Review by PT Cruiser

The thing I like best about Corel photo software products is that they make editing quick and easy for the casual hobbyist or intricate for the more advanced photographer. Corel AfterShot Pro is no exception. It installed quickly with just a few clicks on my Windows 7 machine and I was busy editing photos in a few minutes. I love the graphic interface of this software. Even without reading any instructions I was able to adjust lighting, hue, color, contrast and a bunch of special effects on I photo I opened. I’ve used other Corel photo products, but I have to say that this is my favorite so far. It has RAW image editing and great work flow where you can automatically save the original without changing it if you so choose.

Unlike many software apps today, this comes with a very good written manual, in color no less! And the print is large enough that you don’t have to get out a magnifying glass to read it. It’s written in English with no strange translations. I think it would be especially helpful if you are new to photo editing. There is also a link in the Help sections that points you toward web based tutorials and a knowledgebase where you can find answers to your questions that might arise. But truly, the software itself is quite intuitive. I used the manual mainly for working with layers and regions which I hadn’t done in a long time, and it had me up and editing again in no time.

With all the editing features I can take a photo that was taken with too little light, or one where I didn’t have my camera set correctly, and using lighting, exposure, color and sharpening tools, make it look like it was taken with a much better camera and by someone who was actually paying attention! Corel products are a great way to go.