Re: Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate Torrent
Jemima Torguson
Get started on your photo editing journey with this short overview tutorial that will introduce you to the PaintShop Pro interface and most-used tools. Explore the Welcome screen where you will find helpful tutorials to guide you, a new Workspace tab, and a collection of free and premium templates, plugins and other creative content. We will review the Tools toolbar and give you a quick demonstration of how to use the most common photo editing tools for cropping and resizing your images, working with colors and selections, adding text and more.
Hi Mark,
The Corel EULA (End User License Agreement) states that you can install PaintShop Pro on up to 2 devices. You can find more details in the full agreement at
Best regards,
The Discovery Center team
1. I fine that some of the instructors are talking way to fast . They say check this tool. by the time you figure out where they got this tool they are already 3 steps ahead of you. People need time to process where and when to look for objects that are being talked about. Instruct them to talk at a normal speed.
2. It is hard to see the tool bars on the top of the screen. People need visual to know where the objects are. Or have a zoom in so we know what area the instructor is in.
3. Its like everyone is assuming we know where all the tools we need are. this is an instruction for beginners to moderate. some maybe looking at it for the first time. there are a lot of tools there.
You can access the User Guide under the Help menu in PaintShop Pro. To install Painter Essentials 8, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Corel\Corel PaintShop Pro 2023 Setup Files\PainterEssentials8 and there should be a file called PainterEssentials8.exe. Double-click on the file and this will open the installer program.
Hi Mary-Jean, thanks for your question. Here is a tutorial that will show you the various ways to open your photo files in PaintShop Pro -and-importing-photos-in-paintshop-pro/.
Hope this helps!
The Discovery Center team
PaintShop Pro (PSP) is a raster and vector graphics editor for Microsoft Windows. It was originally published by Jasc Software. In October 2004, Corel purchased Jasc Software and the distribution rights to PaintShop Pro. PSP functionality can be extended by Photoshop-compatible plugins.
The X-numbered editions have been sold in two versions: PaintShop Pro, which is the basic editing program, and PaintShop Pro Ultimate, which bundles in other standalone programs, additional artistic tools and/or plugins. The particular bundled programs have varied with each numbered version and have not been sold by Corel as separate products.
Originally called simply Paint Shop, the first version, 1.0, was a basic picture converter between BMP, GIF and PCX formats, conceived by Robert Voit [3][4] and developed by Joel DeRider. It was released by Robert Voit in August 1990. Paint Shop was originally distributed as shareware and is still available at many download sites (4.12 being a popular version). Most newer versions are only commercially available although some have been distributed in the United Kingdom in computer magazine CDs after they became obsolete.
PaintShop Pro 5 added support for layers as well as CMYK and HSL colour modes, included JASC Animation Shop for creating animations and in fact was marketed as "Paint Shop Pro 5.0 with Animation Shop".[5] PaintShop Pro X6 was the first to be available as a native 64 bit version (purchase includes both versions).[6] PaintShop Pro X7 includes content-aware features such as "Magic Fill" and "Smart Edge" as well as support for XMP sidecar files that preserve edit settings for raw formats.[7]
From 2006 to 2011 (versions XI to X3), PaintShop Pro was marketed as "Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo". Having dropped the "Photo" part of the name in version X4, Paintshop Pro X5 was derived from Ulead Photo Explorer after Corel's acquisition of Ulead.[8]
In the table below, italicized dates are approximate, based on the earliest file timestamp on JASC or Corel's FTP server. Non-italicized dates are sourced from official press releases or notifications posted on JASC's web site.
