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Product: JASC Paint shop Power Suite Photo Edition	Class: Digital Photography	Rating:
WEBSITE: JASC.COM	Category: Software	Price: $ 129.00 Boxed

Minimum System Requirements
Pentium® processor or equivalent
Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, NT4 SP6, 2000 SP4, ME, XP
128 MB of RAM
700 MB of free hard disk space
16-bit color display adapter at 800x600 resolution
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later (Windows 98 requires Internet Explorer 6.0 or later)
Macromedia Flash™ Player
Recommended Configuration
Pentium® 1.0 Ghz or better processor
Microsoft Windows XP
256 MB of RAM or more
700 MB of free hard disk space or more
32-bit color display adapter at 1024x768 resolution or higher
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later
Macromedia Flash™ Player

About JASC Software

Jasc Software was founded in 1991 by a commercial airline pilot with a background in computer science. He began developing graphic utilities and posting them on computer bulletin boards. As a result of receiving an overwhelming response and gathering valuable feedback from users to incorporated into new products, Jasc’s flagship product, Paint Shop Pro was released. The company's formula for success hasn't changed over the years. Jasc is one of the few software companies to offer its software to the world for public beta testing. With over 40 million loyal customers globally, this allows the company to maintain an open line of communication with users and industry experts. Because of this close communication, Jasc incorporates user feedback to develop and enhance each product.

Jasc is recognized as a global leader of digital photography and imaging software, providing the Paint Shop™ Family of products that is anchored by Paint Shop Pro and Paint Shop Photo Album. Jasc is focused on optimizing the digital photography and imaging experience for consumers and business professionals at all skill levels, offering a growth path from novice to seasoned professional. Jasc products are Windows-based and provide an affordable solution for PC users – all backed by award-winning service and support.

After 15 years of evaluating computer software products rarely does a product over joy me anymore. First off, Jasc Power Suite is by far the Best Value for the dollar in photo-editing software. I like the features and its ease of use. As a Web developer and digital photographer all the features I need are available in this one program. Batch processing and animated graphics makes my job easy. But it doesn’t stop their.

The Power of Paint Shop Power Suite!

Adjust photos with one click for accurate color
Instantly improve color, contrast, and brightness using one-click Quick Fix. Use One Step Photo Fix to apply a series of photo enhancements. Apply precision photo corrections to single photos or batches.

Use wizards to quickly step through the photo-fixing process
Easily choose color corrections with the Adjust Wizard that guides you through color, exposure, vividness, and sharpness adjustments in four easy steps.

Fix challenging photos to uncover hidden potential
Correct color without altering your image with editable Adjustment Layers. Use Manual Color Correction to match exact colors from one image to another.

Repair old damaged photos
Bring out detail with powerful retouch brushes including Dodge, Burn, and Red Eye Remover. Use the automatic Scratch Remover to repair damaged photos and the Clone tool to remove unwanted elements.

Give old photos new life
Hand tint old photos bringing them to life. Restore faded color from old photographs with the Fade effect. Produce a soft, romantic effect with the Soft Focus filter.

Make new digital photos look vintage
Turn any digital photo into a vintage heirloom using Layers, Grayscale, and Eraser. Use the Watercolor script effect to add additional old-world charm to any photograph, or convert to black and white or sepia with a single click.

Compose collages full of depth and imagination
Use the precision Background Eraser, a Jasc exclusive, to remove unwanted background while retaining and preserving fine detail (e.g. hair, grass) from the original photo. Isolate an area of your image for further manipulation using the many modes of the Selection tool. Use Layers to combine multiple photos and create a unique masterpiece.

Choose from hundreds of special effects for a unique look
Use the Effects Browser to view the creative possibilities applied to your active image. Choose from more than 100 special effects including Balls and Bubbles, Halftone, Brushstrokes, Mosaic Tiles, and Seamless Tiling to add professional touches to your photos and graphics.

Add flair using borders, picture frames, and Picture Tubes™
Easily add frames, photo edges, and borders to your photos for a beautiful finishing touch. Bring extra creative flair to photos with Picture Tubes – ready-made art elements you can instantly add to photos.

Get your photos from camera to computer in just two clicks
Get your photos out of your camera and onto your computer with just two clicks. Photos are imported into albums you name. Then you can view the photos included within an album, changing the thumbnail size to suit your preferences.

Add keywords to organize by date, event, or create your own system
Create your own photo organization system by assigning keywords such as location, occasion, subject, or anything else you can imagine to individual photos or entire albums. Then you can use those keywords to search your photo collection.

Find any photo in any album
Easily search through all the albums on your computer plus those archived on CD. With multiple ways to search for photos, you’ll never lose another one. You can search photo file names, titles, and descriptions using a single keyword. Or you can use the handy keyword checklist system. Even search within search results to locate specific photos.

Browse images in organized folders
Quickly find photos by browsing through your folders. Each photo is displayed as a thumbnail so you can see what it is and not have to remember file names.

Work with groups of photos
Save time by renaming, resizing, applying scripts, or making Quick Fix corrections to groups of photos all at once. Quickly rename cryptic file names to something you can remember.

Use your digital camera's information
Search for photos by date taken, shutter speed, or other information stored by your digital camera (EXIF 2.2 data).

Preserve and share memories with ease
You can share photos in many ways. From creating slide shows you can watch on TV to printing digital scrapbook pages.

Photos on TV
Burn photos on a Video CD that you can play on a DVD player**. Store multiple slide shows on a single CD album, allowing you to share hundreds of photos at a fraction of the cost of reprints.

Archive photos on CD
Keep photos safe by automatically archiving your favorites on CD when you create a Video CD. Photo Album can catalog photos archived on CD so you can quickly and easily find them when you need them.

Print like a pro
Hundreds of templates to accommodate any printing project. Print Layout supports many standard photo sizes, combination packs, and commercial papers. Plus, you can create original, reusable photo sizes and templates. With the ability to make adjustments in the print layout, you’ll never have to print twice.

Make greeting cards and holiday cards
Create cards with personalized text and embellishments. Choose from tons of card styles and decorative graphics you can add to spruce up your card creations.

Share with friends
You can e-mail photos automatically optimized for quick downloads. Plus, create Web pages with more than 40 easy-to-use Web gallery templates.

Upload to a photo-sharing site
You can upload your photos to a sharing site. You can order prints, create cards, calendars, and other photo gifts with the digital photos you upload.

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