Corel Photo-Paint

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Corel Photo-Paint
Developer(s)Alludo
Initial release1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Stable release
Photo-Paint 2020
Written inC++
Operating systemWindows
TypeRaster graphics editor
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.coreldraw.com

Corel Photo-Paint is a

Mac OS operating systems, previously having marketed versions for Linux[1] (Version 9, requiring Wine). Its primary market competitor is Adobe Photoshop
.

In 2006, Corel released version 13 as Photo-Paint X3, employing this naming convention for subsequent releases as well as for

CorelDraw Graphics Suite. The current version is Photo-Paint 2020.[2] Corel has marketed a limited edition of Photo-Paint called Corel Photo-Paint SELECT with HP
scanning hardware, e.g., the HP ScanJet 5p scanners.

Features

Photo-Paint's native format is

colour profiles
, text, transparency, effect filters.

The program can open and convert

Paint Shop Pro (the latter also a Corel product). The program also supports plug-in functionality including those developed for Adobe Photoshop[3] and Paint Shop Pro. Other extensions such as brushes are also compatible with Photo-Paint.[citation needed
]

Corel Photo-Paint X6–X7 supports OpenType font features. With X7 Update 4 the Font List new additional features in X7 Update 4 allows for filtering type fonts by weight, width, supported scripts, font Technology, Character Range, Style.[citation needed]

As other raster graphics editors, Corel Photo-Paint allows an image to be edited in multiple layers, called objects here. A gradient line going from opaque to transparent, for instance, can be used to have a darker foreground color fade into a lighter background color. The UI is highly customizable, and the user can freely move dialogs or adjust button sizes and such. Effects can be applied to a picture including Smart Blur—a type of Gaussian blur effect which however retains sharpness around sharper edges—Mesh Warp, Camera Lens Flare, Trace Contour and others. There is limited support for vector paths to be integrated. Depending on personal preferences and work style, users may prefer Corel Photo-Paint over Adobe Photoshop or the other way round, though in terms of market share, Photoshop is clearly more represented.[citation needed]

As a component of the

copy-paste compatible, with format and effects retention — and without file conversion.[citation needed
]

Just like in CorelDraw, Photo Paint tasks can be automatized by scripts and macros, using both COREL Script and Microsoft's VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) and VSTA (Visual Studio Tools for Applications). Corel calls the smaller macros created with COREL Script "Scripts", and the scripts created with the Microsoft tools "macros".[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Corel Photo-Paint 9 for Linux". FreeOS.com, 11/01/2000.
  2. ^ "CorelDraw Graphics Suite X6. Features". Corel Inc. 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-02.
  3. ^ "How to install Photoshop Plugins in Corel Photo-Paint". Namesuppressed.com. Retrieved 2016-06-16.

External links

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