Paint Shop Pro 8

I have been using Paint Shop Pro for years and years because it's so much easier to use than other similar products. However, my computer crashed and I lost the older version that I loved - so I was very pleased to see number 8 for sale on Amazon and it's been a blessing for me. Thanks so much!

While looking at reviews for Corel Paint Shop products, I kept seeing references to the pre-Corel Jasc version. Paint Shop Pro 8 was the final edition before it became a Corel product, so I found a copy of it and installed it on a computer running Corel's X2 for a comparison. It's a very good product, but quite honestly, X2 works better for me. Additionally, I couldn't get Pro 8 to install properly on computers running either Win 7 or XP 64 bit, so it's living on an older machine that has XP Pro and doing just fine. If you have an older computer and do minimal photo editing, this would be an excellent product. For anything more serious, look at Adobe.

a poor substitute for photoshop

Paint Shop Pro 8 is a very user friendly graphics editing software application just like it's version 7 anniversary edition. It keeps things simple.

not as good as expected.

I had used this program before and lost my CD of it when moving. When my computer died, I lost the program completely and was glad to see that it was available for purchase.It takes a little bit of getting use to it but it can do anything from manipulation of photos to creating your own "siggies." The Animation Shop that comes with it is good also though I only use it on occasion.

No problems with this program even though it wasn't designed for widows 10. Couldn't be happier with the product.

It is not the easiest to navigate around at first, but does a great job for the price for your picture and graphic needs. I recommend this program.