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Corel PaintShop Pro X4 User Guide
What’s new in Corel PaintShop Pro X4
Corel PaintShop Pro X4 combines speed and performance
improvements with a range of new pro-level tools and features that let
you explore your passion for photography. We’ve been listening to
your suggestions and following the latest photography trends so we
can bring you an application that does what you want, and helps you
discover something new. There is something for everyone — whether
you’re pushing the creative boundaries with your DSLR camera or
quickly fixing and sharing images from your mobile phone or pocket
camera.
New!
HDR tools
The HDR (high dynamic range) tools have been completely redesigned
to give you more control over your results and help you take full
advantage of photos taken with auto-bracketing features on DSLRs.
• Exposure Merge lets you combine photos taken with different
exposure settings to create stunning, perfectly exposed images.
For high-contrast backlit scenes, such as sunsets and interior
window shots, you can bring out color and detail in the
foreground, midground, and background areas. For more
information, see “Combining photos by using HDR Exposure
Merge” on page 109.
• Batch Merge lets you merge multiple bracketed sets of photos. If
you use an auto-bracketing feature often, you’ll find this to be an
invaluable tool for processing HDR sets quickly. For more
information, see “Merging batches of photos into HDR images”
on page 116.
New!
Photo Blend
Combine photos of the same scene to remove, swap, or add details in
the final image. For example, remove cars and people from a street
