PRESS RELEASE: Corel Announces Paint Shop Pro® Photo X2

New Release includes Express Lab, Intuitive Learning Center, Expanded
Raw Support and a Brand New Look and Feel

Maidenhead, UK – 5 September 2007
Corel Corporation, today announced the launch of Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo X2, a major new product release from its digital media portfolio.

With Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, viewing, sorting and processing downloaded photos is faster than ever thanks to the all new Express Lab. Beginners benefit from a wide range of automatic, one-click adjustments while advanced users can take full advantage of the program’s manual adjustments providing more direct control
over each photo. With speed improvements and the built-in Learning Center, new users can produce results quickly, learning as they go.

New features in Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 include:

• Express Lab - The all-new Express Lab mode enables users to view
  and edit dozens of photos in the time it used to take to edit just
  a few. When using Express Lab, users can rapidly crop, rotate,
  apply color adjustments and perform other common tasks on large
  numbers of images without having to open each image individually.
  Express Lab includes full support for all file formats including
  camera raw.
  
• Graphite Look and Feel - Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 features a new graphite workspace that puts the focus on the photo. The new interface also provides a neutral background for unbiased color adjustments.
  
• HDR Photo Merge - With the NEW HDR Photo Merge, users can easily create photos that capture the full details found in the shadows and the highlights of a high-contrast scene. Users can combine two or more photos taken at different exposures and use the Clarify feature to automatically “dodge and burn” bringing out the contrast.
  
• Makeover Tools - With the NEW Thinify™ tool, users can make anyone look thinner with just one click. The NEWEye Drop tool takes the red out of bloodshot eyes. The popular Suntan brush and Blemish Fixer have also been enhanced so users of any skill level can quickly and easily touch up images like the pros.
  
• Layer Styles - With the NEW Layer Styles, photographers and business users can add drop shadows, embossing, outer and inner glows, bevels and reflections to text, photos and creative projects.
  
• Visible Watermarks - Users can easily create and add a personal watermark to their photos, whether they are a professional photographer sharing proofs with a client or an individual user who wants to share images online.
  
• Auto-Preserve Originals - The NEW Auto-Preserve Originals option enables users to freely experiment with changes to their photos, confident that their original image is preserved.
  
• Save for Office - With the NEW Save for Office option, photos are automatically resized and saved in the appropriate format for a given project. File sizes are also automatically compressed to make it easier for the business user to share images via email.
  Users who prefer to Copy and Paste can use the NEW Copy Special options for the same benefits.
  
• Dynamic Language Switching - With Dynamic Language Switching, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 makes it easy for users to work in their preferred language.
  
• Crop as New Image - For people who scan multiple images at once, the Crop as New Image option automatically opens scanned photos into separate documents, dramatically increasing the speed and efficiency with which users can crop and save their photos.
  For a complete list of new and enhanced features in Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, please visit www.paintshopprophoto.com.
  

Pricing and Availability
With a suggested retail price of £79 / €89 including VAT, Corel
Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 is available starting today through
www.corel.com and in the coming weeks through Corel’s global channel partners. Included in the purchase price are video
tutorials from www.lynda.com, Nik™ plug-in filter effects and
Corel® MediaOne™ Plus video software. Corel MediaOne Plus will be available via download beginning September 18, 2007. To learn more about Corel’s digital media portfolio or to download a free, fully-functional trial version of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, please visit www.corel.com.

NOTE:
This press release is forwarded as is, with only minimal editing.
No claims made have been tested or evaluated. A full evaluation
will appear in due course.