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Summary: It makes me feel like a genius
Review: After fumbling aroud with Adobe PhotoDeluxe 4.0 Home for eight months, I tried a trial download of Paint Shop Pro 8. Wow. I was able to edit and print photos without constantly groping through the help menu. Best of all, my wife is starting to think that my digital camera was not a complete waste of money, as I am finally able to doctor up and enlarge some photos of the kids for her. Give this program a try, I think you'll like it.
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Summary: Huge improvement over v7, brilliant value compared with PS
Review: A lot of negative critisism here that's either been sorted or is from those who don't like any visual changes from version to version IMO. So some defaults are different, tweak them.OK, the button graphics have changed - just customise the toolbars to the same positions as in 7 & your mouse will hover instinctively in the right areas. I prefer the new UI - it took very little time to adjust to it. Most tools now have presets that can be saved. Crop now has Maintain Aspect Ratio. The improvements are numerous: EXIF data is retained, you can set an interactive script to process 100s of images & change the resulting file names in one go, the browser does jpg lossless rotation, selections can be edited, has inside/outside feather & like most of the tools, have many more options than before. One new addition worth mentioning is the Background Eraser - try it in the demo version. Many PS plugins will also work with PSP8. This is not PSP7.5, it's a new product which is easier to use but as with any new & complex s/w - read up, visit newsgroups etc if you get stuck. Jasc's T Support is also good.
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Summary: My main and favorite photo editing program
Review: I just got this program for my birthday, I have to say it is a enormous upgrade from the microsoft photodraw, that program was aggrevating. in micorsoft's PhotoDraw 2000 it would always put a border around my pictures, and there was no way to save a picture at a different color depth than 16 million colors. In psp 8 all my dreams came true, i can change my color depth to 8-bit in 2 clicks of a mouse button. this program is great for mappers out there, i reskinned some half-life models for my map, and it required a 8-bit texture to work. this program made it easy. Also converting, making, and resizing textures for my map is easier than ever. I love this program, although the way they arranged the stuff is a little awkward at first i got used to it, after i read some of the manual. Since this was the first time for me to use any other program other than MSPD2000 in 4 years, its a definate upgrade from where i was. the last psp program i used before this was psp2 and that was a really long time ago. Also, psp 8 cant do as much as photoshop, but it can do alot of the same stuff; if you have 1000 bucks go buy your photoshop, but if you don't buy this. its that simple.
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Summary: Paint Shop Pro 8 ROCKS!!!!!
Review: Paint Shop Pro 8 is such a wonderful program. It's not as complicated as Adobe Photo Shop, but makes really beautiful graphics. I recommend Paint Shop Pro 8 for ANYONE, beginners or advanced users!
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Summary: Slow, slow, slow
Review: The main difference I notice between version 7 and version 8 is that 8 is incredibly slow. Perhaps now that everyone has a 3 GHz P4 (I don't) they think no-one will notice, but I certainly do. Others have made the same observation. Everything takes longer. A terrible upgrade, just on that score. STICK WITH v7.
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Summary: Paint Shop Pro 8.0 Is a Great program
Review: My husband and I teach digital cameras, computers and software to over 10,000 people every year. PSP 8.0 is one of the programs that we both demonstrate and recommend to our workshop attendees. We have used PSP 7.0 and feel the PSP 8.0 is indeed an excellent improvement over version 7.0. We also do not see any loss of flexibility, output, or features in version 8.0. We recommend this program because it is far easier to learn than Paintshop and has the majority of the Photoshop features.
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Summary: More Powerful and Truly Configurable
Review: In addition to all the powerful features (way more than I could list, but I haven't run into any limitations yet), PSP 8 has brought the ability to fully customize the interface and save it for later. I've made several workspaces that fit the style I want. The ability to record scripts makes it easy to turn multi-step tasks into one button execution. I always get a kick out of those who compare this to PhotoShop. Photoshop is hard to use and really expensive. PSP 8 is, for almost all practical purposes, just as capable, but is easier to use and a whole lot less expensive. If you like PSP7, try 8. Take the time to learn the new features and customize it until it fits your style. It's really great!
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Summary: Great program, though it takes time to learn.
Review: I'm told JASC PaintShop Pro is the best buy if you want to move up from MS Paint and MS Composer. I use it now for its advanced features such as changing color photos to black and white, scanning, resolution adjustments, etc. However, for drawing, I've stuck with MS Paint since I can't seem to get PaintShop Pro to do what I want it to do. So, if you buy this program, you might want to budget time and money for a quick class on the program unless you want to spend endless days in the Help files.
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Summary: Not as much as the previous jump
Review: Don't mistake this for a ripper of a review, this is one of the best price/performance graphics programs out there (okay GIMP is free so if you get anything out of it its p/p numbers are better, but I much prefer PSP). That said I don't think the jump in features and functionality from 7-8 was as defining to me as the jump from 6-7. I could point to increases in my productivity when I moved to 7 almost immediately, in the jump to 8 things have been less marked. Still, I am glad that I purchased this program and sometimes it is those small touches that make something superior.
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Summary: Do Not Waste Your Money
Review: I've used several graphical software, and this is probably the worst one I've ever used. I have never met a program so user unfriendly. Save your money for Photoshop, I know I am.
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