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Outstanding software
I have always loved Paintshop Pro, beginning with Version 3. For many years I have been using version 5.03 without problem and with great results. When Version 8 came out and I read the reviews, I knew I had to finally upgrade. I am not disappointed one bit. I have used various versions of Photoshop, including Elements, but I still come back to Paintshop and prefer it for many reasons that I will not go into here, except for one: PRICE. For the money, this program should get 6 stars. Like other profressinal level graphics programs, you have to have the computing power to run it well. A 2+ processor (AMD or Intel) allows it to work without probmems, and 512k memory helps as well. You do need a 1+ processor and 256k memory and with that you will wait some, but it will run. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to learn from the ground up or who has some familiarity with other high-end graphics programs. The improvements to this version over 5.03 are tremendous. It is like a whole new program but with some nice elements remaining. The manual with it is huge and there is much support on line.

STILL THE BEST FOR THE BUCK
I have used PSP 8 now for about 1 month. Upgraded from PSP 7. I'm still getting used to it,but I can say I like it, and am glad I upgraded. The first thing to do if you buy the boxed version after you load it go to JASC.Com and download all the little fixes for it. The file is almost 25Mb in size so if you are using a dial-up connection it will take a while. But it takes care of all the little problems users have told them about. With PSP 7 I had to do the same thing. But it's nice to see a company stay on top of these type things with the software they sell. I also purchased 2 books on Amazon to help me get a feel for the changes. " Paint Shop Pro 8 fast & easy" and "Paint Shop Pro 8 zero to hero" I feel this product is worth the price and is fun and easy to use. Would give it 5 stars if their manuals were writen better. The program itself 6 stars.

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Versatile, easy to use, and cost effective graphics editing
I use Paint Shop Pro 7.0 nearly every day for business purposes. The screen capture functions, which allow you to do multiple captures of full window (with & without cursor), and screen sections using mouse click and drag or hot keys has been a lifesaver for obtaining program images for use in manuals and other documentation.

For editing and creating images from scratch, the interface is fairly intuitive and user-friendly (although the sheer number of buttons, toolbars, and submenus is a bit overwhelming at first) The online help system is excellent - much superior to many of those I've encountered in other paint and graphics utility software packages, and will get you started quickly. I especially like the ease with which image layers can be labeled, moved, and discarded in the PSP format.

The browse with Paint Shop Pro is a handy feature for anyone working with directories containing large amounts of images.

The animation shop allows you to easily build animated GIF files for websites, create screensavers, etc.

For the price, I haven't found anything comparable.

Amateur Photographer? Web Designer? Auctioneer?
Then you need this program! Paint Shop Pro has been and continues to be one of the premier image editing packages out there. It's very simple to learn with an icon based or menu bar based format. All of the tools are right where you need them, neatly packaged and not too "overcomplex" like other, more expesive packages.

The budding amateur digital photographer will love the import feature for digital cameras. Just hook your camera up to your PC and download your images direct to PSP7! Or you can scan them in the same way!

The web designer will definitely find the multitude of special graphic effects like button maker, glowing edges or mosaic! Saves in JPG and GIF among a slew of other extensions! And it also has a built in watermarking feature to protect your images online!

Amazon auctioneer? What better program to prep the pictures of your items than this one? You just can't beat how quickly you can crop, brighten or a plethora of other features to make your items look great! I use it religously!

I can't say enough about this program. If you want a simple but powerful graphics program, this is it! If you want advertising agency type graphics, then perhaps one of the $600 suites would be your taste. But for the average every day person, this graphics progam just makes the grade!

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