I am happy you like the version you have, but you seem to be tryiong to make me look like I am lying or something. I will post some fo the reviews jsut so you can see...Not sure why you are arguing this point? I just said I don't get much help when I ask a question and your reply was to get a newer version. I see you like yours, but I don't want that version....
Here are some of the reviews I read.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
95 of 102 people found the following review helpful:
Do not upgrade if you have an older version, November 21, 2006
By S. Chen "developer/designer" (nyc) - See all my reviews
I've been a loyal PSP (paint shop pro) customer since the 4.x era. I really loved PSP and have used it up to my current version which is 9, or was, until I upgraded to XI. My opinion in a nutshell is: PSP XI is not only a step down, but a whole flight of stairs down from PSP 9. Why? First let me explain what I use PSP for:
- Managing a large image library (over 70,000 images on a NAS)
- Web design artwork / digital imaging for my business
- Vectors, layers, lossless formats
- Tablet work, filters
- Personal photos on the side, with anal attention to contrast, saturation, color balance, etc.
Given why I use PSP, PSP XI is worse than PSP 9 because:
- It takes forever to start the program compared to PSP 9.
- The browser window, which I use extensively, is very slow, unintuitive (at least for a PSP 9 user), and is impossible to use for large folders (> 1000 images) because it takes hours to load all the images.
- The GUI in general is prettier, but a lot of the menus are in different places so it's basically like having to learn a whole new (okay, half new) program all over gain. Plus, the GUI seems to respond slower than with PSP 9. Personally, I'd rather have a fast, simple GUI than a slow, pretty GUI.
Personally, the speed and browser issues killed the program for me, and are the main reasons I've gone back to PSP 9. I admit, I haven't used PSP XI for more than a few weeks, and I suppose if you had the patience, you could get used to the performance of PSP XI as well as learn the new menu placements and such. But I simply don't have the time or patience, given my schedule.
My conclusion is that going from PSP 9 (or 8, which I still use) to PSP XI is like going from a lean, mean, imaging machine to a bells-and-whistles, dressed up package for people with a lot of free time. I'm not saying that it's bad for everyone; I'm just saying it's bad for me, as well as people who share similar concerns and preferences in their software.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
Did not pass QA. Buggy and Slow., November 29, 2006
By J. Puckett (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
I have been a fan of PSP since version 5. For a fraction of the price it does 99% of what Photoshop can do, and the user interface is easier and more intuitive. HOWEVER, this new version is a huge step backwards, and it's a real shame. Whatever enhancements may have been added to the program are irrelevant, as its bugs and _insanely_ slow performance make it essentially un-usable. Basic operations, like opening the browser view, take forever. I've tried it out on two different systems, a Pentium 4 with 1G RAM and an Athlon X2-64 with 2G of RAM, and several times I've seen it completely hang after only a few minutes of use. Stick with PSP 9 or 10 and you will be much happier.
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41 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
Worst product and support out there !, September 24, 2006
By Michael Silverman "Mike" (United States) - See all my reviews
I have been using Paint Shop Pro products for well over ten years. I started with version 3 and have upgraded through every version up to the current version XI. Jasc software, the original manaufacturer sold out to Corel after version 9. Version 9 was wonderful as every version before it was nearly perfect and sold at a very competative price. At version X, Corel took over from Jasc. I upgraded and was very disapointed in almost every aspect of their new program. Well it's been almost a year now and once version XI was released I purchased it hoping the problems with version X were corrected. Not only were the original flaws and bugs still in the latest version but major new bugs were there as well. The loading and transitioning through various folders to view and work on images have become extremely slow. While you await the program to load and then transition from one folder to another (you can wait up to 2 minutes for this to occur every time) if you click on anything at all, the system can lock up where restarting the program is the only fix. Calling Corel support is useless, they tell you this only happens the first time you start the program and will not happen afterward. THIS IS NOT TRUE. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the program at least three times with no improvement at all. I have a new PC that is used mostly for photography and it fast enough to handle any other program out there including video media and other photo software. My PC is not at fault as Corel likes to say each time I call.
Corel, you have lost a long term user of this program and I am quite sure many more will follow suit. You have had almost two years at working with Paint Shop Pro and it is obvious that you can't resolve the bugs you have added to this once very fine program. The current version of Paint Shop Pro is absolute GARBAGE......DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY on this product.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Paint Shop Pro XI Organizer is a major disappointment, May 6, 2007
By Phillip M. Feldman (Santa Barbara, CA) - See all my reviews
The organizer functions in Paint Shop Pro XI are less flexible and less configurable than the earlier Photo Album software, and some of these functions appear to be broken. Here are some of the problems that I encountered:
1. I have a folder with photos named "1.jpg", "2.jpg", ..., "10.jpg". Sort by name causes the organizer to display "10.jpg" before "2.jpg". The old Photo Album software displayed numbered photos in the correct order.
2. It is no longer possible to control thumbnail size.
3. It is no longer possible to generate a slide show in which each photo is displayed for a specified number of seconds before automatically advancing to the next photo in the sequence.
4. When I click on the "Slide Show" button, only the first photo in the current folder is displayed. The "Forward One Slide" button does not work, and one cannot advance to the next photo by pressing the space bar or arrow keys.
5. When one is in the Organizer, one can't open a file for editing by clicking (either single or double click) on the icon.
In short, the organizer aspect of Paint Shop Pro XI looks like a step back, and I therefore see no reason to upgrade.
Dr. Phillip M. Feldman
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of 22 people found the following review helpful:
Very disappointed, October 6, 2006
By John R. Metzger - See all my reviews
As a long time Paint Shop Pro user I was excited to see that a new version had appeared. However I consistantly get messages that the program is not responding. Save your money and continue to use your older version. That's what I'm doing except that I already wasted my money on Verison XI.
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5 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
Leave it to Corel, December 21, 2006
By Templar - See all my reviews
to mess up JASC's genius.
Paint Shop Pro was a great imaging program until screwed with by Corel. I recommend buying the older JASC versions. This one is a brutal unfriendly mess.
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of 19 people found the following review helpful:
Terrible Software and support, October 2, 2006
By M. Silverman "Aviation Photographer" (USA) - See all my reviews
Corel has taken a once great photo program and completely trashed it. Since version 9 when Corel bought out Jasc, this program has gone downhill in usability of the program but mostly in total lack of support from their Customer Support. If you encounter any type of problem at all (and there are many), Corel will offer to help you for a per issue fee. If you correspond with anyone at their online support service you are better off talking to a block of wood. Their standard answer is always "it's your PC that is the problem". Funny but I never encounter problems or issues with any of my other photo software packages, or any other software for that matter on my new PC. When I told Corel that my upgraded PSP-XI has slowed down considerably after loading several folders of photos there answer was "well what do you want us to do?" If you have an older version of PSP (9 or before) continue to use it as it was a fabulous and robust program prior to being bought out by Corel. They have lost many good customers and will continue to do so as long as they keep putting out this type of garbage software.
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Of course there were good reviews as well, but there were quite a few of bad ones that made me not want to get it. I am glad you like your version, but I am happy with what I have, I jsut neeed to learn more, and unfortuantely when I ask questions about it, no one seems to be able to help me out since so many use photoshop.
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but are you saying just make it like a card then basically shrink it to 3.5x2? that would be easy...i think
