Corel PaintShop Pro X9 adds project templates, interactive gradients
Corel has shipped Corel PaintShop Pro X9, the latest edition of its veteran image editor. New features include Project Templates, prebuilt desktop publishing-type layouts to help you create greetings cards, brochures, photo collages and more.
An Interactive Gradient Fill tool allows fine-tuning a gradient by dragging across the image and watching a live preview.
Extended camera support includes 15 new RAW profiles and the ability to work with Intel RealSense XDM images.
Support for Windows Real-Time Stylus brings pressure sensitivity to Microsoft Surface and other devices. Works for us, although CorelDRAW got it almost a year ago.
You can now export your edit history, ideal for showing others exactly how you achieved a particular effect.
Elsewhere, there’s an updated Text Toolbar with downloadable text presets, Silent Script for faster one-click editing actions, and Smart Photo Fix one-click fixes can now be applied as part of a batch process.
Corel PaintShop Pro X9 is available for $79.99, or with Corel’s VideoStudio Pro X9 editor as the new Corel Photo Video Bundle for $129.99.
A 30-day trial of Corel PaintShop Pro X9 is available now for Windows 7 and later.