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Corel PaintShop Pro X5 includes new ways to organize, view, and share your photos and designs. In addition to new features that help you tap into your creativity, we have included tool and workflow enhancements based on our users' suggestions.
New! Places
Now you can instantly map your photos based on the location information they contain, or add location information manually or by using GPS data or Facebook check-in points. The new Map mode with integrated Google Maps functionality provides an intuitive environment for viewing and organizing your photos by location. You can also delete location data from photos to protect your privacy online. For more information, see Adding location information.
New! People
Face tagging lets you identify the people in your photos, making it easy to find and share photos of family and friends, or sync with your social contacts on sharing sites. In addition to manual tagging, you can use face recognition to automatically analyze facial characteristics and help identify people in your photos. For more information, see Finding people in your photos.
Enhanced! HDR tools
High dynamic range (HDR) photography can help you create photos that have stunning depth. You now have more options when you create HDR photos with the Exposure Merge feature, including dedicated black-and-white (B&W) controls, alignment preview, and the ability to easily include moving objects. Improved Auto Brush results help you save time in achieving the effect you want. In addition, the HDR Batch Merge feature provides more control over the results by letting you choose a preset before merging. For more information, see Merging exposures and content.
New! Single RAW Photo
You can split a single RAW photo into three exposures and then recombine them selectively to create an HDR-style effect. This process lets you control the exposure of different areas of the photo to bring out more detail. For more information, see Using Single RAW Photo to create an HDR effect.
New! Retro Lab
The Retro Lab lets you apply vintage-style color and contrast to your photos to achieve a distinctive look inspired by early LOMO cameras. A variety of controls are available to help you create and fine-tune your own retro style. Then, you can save it as a preset so you’re ready for your next creative project. For more information, see Using Retro Lab.
The Graduated Filter applies a semi-transparent color gradient to your photos to simulate the effect of using graduated filters with your camera lens. For example, you can darken or tint a sky that appears washed out without affecting the rest of the image. A range of gradient controls means that you can experiment with some creative ways of to use the effect. For more information, see Applying a gradient with the Graduated Filter effect.
The Instant Effects palette offers a variety of preset effects that are organized into categories, such as Artistic, Black And White, Landscape, and Portrait. Each effect is illustrated by a thumbnail, making it easy to choose the effect you want. In addition to the default effects, your own presets appear automatically in the User Defined category. For more information, see To choose an effect from the Instant Effects palette.
New! Share My Trip
Your adventures come to life with interactive Share My Trip projects that map your photos so that you can follow your route on a map or zoom in to view each photo in detail. You can share your photo map as a slideshow online by posting it on your blog or by using the built-in sharing options that let you upload to your Dropbox account and share to Facebook automatically. For more information, see Creating Share My Trip projects.
Enhanced! Text tool
The Text tool has been enhanced to give you more intuitive text selection and editing, and improved interaction between the Text tool and the Pick tool. For more information, see Working with text.
Enhanced! Sharing options
Enhanced social media integration lets you upload your photos simultaneously to your Facebook, Flickr, and Google+ accounts. For more information, see Uploading photos to a sharing site.
Enhanced! Crop tool
Crop tool enhancements offer greater flexibility and ease in cropping your images to achieve the image focus and dimensions you want. You can also define your own crop area and save it as a preset. For more information, see Cropping images.
Enhanced! Layer Styles
The Layers palette now has better access to Layer Styles such as Drop Shadow, Reflection, Glow, and Bevel styles. For more information, see Using layer styles.
Enhanced! Multi-script support
The new Run Multiple Scripts dialog box lets you run multiple scripts in sequence. For more information, see To run multiple scripts.
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