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Features |
PaintShop Pro 2018 |
Adobe Photoshop CC 2017‡ |
| Pricing model | Perpetual license (software is licensed forever, for one price) |
Monthly subscription |
| Volume licensing price | 1 to 4 - $71.99 per unit 5 to 30 - $63.99 per unit |
$359.88 per unit (1 year subscription total) |
| Professional-quality bitmap and photo editing | ||
| Vector graphics | ||
| Digital painting/drawing | ||
| Portraiture tools | ||
| Instant effects and filters | ||
| Levels and curves | ||
| Screenshot tools | ||
| Supports RAW files | ||
| Preset and custom Workspaces | ||
| XDM support including support for Intel RealSense | ||
| Compatible with PSD | (native Photoshop file format) |
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| Export Edit History | ||
| Text tools | ||
| High Dynamic Range (HDR) tools | (no dedicated HDR module; more steps than PSP) |
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| Quick adjustment | ||
| Clipping mask | (shape & text cutting) |
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| Content-aware fill (Magic Fill) | ||
| Quick Selection | ||
| Text wrapping | (in shape & in selection) |
(in shape) |
| Text Presets | ||
| Custom Canvases | (Artboards) |
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| Project Templates | ||
| Photo management | (separate app – Adobe Bridge) |
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| Face detection/recognition support | ||
| Geo-tagging support | ||
| Gradient Fill tool | ||
| Dual monitor mode | ||
| Stylus and graphics tablet support | ||
| Support for automation | (Scripts) |
(Actions) |
| Advanced scripting/automation | (using Python) |
(using AppleScript or VBScript) |
| Support for virtualization | ||
| Supports Photoshop plugins | (to version Adobe Plugin SDK ver 10) |
| Operating Systems | Windows | Windows, Mac, Online |
| Supported file formats | Import formats†AI, BMP, CAL, CALS, CGM, CLP, CMX*, CT, CUR, CUT, DCX, DIB, DRW*, EMF, EPS, GIF, HDP, HGL*, HPG*, IFF, IMG, J2C, J2K, JIF, JP2, JPC, JPE, JPEG, JPG, JPS, JPX, MAC, MPO, MRW, MSP, PBM, PCD*, PCT, PCX, PDF, PGL*, PGM, PIC, PICT, PNG, PNS, PPM, PS, PSD, PSP (PSPimage files), RAS, RAW, RIF, RLE, SCT, SVG, SVGZ, TGA, TIF, UFO, WBM, WBMP, WDP, WEBP, WMF, WPG** Export formats†BMP, CAL, CALS, CLP, CUT, DCX, DIB, EMF, EPS, AI, PS, GIF, HDP, WDP, IFF, IMG, JP2, J2C, J2K, JPC, JPX, JPG, JIF, JPE, JPEG, MAC, MSP, PBM, PCX, PGM, PIC, PPM, PNG, PSD, PSP (PSPIMAGE FILES), RAS, RAW, RIF, RIFF, RLE, SCT, CT, JPS, PNS, TGA, TIF, TIFF, WBMP, WBM, WEBP, WMF |
Import/Export formats†Photoshop PSD, Large Document Format PSB, BMP, Cineon, CompuServe GIF, Photoshop DCS 1.0, Photoshop DCS 2.0, DICOM, Photoshop EPS, IFF format, JPEG, JPEG2000, OpenEXR, PCX, Photoshop PDF, Pixar, PNG, Portable Bit Map, Photoshop Raw, Scitex CT, Targa, TIFF, Wireless Bitmap, Photoshop 2.0 (Mac only), PICT (read only), PICT Resource (Mac only, can open only), Radiance 3D-related formats†3D Studio (import only), DAE (Collada), Flash 3D* (export only), JPS* (JPEG Stereo), KMZ (Google Earth 4), MPO* (Multi-Picture format), U3D, Wavefront|OBJ |
| RAW file support | Support for over 450 camera models with the following extensions: 3FR, ARW, CR2, CRW, DCR, DNG, ERF, K25, KDC, MEF, MOS, NEF, NRW, ORF, PEF, RAF, RW2, SR2, SRF, X3F | Yes, hundreds of cameras supported via Adobe Camera RAW |
| Brush formats supported | Yes. PaintShop Pro Brush (.pspbrush), Adobe Photoshop Brush (.abr), Jasc Brush (.jbr) | Photoshop brushes only |
| In-app training | Award-winning in-app Learning Center | |
| In-app Guided Tour | ||
| Online training videos | ||
| Available 1-to-1 or 1-to-many paid training | ||
| Tech support | ||
| Online user communities | ||
| Free trial |
‡Adobe®, Creative Cloud® and Photoshop® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
‡Pricing current as of July 2017 and is subject to change. Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 is available for a subscription cost of $119.88 USD per year and includes Adobe Lightroom CC. Pricing obtained from https://creative.adobe.com/plans
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