
With just a few simple steps you can transform your ordinary photos into unimaginable works of art with the right exposure, perfect contrast, and stunning details. Resetting the UI also resets the font size, window positions, and other controls to their original arrangements. The UI can be customized according to the user’s needs and can be reset to its default appearance from the Extras menu. However, users who are not accustomed to HDR photo editing tools may find theHDR Projects 8 Pro a tad overwhelming but it can be sorted out with help from guides and tutorials available on the company’s website and with a little patience. We particularly liked the Refine Brush tool which made it incredibly easy to create complex selections.As is evident, a decent computer can run the software and let you edit images in HDR but to get the highest detail while editing RAW images and for the optimum experience, Franzis recommends a 64-bit OS, Intel i5/G5 processor, and at least 4 GB of free HDD storage for both Windows and macOS devices.Ī modern state-of-the-art user interface is a treat for advanced users and professional photographers as it offers easy access to the innovative features in one place and makes photo editing seem like a walk in the park. It hasn’t got all the features that Photoshop enjoys, but then again, it doesn't cost nearly as much, and the tools it does have, especially the ones in this update are most impressive. Final verdictĪll in all, Corel Paintshop Pro 2020 is a solid piece of software, which allows you to improve photographs and create complex composites with ease. This isn’t a complaint specific to Corel, but to any publisher who does this. It’s just hard to swallow, having paid good money for an app, to be confronted with a pay wall to gain access to more content. Sadly there are precious few add ons that are free, but the brushes are mostly cheap enough to give them a try.

New brushes and palettes have also been introduced, but not all are bundled into the app by default - in order to get them, you need to access Corel’s online store (which you can do from Paintshop Pro’s welcome screen), and see everything that’s available - for a price. The built-in online store gives you access to additional content - for a price (Image credit: Corel)
