Editing Corel Photo-Paint (section)

== Features ==
Photo-Paint's native format is [[CPT (file format)|.CPT]] (Corel Photo-Paint Image), which stores image data as well as information within an image, including objects ('''layers''' in some raster editors), [[colour profile]]s, text, transparency, effect filters.

The program can open and convert [[Vector-based graphical user interface|vector]] formats from CorelDraw and [[Adobe Illustrator]] and can open other formats, including PNG, JPG and GIF files &mdash; as well as competing photo editor formats from [[Photoshop]], [[GIMP]] and [[Paint Shop Pro]] (the latter also a Corel product). The program also supports [[Plug-in (computing)|plug-in]] functionality including those developed for Adobe Photoshop<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.namesuppressed.com/support/plugins-photopaint.shtml |title=How to install Photoshop Plugins in Corel Photo-Paint |website=Namesuppressed.com |access-date=2016-06-16}}</ref> and Paint Shop Pro. Other extensions such as brushes are also compatible with Photo-Paint.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

Corel Photo-Paint X6–X7 supports OpenType font features. With X7 Update 4 the Font List new additional features in X7 Update 4 allows for filtering type fonts by weight, width, supported scripts, font Technology, Character Range, Style.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

As other raster graphics editors, Corel Photo-Paint allows an image to be edited in multiple [[Layers (digital image editing)|layers]], called objects here. A gradient line going from opaque to transparent, for instance, can be used to have a darker foreground color fade into a lighter background color. The UI is highly customizable, and the user can freely move dialogs or adjust button sizes and such. Effects can be applied to a picture including Smart Blur—a type of Gaussian blur effect which however retains sharpness around sharper edges—Mesh Warp, Camera Lens Flare, Trace Contour and others. There is limited support for vector paths to be integrated. Depending on personal preferences and work style, users may prefer Corel Photo-Paint over Adobe Photoshop or the other way round, though in terms of market share, Photoshop is clearly more represented.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

As a component of the [[CorelDraw Graphics Suite]], Photo-Paint can exchange data with other programs in the suite, including [[Corel Connect]] (Version X5 - X7), which enables users to share files between different computer software and drives on the user's computer. CorelDraw and Photo-Paint are also [[copy-paste]] compatible, with format and effects retention &mdash; and without file conversion.{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}

Just like in CorelDraw, Photo Paint tasks can be automatized by [[Scripting language|scripts]] and [[Macro (computer science)|macros]], using both COREL Script and Microsoft's VBA ([[Visual Basic for Applications]]) and VSTA ([[Visual Studio Tools for Applications]]). Corel calls the smaller macros created with COREL Script "Scripts", and the scripts created with the Microsoft tools "macros".{{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}