Product improvements for Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2

• Raw images from Canon 20D cameras are rendered properly.
• DNG files open as expected in the application.
• Pentax *istD Raw images are rendered properly in the application.
• The HD Photo file format is supported.
• TIFF images no longer appear black when they are opened.
• TIFF images open as expected when associated with the application.
• The application properly saves JPEG images that were previously edited or saved in other applications.
• Saving a JPEG image with the Save EXIF information option turned on no longer results in a 0-byte image.
• Opening PNG files no longer causes a stack-based buffer overflow.
• The default file associations can be changed or removed.
• The most commonly used file formats are listed first in the Save As dialog box.
• The Save Copy As command works properly with the Windows Vista operating system.
• By default, the Save As command offers the most recently used file format.
• Attempts to insert a TIFF image as an OLE object in another application no longer causes Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo to stop responding.
• Images can be optimized for the Web and e-mail by using the new Save for Office and Copy Special commands.
• Text no longer appears smaller when an image is closed and then reopened.
• On the Windows Vista operating system, the Printer button appears in the Print dialog box when you choose File > Print.
• The Resize functionality in Print Layout accommodates values greater than 100 when the Units control is set to Millimeters.
• Ctrl + V is now the shortcut for Paste as New Layer (instead of Paste as New Image, which is now Ctrl + Shift + V).
• Dragging an image from the operating system window into the application properly executes a Paste as New Image command.
• When you right-click an image from the operating system window and choose Open With, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo is properly listed as an option.
• In the Organizer, thumbnails load much more quickly than in previous versions of the application.
• When you use Organizer to delete an image, the confirmation window no longer appears behind the main application window.
• The most recently used mode (Document mode or Palette mode) is applied to the Organizer.
• The Organizer’s "Sort by" drop-list properly displays the current sorting option.
• When you use the Organizer, you can more easily remove subfolders and avoid cataloging specific folders.
• You can use the Organizer to remove tags that contain umlauts.
• Extra characters are no longer appear in tags that contain double-byte characters.
• Multilayer images properly display layer data when the Organizer is switched to Document mode.
• With the Organizer in Document mode, the Window menu commands appear and function properly.
• The Share as E-mail command in the Organizer uses the unit Mbytes for images larger than 1 megabyte, and the unit Kbytes for images smaller than 1 megabyte.
• When you cancel a command to rename an image, the Organizer retains its application focus as expected.
• EXIF data is properly updated for photos that are rotated manually and then saved.
• Images opened with the Corel Photo Downloader are rotated properly.
• The Crop tool includes a 11 x 15 cm preset.
• When you use the Crop tool, the most recently used settings are applied.
• When you use the Color Changer tool, the Apply button functions as expected.
• When you select a source for the Clone tool, the application no longer beeps.
• The auto-crop feature of the Straighten tool functions properly.
• Deformations now work properly with 16-bit-per-channel images, without requiring them to be converted downward 8 bits per channel.
• The message window that appears when you use the Clone tool contains clearer instructions.
• Objects are properly selected when you click a Layers palette entry for a vector object.
• The Resolution control in the Resize dialog box functions as expected when you attempt to resize an image.
• When you use the Skin Smoothing command, adjustments to the Amount slider no longer require an excessive amount of time.
• When you use the Skin Smoothing command, the Tolerance control properly ignores colors in the photo other than skin tones.
• The Time Machine command works faster when the Photo Edges option is turned on.
• The Time Machine command properly displays the adjusted image in the After pane when the Photo Edges option is turned on.
• When you use the Time Machine command, the Cyanotype and Cross Process filters create color transitions that match the original photo.
• The presets for the Time Machine command options are available in the Effects Browser.
• Specific Help content is included for the Balls and Bubbles effect, as well as for each command in the Effects menu.
• The High Pass Sharpen command properly recalls the most recently used dialog box settings.
• When you view the Advanced Options for the Color Balance command, the Smart White Balance check box is properly hidden.
• In the Histogram Adjustment dialog box, the overlay representing the adjusted image now appears in the histogram display.
• The Black and White Film effect has been improved and produces better results.
• The Film and Filters command name no longer appears in the Script Editor as "Photo Looks."
• The Film and Filters command includes a factory default preset, which allows the Film and Filter options to appear properly in the Effects Browser.
• The Feathered Edge setting for the Depth of Field command produces better results when very small values are used.
• When the application is used on a multiuser server, workspaces are saved to the proper path for the current user.
• Users other than system administrators can properly access content that was saved by using the File Locations feature.
• Multibyte-character support in scripting functions properly.
• The Script toolbar properly displays content from the Scripts-Trusted and Scripts-Restricted folders.
• When you click the Browse button in the Batch Process dialog box, the My Pictures folder opens.
• When you load a workspace, the needed workspace elements are properly located.
• Holding down the Shift key while restarting the application properly deletes cache files.
• When you choose Help > About, the serial number is clearly visible in the dialog box.
• The Split Channel > Split to CMYK command works properly on computers with 64 bit processors.
• The Learning Center has been updated to include pages that describe new features and improvements of existing features.
• The PhotoZoomPro2 plug-in loads and runs successfully in the French version of the application.
• The ability to use the mouse wheel as a zooming method works as expected regardless of the active tool option.
• Runtime errors no longer occur as experienced with version XI.2 (11.2) of the application.

