Inc. T oday there are many programs on the market to work with images and graphics. Paint Shop Pro is truly one of the best. This software was originally marketed as shareware and quickly has become one of the standards in the industry. The current version is the sixth attempt at putting a package together, which includes a vast amount of capability but can be used by the beginner. It is one of the few programs that still comes with a complete and easy to use manual for each module of the program, Paint Shop Pro and Animation Shop.
Graphics fall into two categories, raster and vector.
Raster images are pixel oriented while a vector image is more a set of instructions as to how to draw the image. While most paint programs work with raster images, this newest version of PSP allows the user to work with a layer of vector images also. I was careful to uninstall my previous version to make sure that the installation of Version 6 was prefect. The interface doesn't look too different which is good for previous users of the program. Sometimes a complete overhaul can be very confusing.