Corel Paint Shop Pro X2

Organise and edit digital photos

A popular photo editing program series, the latest version of Paint Shop Pro offers plenty of useful features.

It is important to organise the images on a computer, even before starting to edit. This software imports photos and video from digital cameras, and the calendar view makes it simple to find photos.

Slideshows are used to display images and to apply tags and captions. With support for 50 kinds of photo and video file types, there is little chance of not being able to view an image.

Editing can be as simple as clicking on the Smart Photo Fix button that can correct lighting and colour problems. Red eye removal works for both people and animals. Unwanted objects can be removed from photos such as signposts at an area of natural beauty. It is also possible to remove wrinkles and blemishes from portraits.

The simple interface does not mean that the advanced editing is not possible and there are plenty of tools for adjusting the depth of field or adding photographic filters.

The latest X2 contains a number of new features including an express lab for editing multiple images quickly. There is also a new 'Layer Styles" feature for adding drop shadows, embossing and reflections to your text and it also has a new graphite workspace theme as well as the classic interface.