Corel PaintShop Pro X8 is defined by new tools, enhanced features, and performance gains that help you focus on enjoying the creative journey. As always, working closely with our users was an essential part of creating this version of the versatile photo-editing tool that many professional and enthusiast photographers and designers have come to rely upon.

Corel PaintShop Pro X8 makes it easy to use text as a design element in your creative projects. New Text Wrapping lets you wrap text inside any vector shape or selection. Simply choose your shape or draw your selection using any of the selection tools, and type your text. The text automatically wraps within the shape. This is an ideal effect for posters, scrapbooking, brochures, collages, websites and other projects. For more information, see Wrapping text within a selection or shape.

Accelerate editing with Magic Move, a new content-aware tool that automatically replaces the background when you move an object or person. Simply select an area and drag it to a new position. The empty area left behind is automatically filled to match the surrounding background. For more information, see Moving selected areas with Magic Move.

Save time by applying common actions to multiple photos with the new Batch Process wizard. Resize, add watermarks and picture frames, apply scripts, and control the file names, formats, security-related information, and more--the wizard makes it easy. For more information, see Processing files in batches.

Fast and accurate selection tools are a must for any photo editor. The enhanced Smart Selection Brush now includes a Tolerance setting for more precise selections across areas that are close in tone or hue. New Selection Style options for the Selection Tool let you define a selection size by typing height and width values, or you can define a fixed aspect ratio for the selection. You can also choose from a list of popular aspect ratios and resolutions. For more information, see Creating selections.

The new Corel PaintShop Pro includes performance gains that save you time and make editing tasks more responsive and enjoyable:

Pair Corel PaintShop Pro X8 with a high resolution monitor for the best-looking PaintShop Pro ever. See each detail, read more clearly and easily, and appreciate every aspect of your photo or composition in a beautifully rendered high resolution interface. All-new icons and enhanced workspaces are compatible with Ultra HD displays (up to 250% zoom with 4K resolution).

Layers are fundamental to advanced photo editing, compositing and graphic design. The following features make it easier to work with multi-layer projects:

For more information, see Working with layers.

Lens Correction helps correct the distortions, vignetting and chromatic aberrations that are commonly introduced by most camera lenses. Whether you're in the Edit workspace or the Camera RAW Lab, you can apply Lens Correction tools automatically, taking advantage of the wide range of lens profiles included in Corel PaintShop Pro, or take full control and apply corrections manually. For more information, see Using Lens Correction to fix distortion, chromatic aberration, and vignetting.

Inspired by insights from Corel PaintShop Pro users, the Camera RAW Lab offers an enhanced layout, including before and after views, and a bigger preview to make working with RAW images easier. You can also add more photos without having to close the RAW Lab, and apply lens corrections. As always, we continue to add support for latest camera models. For more information, see Using the Camera RAW Lab.

We love getting suggestions from Corel PaintShop Pro users. As part of our ongoing commitment to empower creativity, we have included the following improvements, suggested by our users: