing, or apply text on a path. on a
path.
New! HD Video Slideshows
As an increasing number of DSLRs capture HD video, PaintShop Photo Pro now offers tools that let you combine photo and video projects.
Create HD slideshows and movies of your photos and videos, all with the same tool.
New! Windows® 7 Compatibility
PaintShop Photo Pro X3 is fully compatible with Windows 7, as well as Windows® XP and Windows Vista®. Take advantage of new Windows 7
speed and performance to experience a whole new level of creativity.
HDR Photo Merge
Quickly merge photos of the same scene taken at different exposures, or with different brightness and contrast settings, to create a final
image that features the full range of detail in the highlights and the shadows.
Black & White Photos
Create dynamic black & white, sepia and antique-style images by simulating the look of taking photos using a colored lens filter.
Layers and Adjustment Layers
Nondestructively adjust the color or tone of your images without actually modifying the pixels on each layer. You can also add multiple
adjustment layers to an image to test various color corrections or see how several corrections look when they're combined.
Adjust Levels & Curves
Precisely adjust tone, color balance and exposure with exceptional control. The Curves dialog box includes a histogram, so you can easily
and intuitively fine-tune your work. Three automatic settings let less-experienced users optimize the contrast and color levels in images
with just a few clicks.
Advanced Sharpen Tools
Turn fuzzy photos into crisp images, without compressing or degrading the quality of the image.
Fix Lens Distortions
Easily remove fish-eye, barrel and other lens distortions.
Visible Watermarks
Protect and take credit for your photos by easily adding a visible watermark to label your work.
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Fix it fast in Express Lab
Don't let the small stuff slow you down! Enjoy one-click access to common photo fixes.
Learning Center
The award-winning Learning Center empowers anyone to harness the power of advanced photo editing, regardless of your previous software
experience. It builds your confidence and makes it easier to develop your skills by helping you complete tasks within seconds of launching
PaintShop Pro Photo.
Makeover Tools
Make sure the people in your photos look their best with tools that are fun and easy to use. Help your subjects look thinner in seconds,
whiten bloodshot eyes, smooth wrinkles, paint on a tan and remove blemishes.
Enhanced! Remove Digital Camera Noise
Remove "noise" artifacts that interfere with the clarity of your digital image—faster than ever! One-Step Noise Removal smooths photos
with a single click. Digital Camera Noise Removal gives you precise control over how these corrections are applied.
Smart Photo Fix
Instantly correct lighting and color problems with automated tools, or make manual corrections on your own.
Red Eye Removal
Eliminate red eye in one click or use advanced red-eye removal that even works on pets.
Color Changer
Easily change the color of objects in your digital photos, such as clothing, walls and furniture. Rather than simply replacing a color,
the Color Changer detects and analyzes variations in brightness, then makes the necessary adjustments to produce a realistic effect.
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Get creative with projects and photo sharing
Enhanced! Built-in Creative Projects
PaintShop Photo Pro X3 is the only pro-quality photo enthusiast software package to so closely integrate creative projects with photo
editing. The new Project Creator is a fast and simple way to make a great-looking photo book, collages, cards and more—all in addition to
PaintShop's easy online sharing options.
New! Easy Photo Sharing
Share photos and videos where and how you want, using email, Flickr®, Facebook® and YouTube™. Print at home, order prints online*, email
or quickly burn a DVD to enjoy on your TV.
Layer Styles
Easily apply artistic effects to individual layers, such as drop shadows, embossing and reflections.
PictureTubes™
Decorate your photos with 30 new sets of professionally designed artistic elements. A longtime user favorite, this tool lets you paint on
photos with ready-made art that features a variety of themes. For example, add butterflies and beetles to a picnic setting or fill an
aquarium with fish.
Picture Frames and Photo Edges
Easily add eye-catching final touches to your images with Picture Frames. A variety of styles and the ability to edit give you more
creative possibilities.
Time Machine
Go back in time and give photos a retro look using effects that replicate the unique appearance of photos taken in the 1800s, 1950s and
other points in history.
Black & White Photos
Easily covert your color photos to black & white, mimic infrared film or add a touch of class by making them sepia-toned.
Special Film Effects
Produce interesting, eye-catching photos with a range of effects inspired by classic film and filter types. Simulate the unique look of
slide or portrait film, mimic the effect of using color filters on your camera lens, or apply a Film Look to model the effect of using
different types of film in a traditional camera.
Captions
Add shapes or words to your photos to add creativity, raise impact, or note important dates and events.
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*Online printing services are available in select countries only and are subject to additional charges.
PaintShop Photo Pro X3—the best photo-editing software for DSLR cameras. Now with HD video!
Reviews
Customer Reviews
Media Reviews
Bright Hub, USA
5 out of 5 Review Rating
"I just can’t say enough good things about the Ultimate package. The software retails for $99.99, but the standard features along with the new creative content and background remover plug-in alone are worth that much. When you throw in all the bonus content, especially Painter Photo Essentials 4 and MediaOne Plus, I can’t imagine how anyone could balk at the price. Even though I haven’t even mentioned much about the media recovery software, raw camera support, and free flash drive, they're great additions, too. You’re not going to find a comparable deal for any other photo editing software on the market."
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Bright Hub, September 2008
Canadian Camera, Canada
"Overall, I feel this product has come a long way from being a poor man's Photoshop. The price is more than right. Its rich and varied features make it fun and easy to work with. It contains a learning module for the novice that I found helpful, and finally it has a few tools you won't find in Photoshop, but I'll leave you to discover those on your own."
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Canadian Camera, Spring 2008
Tech Talk Families, USA
"I recommend this application for families, being intuitive enough for children around 10 and up to use, and I recommend making copies of some images and experimenting with all the different filters, tools, and effects. Significantly less expensive than full professional photo editing software, this application offers everything a family photographer needs at a reasonable price."
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Tech Talk Families, April 2008
Shutterbug, USA
"Over the years it has undergone a metamorphosis to become quite contemporary in features and functions, with a comprehensive toolset and menu that establish it as a strong and effective image-editing application."
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Shutterbug, March 2008
TopTenReviews.com, USA
Silver Award 2008
"At last, a program that's fun to use. If you want to take your photos into the graphics world, this is the most cost effective way to do it. Yes, you’ll need more time for mastery, but the results are worth it."
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TopTenReviews.com, 2008
DigitalCameraReview.com, USA
"What sets X2 apart from the competition is a wide array of old and new features (some of which are unique to Corel)."
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DigitalCameraReview.com, October 22, 2007
Popular Photography & Imaging, USA
Editor's Choice Award 2008
"Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 is an excellent upgrade to a program that will please the photographer who’d rather spend time having fun with photos than doing a lot of technical heavy lifting."
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Popular Photography & Imaging, October 2007
Download.com, USA
5 out of 5 Star Review
"Once you get Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, you'll find a very powerful photo editor and organizer that is quite easy to learn and use."
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CNET Download.com, September 5, 2007
