Paint Shop Pro needs no apologies for its stable of image adjustment and effects tools, which rivals that of Photoshop. Paint Shop Pro 7 simply doesn’t offer that kind of timesaving automation.
But the idea of “automatic,” at least as I have encountered it in other applications, is that the software will make some intelligent choices for you, saving you the time and guesswork of experimentation. Having such choices is not necessarily bad. More after the jump! Continue reading below↓įree and Premium members see fewer ads! Sign up and log-in today. In fact, I found myself wondering why they are called “automatic” at all. Unfortunately, the program’s automatic tools are disappointing. While Image Expert’s single tool does an admirable job a majority of the time, Paint Shop Pro’s promise of separate auto-correct buttons for balance, contrast, and saturation was appealing.
I have found just such an auto-correction tool in Image Expert 2000 to be a great timesaver. Support for Java rollovers, as well as improvements to Paint Shop Pro’s bundled companion app - Animation Shop 3 - will be of interest to Web designers.Īs a digital photographer, I was excited to learn that Paint Shop Pro 7 adds new tools that can automatically balance color, adjust contrast, and enhance saturation. A whole toolbar of buttons for retouching and repairing photos and video is aimed at digital photographers, while support for editable vector graphics targets high-end graphic artists. New features in Paint Shop Pro 7 will appeal to disparate types of users. In light of such developments, the program’s thumbnail viewer has become incidental it’s now Paint Shop Pro’s editing tools by which the program must be judged. Jasc has responded to the increasing competition by beefing up Paint Shop Pro’s high-end editing capabilities to appeal to more-experienced users, despite the package’s $109 price. Consequently, they lack the kind of image-enhancement tools that business and artistic users require. Most such products, however, are entry-level applications aimed at consumers new to digital imaging. Since the advent of digital photography, image thumbnail browsers have become legion, erasing Paint Shop Pro’s erstwhile distinction in that regard. A button may be added to the Browser toolbar for this command if desired.Though not the distinguishing feature it once was, Paint Shop Pro’s thumbnail browser is still a pleasure to use. The command will allow the user to create a new folder as a subdirectory of the folder currently being viewed by the browser.
The Average, Median, Edge and Texture Preserving Smooth, Manual Color Correction, Salt & Pepper Filter, Histogram Adjustment, and all automatic photo enhancement filters now support transparent layers.The Clarify and Moire Pattern Removal photo effects have been updated for better performance.
Boundary selection requires less precise positioning of the cursor, and the windows now scroll as necessary when defining boundaries. The Image Mapper and Image Slicer tools have been updated for easier slice/map boundary selection and definition.A progress indicator has been added to program effects when generating previews or proofing changes.These performance enhancements are most evident when using the Layer Palette to manipulate images containing several layers and/or vector objects. Layer Palette performance has been significantly improved for faster layer and object management.
This patch is only for US English, click here for the International English version. If it is spelt ‘color’, you have the US version, if it is ‘colour’ then it is International English. To determine if you have ‘International’ or ‘US’ English, look for the word color/colour. This patch has benefits that improve the speed and performance of Paint Shop Pro 7.