Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Ultimate Review and Giveaway

Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there!!! 

If you are someone who still needs to buy your dad or husband a Father's Day gift, I have just the gift idea that will please any photo lovin' dad!

Corel® PaintShop Photo® Pro X3 Ultimate is a collection of photo-editing software that combines the power of Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 with a new set of creative tools. Based on the recently updated PaintShop Photo Pro X3 complete with new performance enhancements, Ultimate also includes Corel® KPT® Collection photo-effects filters and Corel® Painter™ Essentials 4 for sketching, drawing and painting. Users also receive a comprehensive user guide, empowering photographers to take maximum advantage of the power of PaintShop Photo Pro. These renowned photography tools give today’s photographer an impressive package to produce their most extraordinary photos yet.

Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Ultimate Includes:

• Corel® PaintShop Photo® Pro X3: Built on performance and stability enhancements introduced in the recently updated version X3.2, Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 brings together professional quality organization and photo editing tools along with photo projects, backup and high definition (HD) video slideshow capabilities to meet the evolving needs of today's photographer. New tools include the all-new Organizer and Project Creator, along with the editing power of the Smart Carver, Camera RAW Lab, Object Extractor and more.

• Corel® KPT® Collection: With 24 powerful Kai's Power Tools plug-in filters, Corel KPT Collection gives photo enthusiasts a comprehensive set of creative tools for quickly producing fantastic effects.

• Corel® Painter™ Essentials 4: Ideal for exploring digital art, the full Corel Painter Essentials 4 gives users realistic digital painting, drawing and sketching tools along with the unique Auto-Painting palette, making it easy to create a stunningly realistic work of art or automatically paint a photo in just three easy steps.

• Comprehensive 144-page manual: Combined with the unique Learning Center, PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Ultimate gives users all the information they need to maximize their photo-editing potential.

My Opinion

If you know a dad who is a big picture taker and editer, then PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Ultimate is the ultimate Father's day gift this year!! It has a simple interface and contains an in-program how to guide, making it perfect for anyone new to the editing game. However, it also has a myriad of effects and filters, perfect for someone with more experience.

I am pretty new to photo editing so I really appreciated the Express Lab for quick and easy photo edits! I also REALLY love the organizer! It makes organizing my bazillion pictures so easy!

The Corel® KPT® Collection and Corel® Painter™ Essentials 4 is great for really serious artists and leaves a lot of room for creativity and exciting artistic work! I can't wait to dabble in those programs a little more once I really get the hang of photo editing!

I recommend Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Ultimate for for PaintShop users and DSLR camera owners! The fastest version yet, this photo-editing program features exciting new professional-quality features, like the Smart Carver, a new RAW Lab, easy batch processing and a photo Organizer. It will make that artsy dad very happy this year!

Buy It: You can purchase the Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Ultimate for $39.99 on the Corel website.

Win It: Corel is generously offering (1) copy of Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Ultimate to a lucky winner!

Enter here for a chance to win:

(1) Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3 Ultimate

Ok, here are the rules:

1) This giveaway will end June 29, 2011 at 12:00 P.M. (noon) central time.

2) Must include email address in at least one comment/entry to qualify to win (so I can let you know you won) or tell me it is in your profile

3) This giveaway is open to U.S. residents only and only one person per household is eligible to enter each giveaway.

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* Thank you to Corel for their product for review! Disclosure - This product was given for review for my honest opinion. No other compensation was given.*