Paint Shop Pro Photo X2

I just got it. It was a spur-of-the-moment purchase, based on a good in-store deal (30% off with membership deal and dickering with the store manager).

A friend of mine uses an earlier version and likes it. She designs websites and is learning dSLR photography. (I've been teaching her.)
I'm Photoshop-bred, so this program is almost blasphemous to use. *lol* It's more complex than I would have thought it to be and is sufficient for most lay people's needs. I posted a photo manip that I made with it in the Gallery.

Product specs and more: http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1184951547051#tabview=tab0

I have paint shop pro X1... X2 seems to have quite a bit extra
Dave

It's come a long way, from what I can tell about its earlier versions. I heard that PSP X3 will be out soon. Naturally . . . I just got X2.

As with Adobe products, the key to giving PSP extra punch is using plug-ins. I added more than 30 to the program and am having fun with them. Here are some URLs for freeware downloads that work with X2:

http://www.aspexdesign.co.uk/frames.htm

http://www.state-of-entropy.com/

http://www.mways.co.uk/prog/plugin.php

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/6422/brush1.html

http://www.thepluginsite.com/products/harrysfilters/index.htm

http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Content/1152796556561

http://graphicssoft.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=graphicssoft&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thekoala.com%2Fpspframes.htm

http://kathilawson.com/graphics/frgr.html

http://www.redfieldplugins.com/Redfield++.htm

http://www.redfieldplugins.com/filterFaceControl.htm

http://www.redfieldplugins.com/filterCraquelure3D.htm

http://www.redfieldplugins.com/filterJama3d.htm

http://www.redfieldplugins.com/filterLatticeComposer.htm

http://www.redfieldplugins.com/filterWaterRipples.htm

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/paintshopprotubes/l/blpsptubes01.htm

http://graphicssoft.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=graphicssoft&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freetubes.com%2F

http://graphicssoft.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=graphicssoft&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fgerdesdesign.com%2Ftubes.htm

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HERE'S AN INSTALLATION TIP:

http://www.paintshopblog.com/2008/07/09/how-to-install-plugins-plug-ins-in-paint-shop-pro/

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