Corel KPT 6.0

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Summary: DUDE! THIS STUFF ROCKS!
Review: OH MAN does it rock! This is fully compatible with Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro, and as a PSP user, I was happy for that. Once I got it fired up on my system, I went to town with the Lens Flare filter. The KPT Gel was great for making some kickin' surreal effects and I intend to use it a bunch.

For those who don't want to drop 300 bucks American on Bryce4, there's a reasonable "quick-hit" scene building tools here for making atmospheres and terrains. I still prefer Bryce for my BIG jobs, but these are great for quick'n'dirty jobs.

The fact I am rattling off these filters from memory should tell you how absolutely cool they are. I've used the others to provide selective photographic retouching effects, and the KPT Equalizer is GREAT for that stuff. You have to see it and read the manual to belive it.

If you mess around with graphics for fun or profit, get this set of plug-ins and you'll be trippin' on the FX, dude!

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Summary: Corel Has Rendered Itself Useless
Review: Well, after about 6 months I have discovered something interesting, KPT6 is pointless. The menus have maintained their always-cool style but really there is nothing here. Almost anything KTP6 can do can be done better with Photoshop alone. To bad, it used to really be a cool, time saving bundle. Seems as though Corel has managed to destroy another fine product...