Special Deal Corel PaintShop Pro X5: This is good only until midnight July 18th but the price is hard to beat if you are interested in trying PaintShop Pro. Price is $29.99!

hotglassguy Loc: Jeffersonville, IN

This is good only until midnight July 18th but the price is hard to beat if you are interested in trying PaintShop Pro.

Price is $29.99!

http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?1=1&skuId=ESDPSPX5MLAM&ym_mid=1488135&ym_rid=156276256&countryCode=US&pid=prod4900067

gmcase Loc: Galt's Gulch

Here's another offer where Corel is trying to capitalize on the Adobe Cloud issue. They are offering their software to Adobe customers at the upgrade price instead of new or discounted new. I am going to download a trial of a couple and see what they have though I am quite sure they are no where as robust as CS6.

http://www.corel.com/corel/pages/index.jsp?pgid=14900014&storeKey=us&TRKid=USsemRTG_CC_&gclid=CO-ehuSXs7gCFe1_QgodRkEAkw

Chinaman Loc: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

hotglassguy wrote:

This is good only until midnight July 18th but the price is hard to beat if you are interested in trying PaintShop Pro.

Price is $29.99!

http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?1=1&skuId=ESDPSPX5MLAM&ym_mid=1488135&ym_rid=156276256&countryCode=US&pid=prod4900067

Hi hotglassguy
Can you tell me if it can do the same stuff as PSCS5? Especially opening Canon RAW files, different selection tools, channel conversions to B&W, distort and warp tools controlled sharpening, non-destructive adjustments of the image, panorama stitching, photo stacking, replace sky or background easily. I take it that it has layers and all sorts of filters, plug-ins and actions.
I will switch when Adobe goes cloudy. This seems a good time to get it. Thanks very much.

hotglassguy Loc: Jeffersonville, IN

Chinaman wrote:

Hi hotglassguy
Can you tell me if it can do the same stuff as PSCS5? Especially opening Canon RAW files, different selection tools, channel conversions to B&W, distort and warp tools controlled sharpening, non-destructive adjustments of the image, panorama stitching, photo stacking, replace sky or background easily. I take it that it has layers and all sorts of filters, plug-ins and actions.
I will switch when Adobe goes cloudy. This seems a good time to get it. Thanks very much.

Hi Chinaman

PSP pretty much has the same abilities as PSCS5. The biggest difference I see in my work is there aren't the content aware fill/move features. Some of the tools are a little easier as they seem to need fewer steps to use. Think you will find it very useful at a much better price.

Chinaman Loc: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

hotglassguy wrote:

Hi Chinaman

PSP pretty much has the same abilities as PSCS5. The biggest difference I see in my work is there aren't the content aware fill/move features. Some of the tools are a little easier as they seem to need fewer steps to use. Think you will find it very useful at a much better price.

Thanks for answering back so quickly. One more question. Does the cloning of areas with straight lines/bars as visible and easy as CS5? You know how CS5 shows up where the lines are going to be within the brush circle.

hotglassguy Loc: Jeffersonville, IN

Chinaman wrote:

Thanks for answering back so quickly. One more question. Does the cloning of areas with straight lines/bars as visible and easy as CS5? You know how CS5 shows up where the lines are going to be within the brush circle.

It doesn't show them in a preview manner. You can see where the "replacement" is coming from and eyeball it, If you pick from an area that is in line with the line you are concerned with you can usually do pretty well.

hotglassguy Loc: Jeffersonville, IN

A further note about price: The $29.99 is for a new copy of PSP x5. If you have an earlier version the upgrade price is $19.99!

Chinaman Loc: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

hotglassguy wrote:

It doesn't show them in a preview manner. You can see where the "replacement" is coming from and eyeball it, If you pick from an area that is in line with the line you are concerned with you can usually do pretty well.

Hi hotglassguy
I took the plunge & bought it as the expiry time was nearly up. Installed it and had a peep at it and it seems to do similarly things to CS5, but more prettily. Not so good with adjusting uprights or cloning, 2 of the tools I use frequently. Has a pretty good HDR feature for those who don't have a separate software. Features may improve with updates which may be discounted due to having a previous version. Thanks for the introduction and information.

hotglassguy Loc: Jeffersonville, IN

Chinaman wrote:

Hi hotglassguy
I took the plunge & bought it as the expiry time was nearly up. Installed it and had a peep at it and it seems to do similarly things to CS5, but more prettily. Not so good with adjusting uprights or cloning, 2 of the tools I use frequently. Has a pretty good HDR feature for those who don't have a separate software. Features may improve with updates which may be discounted due to having a previous version. Thanks for the introduction and information.

You are welcome Chinaman. Glad that you went ahead and bought it. And you are correct about updates. They have always been discounted. Don't know if you use any plugins but if you do you will find they will probably work with PSP. I use Topaz, NIK Color Effects 3, and Wire Worm which I often use rather than PSP's "Scratch Remover". Enjoy it in good health!