Hey everyone,
I was just curious of the difference between these three paint programs. Painter looks awesome but I already have photopaint. Is it really that much different?
Thanks!
RageBear said: Is it really that much different? Thanks!
Is it really that much different?
Ariel has it about right with this caveat, Corel Photo-PAINT is the only image editor of those mentioned with N Color Space support and pre-press capabilities
Unfortunately, I can't report anything interesting about Corel Painter (because I'm not a painter ). However, I use both PHOTO-PAINT and PaintShop Pro to edit photos. The main difference between them is that PHOTO-PAINT is rather a general-purpose raster image editing software (with pre-press capabilities) while PaintShop Pro is photographer's tool (but w/o pre-press). PHOTO-PAINT provides some things that PaintShop Pro doesn't (e.g. full CMYK and Lab support, 64-bit version, useful Channels docker, fantastic masking tools, document-based colour management, amazing brushes as well as unique tools such as interactive fill, interactive object transparancy and transparancy brush). Although, PHOTO-PAINT doesn't contain many tools photographers love (e.g. HDRi tools, lens distortion and aberration correction, powerful denoise and wire retouching tools, built-in monitor calibration etc.). PaintShop Pro does have all these capabilities and even provide some vector graphics tools. However, PaintShop Pro has no Lab space support, has limited CMYK support (only channels separation and file export with a CMYK profile), has no Channels docker, 64-bit version and uses more simple colour management system.
Another big difference between the two is that Corel PaintShop Pro (and Corel Painter) can be bought as a separate application, while PHOTO-PAINT is sold exclusively as part of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite or Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite (both are quite expensive variants for people who don't need DRAW and other components).