![]() In the main application, you can use the new Smart Carver tool to stretch or compress photos into different aspect ratios, while defining areas to protect or discard. Thankfully, this problem disappears once the image is sent to the main application for further editing, but it makes a nonsense of the noise reduction and sharpness controls. Worst of all, zooming the preview to 100 per cent magnification reveals glaring blocky artefacts (we suspect the demosaicing and anti-aliasing algorithms are at fault). The controls are hopelessly basic, with no picker tool for custom white balance, no highlight or shadow restoration and not even a contrast control. Sadly, handling of RAW files is atrocious. Camera support is reasonably comprehensive, although certain recently launched cameras such as Sony’s A550 and Pentax’s K-series aren’t currently compatible. ![]() PaintShop Pro finally gets its own RAW-processing engine. The veteran image editor PaintShop Pro has just had a makeover and, unusually for creative software, it’s a pretty significant update – though the overhaul still needs some work with numerous bugs and a few glaring omissions.
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