Corel PHOTO-PAINT
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Corel PHOTO-PAINT is a raster graphics editor
developed and marketed by Corel
since 1992. Corel currently markets the software for Windows operating systems, previously having marketed versions for Linux
(Version 9, requiring Wine
) and Mac OS
(through version 11). Its primary market competitor is Adobe Photoshop
.
In 2006, Corel released version 13 as "Photo-Paint X3", employing this naming convention for subsequent releases as well as for CorelDRAW
, included with Photo-Paint in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. Corel has marketed a limited edition of Photo-Paint called Corel Photo-Paint SELECT with HP scanning hardware, e.g., the HP ScanJet 5p scanners.
(Corel PHOTO-PAINT Image), which stores image data as well as information within an image, including objects (layers in some raster editors), colour profiles, text, transparency, effect filters.
The program can open and convert vector
formats from CorelDRAW and Adobe Illustrator
and can open other formats, including PNG, JPG and GIF files — as well as competing photo editor formats from Photoshop, GIMP
and Paint Shop Pro. The program also supports plug-in functionality including those developed for Adobe Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro. Other extensions such as brushes are also compatible with Photo-Paint.
As other raster graphics editors, Corel Photo-Paint allows an image to be edited in multiple layers, called objects here. A gradient line going from opaque to transparent, for instance, can be used to have a darker foreground color fade into a lighter background color. The UI is highly customizable, and the user can freely move dialogs or adjust button sizes and such. Effects can be applied to a picture including Smart Blur -- a type of Gaussian blur effect which however retains sharpness around sharper edges -- Mesh Warp, Camera Lens Flare, Trace Contour and others. There is limited support for vector paths to be integrated. Depending on personal preferences and work style, users may prefer Corel Photo-Paint over Adobe PhotoShop or the other way round, though in terms of market share, PhotoShop is clearly more represented.
As a component of the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Photo-Paint can exchange data with other programs in the suite, including Corel CONNECT (Version X5), which enables users to share files between different computer software and drives on the user's computer. CorelDRAW and Photo-paint are also Copy-paste compatible, with format and effects retention — and without file conversion.
Corel Photo-Paint is available in English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Russian, Hungarian and Turkish.
Raster graphics editor
A raster graphics editor is a computer program that allows users to paint and edit pictures interactively on the computer screen and save them in one of many popular “bitmap” or “raster” formats such as JPEG, PNG, GIF and TIFF....
developed and marketed by Corel
Corel
Corel Corporation from the abbreviation is a computer software company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, that specializes in graphics processing, similar to Adobe Systems...
since 1992. Corel currently markets the software for Windows operating systems, previously having marketed versions for Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
(Version 9, requiring Wine
Wine (software)
Wine is a free software application that aims to allow computer programs written for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine also provides a software library, known as Winelib, against which developers can compile Windows applications to help port them to Unix-like...
) and Mac OS
Mac OS
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical user interface...
(through version 11). Its primary market competitor is Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems Incorporated.Adobe's 2003 "Creative Suite" rebranding led to Adobe Photoshop 8's renaming to Adobe Photoshop CS. Thus, Adobe Photoshop CS5 is the 12th major release of Adobe Photoshop...
.
In 2006, Corel released version 13 as "Photo-Paint X3", employing this naming convention for subsequent releases as well as for CorelDRAW
CorelDRAW
CorelDRAW is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite...
, included with Photo-Paint in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. Corel has marketed a limited edition of Photo-Paint called Corel Photo-Paint SELECT with HP scanning hardware, e.g., the HP ScanJet 5p scanners.
Features
Photo-Paint's native format is .CPTCPT (file format)
The CPT file format is a graphics file format used by some versions of Corel Photo Paint.It is also possible to open CPT version 6 files with IrfanView, but not with Paint Shop Pro ....
(Corel PHOTO-PAINT Image), which stores image data as well as information within an image, including objects (layers in some raster editors), colour profiles, text, transparency, effect filters.
The program can open and convert vector
Vector-based graphical user interface
A vector-based graphical user interface is a mostly conceptual type of graphical user interface where elements are drawn using vector, rather than raster information.-Pros and Cons:...
formats from CorelDRAW and Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Adobe Systems. Illustrator is similar in scope, intended market, and functionality to its competitors, CorelDraw, Xara Designer Pro and Macromedia FreeHand....
and can open other formats, including PNG, JPG and GIF files — as well as competing photo editor formats from Photoshop, GIMP
GIMP
GIMP is a free software raster graphics editor. It is primarily employed as an image retouching and editing tool and is freely available in versions tailored for most popular operating systems including Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, and Linux.In addition to detailed image retouching and...
and Paint Shop Pro. The program also supports plug-in functionality including those developed for Adobe Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro. Other extensions such as brushes are also compatible with Photo-Paint.
As other raster graphics editors, Corel Photo-Paint allows an image to be edited in multiple layers, called objects here. A gradient line going from opaque to transparent, for instance, can be used to have a darker foreground color fade into a lighter background color. The UI is highly customizable, and the user can freely move dialogs or adjust button sizes and such. Effects can be applied to a picture including Smart Blur -- a type of Gaussian blur effect which however retains sharpness around sharper edges -- Mesh Warp, Camera Lens Flare, Trace Contour and others. There is limited support for vector paths to be integrated. Depending on personal preferences and work style, users may prefer Corel Photo-Paint over Adobe PhotoShop or the other way round, though in terms of market share, PhotoShop is clearly more represented.
As a component of the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Photo-Paint can exchange data with other programs in the suite, including Corel CONNECT (Version X5), which enables users to share files between different computer software and drives on the user's computer. CorelDRAW and Photo-paint are also Copy-paste compatible, with format and effects retention — and without file conversion.
Corel Photo-Paint is available in English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Czech, Russian, Hungarian and Turkish.
See also
- Image editingImage editingImage editing encompasses the processes of altering images, whether they be digital photographs, traditional analog photographs, or illustrations. Traditional analog image editing is known as photo retouching, using tools such as an airbrush to modify photographs, or editing illustrations with any...
- Raster graphicsRaster graphicsIn computer graphics, a raster graphics image, or bitmap, is a data structure representing a generally rectangular grid of pixels, or points of color, viewable via a monitor, paper, or other display medium...
- Digital darkroomDigital darkroomDigital "darkroom" is the hardware, software and techniques used in digital photography that replace the darkroom equivalents, such as enlarging, cropping, dodging and burning, as well as processes that don't have a film equivalent....
- Graphics file format summary
- Photo manipulationPhoto manipulationPhoto manipulation is the application of image editing techniques to photographs in order to create an illusion or deception , through analog or digital means.- Types of digital photo manipulation :...
- Comparison of raster graphics editorsComparison of raster graphics editors- List :- General information :Basic general information about the editors: creator/company, license etc.- Operating system support :The operating systems on which the editors can run natively , meaning which operating systems have which editors specifically coded for them - List :- General...