Macworld Magazne picks Corel Painter Essentials 4 for Editors’ Choice Award
Corel Corporation (NASDAQ: CREL; TSX: CRE), a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced that Corel® Painter™ Essentials 4 has been honored with Macworld’s prestigious Editors’ Choice Award 2007. Each year, the publication recognizes a select group of Mac-based hardware and software products that meet the editorial staff’s high standards for quality, innovation and value.
Praised by editors for its ease-of-use, wide variety of digital art features, and Smart Stroke photo painting technology, Painter Essentials 4 received a five-mouse rating in a review by Macworld’s Lesa Snider King.
In her evaluation of Painter Essentials 4 for the Editors’ Choice Award, Macworld Senior
Editor Jackie Dove cited the product’s power and usability as key differentiators saying,“While it offers a friendly way to apply painterly effects to photos and create professional-looking note cards, bumper stickers and posters, Painter Essentials has much of the power found in the pro-level Corel® Painter™…. It features a completely
redesigned workspace - distinct from Painter X - which makes it a snap for new users to get started.”
Based on Corel Painter, the world’s most powerful NaturalMedia® painting and illustration software, Corel Painter Essentials 4 includes everything new users need to set up their own home art studio. Featuring a wide selection of paint brushes, pencils, paper textures and built-in tutorials, Painter Essentials 4 is the perfect program to help
users get started with digital art and create stunning paintings - either from existing
photos or from scratch.
“We are thrilled and honored to have been recognized by Macworld as one of the top
Mac software products introduced in 2007,” said Rob MacDonald, Product Manager,
Corel Painter. “In designing Painter Essentials 4, our primary goal was to provide users
with an easy and enjoyable way to get started with digital art. By rethinking the user
interface and providing simple options for creating paintings from a photo or from
scratch, we were able to deliver a product that opens up more creative opportunities for
our users.”
Available on the Macintosh® and Windows® platforms, Corel Painter Essentials 4 can
be purchased through www.corel.com or Corel’s global channel partners for a
suggested retail price of $99 US for the full version and $69 for the upgrade.
For more information about Corel Painter Essentials 4 or to download a free, fullyfunctional
trial version, please visit www.corel.com/painteressentials. To view an online
demonstration of Corel Painter Essentials 4, please visit YouTube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UeI07Y6FdA.
The complete list of 2007 Editors’ Choice Award winners can be accessed at
www.macworld.com/article/131153-3/2007/12/eddyawards2007.html and will appear in
Macworld’s February 2008 issue, on newsstands now.
About Corel
Corel is a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software with
more than 100 million users worldwide. The Company’s product portfolio includes some
of the world’s most popular and widely recognized software brands including
CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® Paint Shop Pro® Photo, Corel® Painter™, Corel
DESIGNER®, Corel® WordPerfect® Office, WinZip®, WinDVD® and iGrafx®.
Designed to help people become more productive and express their creative potential,
Corel’s software strives to set a higher standard for value with full-featured products
that are easier to learn and use. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards
recognizing Corel’s leadership in software innovation, design and value.
Corel’s products are sold in more than 75 countries through a well-established network
of international resellers, retailers, original equipment manufacturers, online providers
and Corel’s global websites. The Company’s headquarters are located in Ottawa,
Canada with major offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, China,
Taiwan, and Japan. Corel’s stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol CREL
and on the TSX under the symbol CRE. www.corel.com
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