Basic photo-editing is easy using PSP, and that's all I used it for for several years. I didn't want to buy something that was too complicated for me to use. I know basic word-processing and I can print documents and that's about it.

I have basic computer skills-i.e., I can turn it on and use a mouse and find information on the internet. There are additional materials, like scripts, that cost money, but they occasionally go on sale and I wait for the sale if I want any of the extras.Īnother reason I initially chose PaintShopPro was because it was described in a number of reviews as being more user-friendly than PhotoShop. I'm using the latest version, PaintShopPro 2019 Ultimate and, since I bought it on-sale, it cost me less than $60 (the program and 2 years of download insurance). It's frequently offered on-sale, and once you own it, that's it, there are no recurring monthly costs. I chose PaintShopPro for a number of reasons: 1) cost: PaintShopPro is way more cost effective.

When I began photographing birds, I wanted a photo editing program so I searched the internet to find out what was available. Then I saw your name in this forum-what a coincidence! Hi Cassel-I just introduced myself in the forum and told how you, via Scrapbook Campus, taught me how to use PaintShopPro to do digital scrapbooking. If you purchased the 64-bit-version you can also download the 32-bit-version directly from Corels website. Sometimes I use the 64-bit-version when I create papers, but most of the time I use the 32-bit-version. This is no problem, you can install both versions, 32-bit and 64-version on the same computer or notebook. So you need to install and use the 32-bit version of Paint Shop Pro when you want to use the plugins. I think it depends on the version you use - the old 8bf-files only work with the 32-bit-version of PSP and not with the 64-bit-version.

I've got Photoshop Elements too, but is it really different from PSP and I can't get really used to it.ĪLL my old plugin-filters like Super Blade Pro, Filters Unlimited, Eye Candy and so on work with PSP 2019 and Windows 10 (I'm happy about this because not all of them were freeware.). I started with PSP 7 und Windows XP many years ago and upgraded this year to PSP 2019 (after PSP X9) and I use Windows 10.

Eye candy plugin for paint shop pro