Summary: Okay, right off I like this one 50 times better than PhotoShop. It's just SOOOO much easier to use (in my opinion). Maybe it's because I've used it for a lot longer than PhotoShop, but it's just a pleasure to work with.
Strengths: Ease of use. Cost is quite a bit cheaper than Photoshop, with many of the same features.
Weaknesses: It's not so much of the "standard" like Photoshop is. But, due to it's ease of use, and that it can do most of the same things, maybe it's worth it.
Summary: I've used PhotoPaint 7 and 8. Both have more bells and whistles than I'll probably every use. I like the built in tutorials to get me started. I think the older "7" was easier to use, maybe because I was used to it and knew were all the tools were, maybe it's just the RC factor - resistance to change. PhotoPaint may not have all the support that PhotoShop has, but it is cheaper... not as inexpensive as JASC's PSP - but somewhere in between. I'd say PhotoShop is your Infinity Q-45. PhotoPaint, your Buick Park Avenue. and PSP your Grand AM. All will get you from A to B, all depends what you are willing to pay to get there and the comfort level you require.
Summary: Having used Phto-Paint 8 for about one year, I find it to be a heavy weight product. Although not quite as deep in some aspects as Photoshop, it offers a better value, especially when packaged with Corel Draw. I am not a professional, but have advanced beyond beginner status, and use this product extensively. It is good for photo -manipulation and runs fairly quickly. A number of good plug-ins come with it, and many Photoshop ones will work also (I use Kai 3.0 with no problems). The product has a nice set of paint tools( including image sprayer), somewhat deeper in this aspect than Photoshop. Also, Photo-Paint seems to work well with Corel Draw. The JPG preview feature which shows what each level of compression will look like (before saving) is especially useful. The controls are deep and on occasions not intuitive, but there is a fairly good help file available, and full textbooks in Acrobat format. Also lots of Corels traditional freebies (scan, trace, and capture programs). In my view, the best value in this type program.
Summary: I have been using PhotoPaint since it came out, along with all the others that are available. If you need a wide variety of tools, then Corel Draw (with PhotoPaint and all the rest) is for you. This package has always had its' quirks, but I have always liked it. PhotoPaint is one step below Photoshop, in my opinion, but it's cheaper, and may do the job for you quite well. If you want to integrate with a drawing package, go with Corel.
Summary: I have been using Corel Photopaint for about 2 years and feel it is just as powerful as Adobe PhotoShop and is sold for at a more realistic price then the competition. You can normally get PhotoPaint packaged together with Corel Draw. Corel Draw is a very high-end program that is very easy to use and is widely accepted at professional printing sources such as Kinko's. You can creat a poster or any other type of illustration that you need on high quality media at most any size. You can simply save your file on a Zip, Jaz, CD or floppy(if file size will allow) and take it to Kinko's( or simular store) for high quality printing. If you decide to buy Corel PhotoPaint you won't regret it, it is second to none in the high-end area of photo editing.........JP
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