Has anyone upgraded to Corel Paintshop X6 from X5? Corel currently has the x6 upgrade for 59.99. Has anyone tried it and is it worth the $$$? Every year they come out with an upgrade...

Nikon_DonB Loc: Chicago

Corel currently has the x6 upgrade for 59.99. Has anyone tried it and is it worth the $$$? Every year they come out with an upgrade and the last few years have been mediocre.
I have win7x64 on a i7core machine and now they finally have a 64 bit version. Any insight would be appreciated.

kubota king Loc: NW , Pa.

When I was using PSP , I always got the ultimate . Here is a web site with a video you can watch about the new PSP Ultimate 6 to compare to what you have with PSP 5 . Hope this helps some

http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod5130100&skuId=PSPX6ULENMBAM&storeKey=us&trkid=USSEMGglPLA&gclid=CMvI_4aWpboCFe5cMgodogYAvQ

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

I upgraded and it has a lot of new features, however I still use CS6, Lightroom 5 so I don't dabble much in CP X6.

Nikon_DonB wrote:

Corel currently has the x6 upgrade for 59.99. Has anyone tried it and is it worth the $$$? Every year they come out with an upgrade and the last few years have been mediocre.
I have win7x64 on a i7core machine and now they finally have a 64 bit version. Any insight would be appreciated.

BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD

Interesting - usually I have gotten a notice to upgrade - haven't received one for 6 yet....
I've been upgrading every year since Jasz published it.

Hankwt Loc: kingsville ontario

Curious - How does Paintshop stack up against Photoshop 6 or Elements ?? Im a Lightroom user but now looking for something more for the creative side.

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

Corel Paintshop X6 has many of the features that CS6 has for photographers and is on par with Elements with more leaning to Lightroom 5. I haven't found out how to add all the third party products like Tiffany or Perfect Studio in to it, but that is minor.

Hankwt wrote:

Curious - How does Paintshop stack up against Photoshop 6 or Elements ?? Im a Lightroom user but now looking for something more for the creative side.

emmons267 Loc: Arizona, Valley of the Sun

Nikon_DonB wrote:

Corel currently has the x6 upgrade for 59.99. Has anyone tried it and is it worth the $$$? Every year they come out with an upgrade and the last few years have been mediocre.
I have win7x64 on a i7core machine and now they finally have a 64 bit version. Any insight would be appreciated.

I upgraded just to get the 64 bit version. It does respond quicker so I'm happy with that. I compared the the versions on their site and most of the new features weren't ones that I would use, but I'm still in the process of trying these.

Armadillo Loc: Ventura, CA

Nikon_DonB wrote:

Corel currently has the x6 upgrade for 59.99. Has anyone tried it and is it worth the $$$? Every year they come out with an upgrade and the last few years have been mediocre.
I have win7x64 on a i7core machine and now they finally have a 64 bit version. Any insight would be appreciated.

Nikon_DonB,

I have been using PSP since JASC published version 4, but since Corel gobbled it up at version 11 I have stopped the yearly upgrade. This year is no exception, I have not seen enough improvements, or additions to justify the time and effort to make the newest version work as well as my current version X-4.

For those of us who have been using PSP over several years, and have downloaded editing plugins, paid, or free; many of those plugins will not work on a 64 bit platform. They were built for the 32 bit platform.

Michael G

mike82947 Loc: Hazel Park, MI

Just upgraded from x2 to x6 and love it! One minor glitch - in x2, the Learning Center palette could be docked to the left and I can't dock it to the left in x6. I got the x6 Ultimate and it installs both 32 and 64 bit versions - useful because some plugins won't load successfully in both versions. It accepts all PS plugins. There are a few new wrinkles to learn but it works beautifully. I started years ago with PS and went to PSPx2 about 6 years ago or whenever it first came out. I find PSPx2 and x6 more user-friendly at a much lower cost. I tried PSE and didn't like it either - much prefer the Corel program. The x6 version(s) have some new tools and capabilities and I'm still exploring them. My primary field is live performance pix of blues/jazz musicians/bands for CD covers, press packs and publicity pix.

Brucej67 Loc: Cary, NC

With the purchase of X6 you get the 32 bit version as well but it runs slower than the 64bit version.

Armadillo wrote:

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bgl Loc: Brooklyn,New York

Nikon_DonB wrote:

Corel currently has the x6 upgrade for 59.99. Has anyone tried it and is it worth the $$$? Every year they come out with an upgrade and the last few years have been mediocre.
I have win7x64 on a i7core machine and now they finally have a 64 bit version. Any insight would be appreciated.

I installed the upgrade which installed both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions at the same time. The 64 bit version is a little faster but it wouldn't recognize my scanner so I do need both versions. I agree that the Corel annual upgrades are mostly incremental improvements but I have bought them year after year because I want whatever edge I can get and the $60 or so is small potatoes when I think of my total investment in photography. In any case, I believe they offer a fully functional trial so you can judge for yourself. I apologize for not being able to discuss more specifics.