PhotoImapct X3

Corel Paint Shop Pro

Moderator: Kathy_9

Post Reply
JimMayor
Posts: 16
Joined: Mon May 02, 2011 7:48 pm
operating_system: Windows XP Home
System_Drive: C
32bit or 64bit: 32 Bit

PhotoImapct X3

Post by JimMayor »

I am an enthusiastic user and fan of PhotoImpact, but it is clear that Corel is no longer supporting it. What product most closely duplicates that program? Should I switch?
User avatar
hartpaul
Advisor
Posts: 2893
Joined: Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:38 pm
operating_system: Windows 10
System_Drive: C
32bit or 64bit: 64 Bit
motherboard: ASUSTeK P7P55D STRIX B240F GAMING
processor: IntelCore i7 7700 3.60 Ghz
ram: 8 Gb
Video Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
sound_card: Nvidia High Definition Audio
Hard_Drive_Capacity: 1000 Gb
Monitor/Display Make & Model: AOC
Corel programs: PSP8,X2 to X9,2018,2019,2020
Location: Australia

Re: PhotoImapct X3

Post by hartpaul »

Probably best to describe what you intend on doing with the graphics program. That way others that do the same things can better advise you.
Systems available Win7, Win 8.1,Win 10 Version 1607 Build 14393.2007 & version 20H2 Build 19042.867
LeviFiction
Advisor
Posts: 6831
Joined: Thu Oct 02, 2008 1:07 pm
operating_system: Windows 10
System_Drive: C
32bit or 64bit: 64 Bit
motherboard: Alienware M17xR4
processor: Intel Core i7-3630QM CPU - 2_40GH
ram: 6 GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
sound_card: Sound Blaster Recon3Di
Hard_Drive_Capacity: 500GB
Corel programs: PSP: 8-2023
Location: USA

Re: PhotoImapct X3

Post by LeviFiction »

Indeed. Many of the things you could do in PI you can do in PSP. Though they may be under different names and have slightly different options. Some have come to think that PSP does a better overall job of Photo editing than Photoimpact. Others would disagree.

PI does much better with vectors and certain types of graphics than PSP does. Corel have let the graphics side of PSP remain rather stagnant. Even so it's still decent enough. PSP used to be known for its ability to create graphics. Just don't expect the same number of options and ease of use for vectors as you are used to with PI.

But if you want specifics you've got to tell us what you're hoping to do most. There are plenty of PI users here who still use both PSP and PI. So they will really help to give you an idea if PSP is good enough or if you need to be looking somewhere else.
https://levifiction.wordpress.com/
Post Reply