Overview

Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo Ultimate X3 offers you all that you would desire to fashion amazing photographs. It contains advanced digital painting options and strong photo effects, perfect for creating a professional looking photograph. The software gives the ability to easily import, sort, rate, tag, edit and share your photos at a faster rate.

Installation

Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo Ultimate X3 can be paid for and downloaded online, or downloaded on a free 30-day trial period. The software will require at least 436.87 MB of free disk space. The software gets installed quickly and does not need any special requirements to run it, thus, making its download process much simpler. The software is also free from bundled programs, so you can easily download it without worrying that you'll get stuck with adware or programs of such sort.

The Operating System requisites, vital to download Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo Ultimate X3, include Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.

Interface

Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo Ultimate X3 has a considerably advanced user interface. It has a complex but functional interface, built specially for those with prior experience in photo editing. Although, the novice too, can try a hand at it, as the entire software is presented in a very organized fashion with access to online tutorials or the Help Center so the program becomes far more convenient to use. It is built along the basic windows classic look. The software offers strong complex photo effects, constructed for the experienced users who can understand its full potential and, therefore, utilize its features in the best possible manner. The software may prove to be a bit too much for those inexperienced in photo editing; however, it will be a good challenge for those more advanced in the field. All in all, it highlights an intuitive interface with a stylish contemporary presentation.

Pros

With Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo Ultimate X3 you can create expert-looking photographs with just a few clicks. The software provides you with the option of directly publishing your photos online, create photo projects or books and even create backup files to store duplicates of all your photos, in case your computer gets corrupted or damaged. You can give your photos a more professional style with editing tool and photo fixes perfect for fine-tuning. The program is an ideal software to use, especially if you are editing digital photographs taken from a DSLR camera.

Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo Ultimate X3 has distributed its features across a set of tools, namely the RAW Lab, Express Lab and Advanced Tools. The RAW Lab regulates RAW photographs during the loading process. The newly improved Express Lab feature gives you the ability to carry out quick fixes. The software also contains Advanced Tools such as Vibrancy and Smart Carver, a new addition made to the software through which you can use its more specialized photo-editing tools. With Photo sharing, you can easily upload pictures directly from the program to YouTube, Flickr or Facebook. The software also allows the user to use its Photo Integrated Projects to create cards, HD Slideshows and photo books.

If ever in need of assistance, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo Ultimate X3 also has a built-in Learning Center, which can solve any user problem you may have with the software. With the Learning Center, the user has information to all the software features and steps on how to use them.

Cons

• Accessibility to functions is complicated and difficult to understand without tutorials.

Alternatives

When looking to improve your photographs and add interesting effects, other software programs you can consider, include AvancePaint or Photoscape. One of the most noticeable difference between these two software programs and Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo Ultimate X3 is that AvancePaint and Photoscape can, both, be downloaded free of cost.

Conclusion

Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo Ultimate X3 is one of the most rewarding and complex photo editing software programs, which provides numerous digital painting tools to enhance your images and make your photographs look more professional.