Paint Shop Pro offers everything a graphical editor could have to offer, especially with Jasc's new 6.0 version. It supports around 40 different file formats, and comes with an advanced GIF animation program. Some of the basic features of Paint Shop Pro include multiple layer management, image mask management, selection management, a complete color palette and the most powerful editing tools known to mankind. The layer management window allows you to create, copy, delete any layer of an image as well as any masks. Each layer can be turned on or off so you can edit without the distraction of other layers.
Masks are literally masks that allow only certain areas of an image through.
You can create, edit and save masks and later use them as a gradual mask or opaque mask. They are extremely useful for those common effects like rain, old photo edge fades, perspective shading and more. They can be applied to any size image you want. Paint Shop Pro has one of the best image selection features we've seen. It was so important, it was given a whole menu.