Paint Shop Pro

\nPaint Shop Pro (PSP) is a bitmap graphics editor for computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system that is published by the Minneapolis-based Jasc Software. It is popular among web designers. PSP was distributed as a shareware, but now is sold for $100, or after rebate, $50 -- which is considerably lower than Photoshop, the 1990s and 2000s market leader in pre-print bitmap image processing. The difference in price between the two programs is due to the fact that JASC is a smaller, less famous company, and the more limited selection of tools on PSP. PSP is also reputedly slower in some advanced functions, like dust & scratch filters. As a result of its lesser functionality, its learning curve is quite rapid. With the PSP download is bundled another graphics program called Animation Shop, which is separately sold for $40.

See Also

\nWikipedia:Basic bitmap image editing for practical advice on using Paint Shop Pro

External Links

\n* Official page\n* PSP 7 Tutorials Category:Bitmap graphics editors\n