(If you think you can pass on the Ultimate additions, the original Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 is still available for $69.99 direct.)Įven given these enhancements, we stick by our original evaluation: Elements offers broader appeal for ordinary home photographers, and the full version of Photoshop remains the must-have tool for the serious pro, making Corel Paint Shop Pro X2 Ultimate most ideal for the in-betweener planning on no upward or downward mobility.

A lower price ($79.99 direct) helps make Ultimate an intriguing alternative to Adobe's Photoshop Elements 8 that may be right for enthusiasts who don't need or want that program's heavy-duty organizing capabilities. There are also four other bonus inclusions: a Background Remover for isolating and eliminating unwanted background details Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4, which can convert photos into digital artwork Photorecovery for Digital Media, for salvaging files from formatted memory cards and a 2GB USB drive. Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate supports more than 250 raw camera formats and packs 150 new edges, frames, and Picture Tubes you can use to dress up your shots. Since we first reviewed Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 two years ago, Corel has introduced an expanded Ultimate edition that spices up the original photo-editing software with potentially useful features that don't much change the app's overall character. Best Malware Removal and Protection Software.

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