Paint Shop Pro 7J is a localized version of Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7 for Japan market from P. & A. Inc., released on November 10, 2000.[21]Polish version of Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7 was distributed by Connect Distribution.[22]
Adds face recognition, instant effects palette, graduate filter effect, Retro Lab, single RAW photo, run multiple scripts, Corel guide, photo mapping, support for Adobe Photoshop brushes, RAW/JPG pair filtering, 16-bit supported in 57 additional adjustments and effects, enhanced tools (text, crop, HDR, photo blend), Share My Trip on-line slide show creation[55]
Picture tubes are graphic images with no background. They are often used as a starting point for complex images; that is, they are combined with other image elements to produce a final work. Tubes can also be regarded as graphic brushes based on a pre-created image; this was their original use.[80] Instead of leaving a trace of color on the canvas, they would leave a trail of images. Popular tube subjects include alphabets, humans (also known as dollz), animal and toy figures, flowers, love messages and seasonal symbols.
The tube system originated with PSP Pro version 5. Native tube files may be in .tub, .psp, .pspimage, and .psptube formats.[81] XnView, IrfanView, and TubeEx are separate graphics programs that can convert tube files (.tub) to .png.
PaintShop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate was released towards the end of life of PaintShop Pro Photo X2, in September 2008. It included 150 additional picture frames and Picture Tubes, the programs Background Remover, Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4, and Photorecovery, as well as RAW support for 250 cameras and a 2GB flash drive.[82]
Subsequent Ultimate editions were released contemporaneously with the basic version. PaintShop Pro X4 Ultimate included Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0, a voucher for 21 images from Fotolia at high quality, and additional Picture Tubes. X5 Ultimate included Reallusion FaceFilter Studio 2.0, NIK Color Efex Pro 3.0, and "over 100 unique brushes, textures and royalty-free backgrounds".[83] PaintShop Pro X6 Ultimate includes Athentech Imaging's Perfectly Clear and Reallusion's FaceFilter3 Standard.[6] PaintShop Pro X7 Ultimate includes those same two items.[7]
The bundled extras cannot be installed unless that version of the PaintShop program is already installed. However, once a bundled extra such as a plugin has been installed, the installed files can be copied to other versions, e.g., a plugin installed under X5 can be copied to X6 and even if X5 is then uninstalled, the plugin will continue to work under X6. Corel releases a new X version roughly annually, so this ability to copy means PSP users do not have to choose between updating or continued use of Ultimate add-ons from previous versions.
Versions X through to X8 install a third party program named PSIService.exe, a Windows service called ProtexisLicensing. Written by Protexis, this runs in the background and collects licensing information. This program communicates with a remote host. Manually disabling the Protexis Licensing service may cause Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo to cease functioning.[citation needed]
I use PaintShop Pro 7 instead of Photoshop; it's cheap and it does what I want it to do; but it's more directed towards "photoshopping" - digitally adjusting photos, fixing blemishes and removing power lines, creating art with layers, etc; it's not a good photo cataloging/management program IMO.
Corel has Aftershot Pro that is a direct competitor to Lightroom - they are both RAW developers that feature photo collection management and cataloging. I have used both Aftershot Pro 1 and 2 for RAW development, and it's good enough but nothing really special; the controls remind me of RAWTherapee for some reason. I'm not really happy with it's photo management aspect, I still use Picasa for this function (for now....).
I haven't used Lightroom since v3.6; but it had pretty great image tools and it's RAW development was excellent albeit slow; I would consider it to be a gold standard against which other programs are judged. I didn't get along with LR's photo cataloging aspect either - it was just not what I was used to - so I moved on.
The problem I always have moving from lightroom to any other appalication is loosing all my RAW file settings. This means I have to save every non-destructive edited RAW image to something like jpg or tiff, import the RAW files to a new app and start again. I can't go back to my old settings if I want to adjust something specific.
In the search for a replacement for my old Capture NX2, I've studied countless reviews from all kind of enthusiasts and pro photographers. Based on these impressions, I finally concluded AcdSee Ultima was the "best" alternative.
Such misinformation. They are both alive and well. Version 2 of Aftershot came out in spring or summer of '14 and is frequently updated. Corel is currently working on version 3. A new version of Paintshop comes out just about every year.
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