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 enlarge | From: Corel
Category: Software
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $34.99
You Save: $45.00 (56%)
New (49) Used (2) from $34.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  69 reviews
Sales Rank: 122
Format: Cd-rom
Platform: Windows
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 114 x 96 x 24
MPN: PSPPX2ENGPC
Model: PSPPX2ENPC
UPC: 735163116250
EAN: 0735163116229
ASIN: B000VJTL1Y
Release Date: September 20, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Picture Tweeking October 28, 2007
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Once you get to know all or most of the features, it's super. You can really enhance a photo to come out better than a new camera. It takes a little practive but its worth it. Has to many palettes up on start, but once you close most you have more work area.
Excellent Picture Editing Software October 27, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is the best picture editing software I have ever used, and I have used a bunch. The only issue here is that it is a very large and powerfull program and there is a lot to learn. Fortunately it has a tutoring portion, and a good "how to" book included.
 One gotcha to beware of... October 22, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
... is the need for 1024 by 768 resolution. Let me say first off that I've not tried X2, only X1 before going back to ver. 8 of PSP. But the one 'gotcha' for me with X1 or X2 is that you need to use 1024 by 768 resolution to to fully use the software. And sorry, but 800 by 600 works just fine for 1) my tired eyes, 2) the 19" monitor I presently have, and 3) the thousands of digital images I've already saved at that resolution. Sure, I could switch back & forth between the two display settings, but it would not be worth it. HDR creation is the only add'tl feature X2 offers that I would really like to have.
Corel, why did you put such a limitation on this software?
Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 October 14, 2007
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I downloaded the trial version and it's pretty cool; however, I own a copy of X1 and don't see enough of a reason to upgrade at this time. I'll probably upgrade to the next version a year from now.
Features I like (new and old) most: Makeover tools, vector graphics, style layers (limited), selection tools, the layers features, the many ways you can copy and paste things, the color adjustment tools, the number of kind of different files this program can read, scripting, powerful undo-repeat-and-redo features, and the improved cropping.
Features I do not like (new and old): the Organizer, the style layers feature is limited, and old bugs are still in the program (Yes I've told Corel about them from the last version and they where present version 8 (the first version I bought) and older - they're old and bugs and Corel is just not going to fix them I guess).
I use this Paint Shop Pro Photo everyday because it's fun.
I've seen comments how this program is harder than other products. There is the online help and the learning palette, but there is another source: just do a search on Paint Shop Pro tutorials. That's how I learned before Corel was nice enough to put in all of this extra built-in help system.
Using the automatic or manual modes, this is a 'Best Buy' October 8, 2007
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is great software for the beginner or advanced user. I am learning how to work in a digital darkroom. And in reading magazine articles about comparable photo editing products, I was intimidated by the settings needed to make adjustments in the other software. I started out using the 'Smart Photo Fix' under the Adjust menu. This option analyzes the photo and then applies the changes to your photo in a preview window. Under the before and after pictures are the settings that it chose. You are free to make your own adjustments. The choices it makes are right on the money a large percentage of the time. And it makes it easy to learn to adjust photos: you can adjust the settings up or down and view the changes in the preview window, you can apply the settings to your photo and then click undo if you change your mind. The software comes with excellent on-line documentation and user manuals. Also, there are user tutorials that show how to use many of the popular features. I've gone through a couple of the tutorials and I have learned a lot. The tutorials are written by Lynda.com - I don't know if the company has created video tutorials on other software but this set of videos are great. While not everyone will need the video tutorials, however, if you do like to learn by watching a video, I highly recommend Paint Shop Pro X2. I recently took some pictures at a wedding and there was some equipment setting on the grass in the photo and was very distracting. In 10 minutes I learned how to remove the offending equipment by cloning the grass and fixed the first photo. I fixed the remaining photos in just a few minutes each. I can't tell where the photo was altered and I did the alteration! I say get it. It is very powerful and easy to learn.
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