Known issues for Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2

• When you open a raw camera image and then save it to the JPG format, some EXIF MakerNote tag data is stripped out.
• Resaving an image in version XI.2 (11.2) of the application results in the loss of the "Date taken" EXIF data.
• CDR images with accented characters cannot be opened.
• Alpha channel transparency for HD Photo images is not currently supported.
• Some 16-bit-per-channel TIFF images are previewed and opened as grayscale images.
• Saving an image as a CMYK TIFF sometimes results in extensive color shifting.
• A cryptic error message sometimes appears when you attempt to open a DNG file.
• Instead of displaying the message "The path is read only," the Auto Preserve Original feature incorrectly displays the message "file name specified is invalid."
• Editing and then saving an image with an embedded profile sometimes causes the image to be saved without the profile.
• Garbled text characters and compatibility issues result from attempts to reopen images that contain Japanese text and are saved to formats from older versions of the application.
• An incorrect error message results from attempting to save an image to a nonexistent folder.
• Images are not properly embedded in e-mail when you use the File > E-mail command with Outlook in Microsoft Office XP. It is best to attach the image in these cases.
• In the Organizer, tags that contain special characters cannot be removed or renamed.
• When you catalog new folders and images by using the Organizer, you must refresh the view to correct the appearance of the image thumbnail.
• When you use the Set Wallpaper command in the Organizer, the desired image is not properly displayed, particularly in the vertical dimension.
• When you attempt to enter caption text in the Info pane of the Organizer and you switch the IME mode from Off to On, the Caption field loses focus.
• On the Windows Vista operating system, after you apply a star rating to an image and then attempt to delete the image, the prompt indicates that the image is not rated.
• When you drag an image onto a tag that you created in the left pane of the Organizer and then delete the tag, create a new tag, and drag the image onto the new tag, both the new tag and the deleted tag are applied to the image.
• In the Organizer, the tagging function does not work properly when you drag a tag onto a TIF image, or a TIF image onto a tag. You can add a tag to a TIF image by opening the General Info panel and manually typing a tag.
• System failure results when you attempt to use the Organizer to browse to a folder that contains an STN (Genuine Fractals) image.
• When you access the Express Lab from the Organizer, navigate to a different folder in the Express Lab, and then return to the Organizer, the latest Express Lab folder does not appear as the currently cataloged Organizer folder.
• The Download option on the Get Photos page of the Learning Center fails to properly connect to a connected camera if the camera is not WIA-compliant.
• On the Windows Vista operating system, Paint Shop Pro Photo does not appear on the list of host applications for scanners.
• Images scanned with a Canon 8600F scanner do not open in the proper size.
• Paint Shop Pro Photo cannot be added to the list of destination applications for HP Scanjet scanners.
• After the Reflection Layer Style effect is applied to an image and the image is cropped, the baseline for the effect shifts. To reposition the baseline, access Layer Styles after you crop the image.
• When you copy or paste a Layer Styles layer as a new image, the applied effects shift or change slightly. You can refresh and reposition the effects by accessing Layer Styles after you paste the layer.
• When you use the Text tool and attempt to apply single-byte characters in the Japanese font and IME set to On, the text characters appear in Arial font.
• When you drag a Crop tool rectangle on an image, click outside the rectangle, and drag a new rectangle, the settings for the previous rectangle appear on the floating toolbar.
• When the Crop tool is active and you use the mouse wheel to zoom in on an image, the image “jumps around.”
• After you use the Crop tool in the Express Lab, the values in the Width and Height controls appear as "1" instead of reflecting the actual dimensions of the cropped image.
• The Toothbrush mode of the Makeover tool produces unsatisfactory results when you attempt to whiten teeth that have a similar color to skin tone or appear in shadowy areas of a photo.
• The Ctrl + Shift + V method of pasting does not work properly when the Pen tool is active.
• When you drag the Color Balance dialog box to enlarge it and then display the Advanced Options, some of the options do not appear on the screen.
• Attempts to apply some plug-in effects sometimes result in the error message "plug-in passed bad parameters."

Camera raw formats supported by Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2

Models shown in bold are new since the release of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI.2 (11.2).

Additional cameras may be supported in a future product update. To check for and obtain product updates from within Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, click Help > Check for Updates. You can also obtain an updated list of currently supported cameras from the Corel Knowledge Base. Go to http://support.corel.com, select Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 from the Product and Services menu, type the term "raw" in the search field, and press Search.


05September2007