Likelihood to Recommend Corel PaintShop Pro is well suited for photographers wanting to adjust photos and also for designers who want to create designs from scratch, working in layers and merging various elements. Due to slow load times, Corel PaintShop Pro is not well suited when you only have a few small tasks to do and when a lightweight alternative will do the job just as well (e.g. cropping and red-eye removal).
Read full review KeyShot can do some really amazing things as far as product renderings. You can turn simple 3D models into realistic images in a very short amount of time. I wish there were a way to manipulate the geometry once imported into KeyShot. The software allows this user to move geometry but not change its shape or form.
Read full review Pros AI photo correction is an excellent new addition The before an after side by side feature we use everyday The undo feature is one I particularly like Read full review Keyshot has a simple and intuitive interface that makes it easy to use for quick renderings. Through Keyshot's viewport, you can see real-time changes when replacing or adding textures to a 3D model. The new Keyshot 8 comes with volumetric features such as fog that can add depth to your image making process without having to manually do it later in another program. Read full review Cons I have the 2018 version and every now and again upgrade ads will pop up in the bottom right of my screen which I find rather annoying How to save your work and where it gets saved is confusing. It took me a while to realize that projects were saved in "pspimage" files. The knowledge base article “The Basics Of Saving Files In PaintShop Pro” did not mention pspfiles. They also have the concept of workspaces, but I eventually realized that this is not where your work is saved. I find that a tool called paint.net is massively easier to use, but, then again, paint.net has far fewer features. I think an option in PaintShop Pro for temporarily switching down the functionality and interface to resemble paint.net would be a useful feature, so users do not get blinded by the extensive interface. Read full review Floating licensing install is troublesome Read full review Support Rating Honestly, I've only needed customer support a couple of times. One time was a question about licensing which their customer service explained very well and offered just the help I was looking for
Read full review Alternatives Considered From an ROI perspective, we moved entirely away from PhotoShop because we could not justify the cost vs performance. Corel PaintShop Pro is simply more cost-effective and offers the same performance and tools.
Read full review Keyshot is simpler and more intuitive compared to Octane. That being said, Octane is far less expensive and can take advantage of a GPU making it more versatile.
Read full review Return on Investment Our website is better because of Corel PaintShop Pro Our brochures for tradeshows are much better due to PaintShop Pro Read full review Faster approval times from client Impressive website work vs editing photos Read full review ScreenShots