There are no auto-correct options such as correct perspective distortion or 'straighten', where you put the ends of a line at two points and click 'Make horizontal' (or 'Make vertical') and the program automatically tilts the entire image. It is basically HTML and only has a VERY basic description of the function. Also, a user who would buy PhotoStudio rather than PaintShop or Elements will be doing much more basic activities. HOWEVER, because PhotoStudio has much less functionality, tutorials for either Elements or PaintShop can easily be applied. It looks like there isn't much in the way of either video tutorials or books for PhotoStudio. There are also quite a few video tutorials for PaintShop but many fewer books. A major advantage of Elements is that because it is basically 'Photoshop Junior', there are LOADS of video tutorials and books available. I find Elements confusing and less intuitive, but I'm not an image-editing 'power user'. Regarding ease of use FOR COMPLEX ACTIVITIES it looks like PaintShop and PhotoStudio are similar. Regarding functionality, Elements is best, then PaintShop, with PhotoStudio a DISTANT third.

Both have the same PAINTSHOP program but Ultimate includes additional effects filters and brushes and standalone old versions of third-party programs.) (PaintShop comes in two versions: 1) PaintShop Pro and 2) PaintShop Pro Ultimate. The suggested retail price of PhotoStudio, PaintShop and Elements are very similar and often PaintShop is available for less than PhotoStudio's discounted price. But I have enough experience to be able to look through menu options, etc., and recognize what PhotoStudio can do and what is missing compared to Elements and PaintShop. In other words, I don't do photography, I don't do from-scratch image creation, and I don't use artistic effects. I use PaintShop Pro extensively, mainly to retouch downloaded images for genealogy purposes and also scanned yearbook pages and cleanup of document images.

That said, I have Corel PaintShop Pro X5 and Adobe Photoshop Elements 11.

Let me start by pointing out that I just bought this product and I haven't used it other than to install it and take a quick look through its options.

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