

Worst of all, zooming the preview to 100 per cent magnification reveals glaring blocky artefacts (we suspect the demosaicing and anti-aliasing algorithms are at fault). The controls are hopelessly basic, with no picker tool for custom white balance, no highlight or shadow restoration and not even a contrast control.

Sadly, handling of RAW files is atrocious. Camera support is reasonably comprehensive, although certain recently launched cameras such as Sony’s A550 and Pentax’s K-series aren’t currently compatible. PaintShop Pro finally gets its own RAW-processing engine.

The veteran image editor PaintShop Pro has just had a makeover and, unusually for creative software, it’s a pretty significant update – though the overhaul still needs some work with numerous bugs and a few glaring omissions.
