Again, another new version of Paintshop Pro is available to you. It is called PSP2019. Let's have a look at what this version is bringing to you.
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The Perspective Correction Tool
When you take pictures of objects, buildings or surroundings, you might not always be able to place yourself perfectly straight in front of it to take a centered and proportional photo. You might be at a slight angle because of the physical environment. Maybe you were just too much and in a hurry to move somewhere else. Either way, there is a tool in Paintshop Pro that will allow you to fix this issue.
Featured Member – Annie
This month, we will meet a new but very active member of our Campus. You can see a lot of her work in the forum.
Scanning with your PaintShop Pro
Do you have a scanner at home? Typically, you will likely be scanning images and photos, save them onto your hard drive, then open them in your PaintShop Pro. But did you know you could scan from PaintShop Pro too? It is a function that has been added in recent versions of PSP, and it can save you some steps. I recently found that out, and for me, it is great news because, for unknown reasons, I can't seem to connect the scanner to my computer and scan directly. Go figure! But with PaintShop Pro's functionality, now, I can scan!
Creating a vignette effect with Paintshop Pro
Since version X4, PaintShop Pro has added a few new Photo effects. Those effects can be applied with just a few clicks and several options to choose from. One of them is the Vignette effect. It will add a focus on part of the photo while adding a combination of blur and brightness change elsewhere. The subject will get more prominent. Let's have a look at that particular feature.
Using outside fonts in PaintShop Pro
As a PaintShop Pro user, you probably are gathering various fonts that you may find listed on Pinterest or on various font sites. But how do you use those fonts that are not installed? Do you have to install them?
Scanning resolution
If you want to incorporate some older printed photos into your next digital project, you need to scan them. If you have a scanner at home, you are lucky, but you should be aware of the scanning resolution.
Gold Star – Mireille
This time, I wanted to introduce you a very long time member of the Campus. It seems like I have known Mireille since such a long time. Since English is not her first language, the article below is a translation and re-write of her story she sent me in French (yeah, you might have guessed that French is also my first language).
Using Photoshop shapes in PaintShop Pro
A lot of resources made for Photoshop are also usable in PaintShop Pro. In fact, PSP can now import brushes in .abr format and has been able to open .psd layered images for quite a while. Also, many plugins said to be for Photoshop, can work very well in Paintshop Pro. Read more about those in this blog post. But how about preset shapes made for Photoshop. Can we use them in PaintShop Pro? Now, we can!
Are layers important?
Some painting and drawing programs mostly relied on a single layer of paint. It is as if the user was drawing on an actual layer of paper. Of course, skilled painters could managed to create masterpieces, but using a single layer has its limitations. Paintshop Pro, like other modern programs, use layers to give flexibility to the user. Let's see why.
