Corel Paint Shop Pro 9

Reviewed by: psehgal

Strengths: Ease of use with an excellent interface at an affordable price!

Weaknesses: None!

Overall: This may not be the latest version of Paint Shop Pro at this point in time, it surely is the greatest version till date! There are many newer features in this version which allow you to accomplish the most common tasks with the least of efforts.

Reviewed by: Sweetest Deals

Overall: I don't have any background in graphics or art and the extent of my PC graphics experience stopped at Microsoft Paint. I found myself in a situation where I needed some graphics done but didn't have budget to have them done professionally. So I decided to have a go at Paint Shop Pro. I was amazed at what I could produce in such a short period of time. Within a few hours I was applying fading effects to images and making montages out of several images.I did find the product a challenge to use though. A big part of the problem was that I didn't know the terminology. I would think of an effect I wanted to do, like "fade," but wouldn't know the correct terminology to search for "mask." But if you are a little more patient than me (not hard) then this shouldn't be a problem.Overall, I'm very impressed with PSP and consider it a great value for the money.

Reviewed by: chinnboy

Strengths: Refinements to an already fine product

Weaknesses: None to speak of

Overall: I consider PSP an excellent all purpose photo editing program. However, I do not remotely use all its power or push its performance. I got Ver 9 as an inexpensive upgrade, and do not regret doing so. But I would not call it an essential upgrade for existing users who are happy with what Ver 8 does.