Paint Shop Pro 8 Power!

I bought this book because it was touted for intermediate users and it is that. It assumes you understand some basic terms and functions and takes you a step further. I've worked my way through the first 5 chapters and have learned some things along the way. However, one annoying thing is that the samples used in the book are not available to follow along with. They are supposed to be at www.courseptr.com, but the book isn't even listed there. There are downloads from one of Lori Davis' earlier books, but only a few of these are applicable. I wrote the co. and asked where these downloads were and received no answer in two weeks. I think it is a wonderful learning tool, but the author's efforts are blunted a bit by lack of support.

The strength of this book is in the customization, such as creating your own Picture Tubes. It's extremely hard to find Paint Shop Pro books that don't focus exclusively on enhancing and cleaning up digital photos. This is one of the very few. However, this is not at all a book for anyone new to Paint Shop Pro. It assumes a strong knowledge of concepts and basic functions, for that you may want to her "Paint Shop Pro Solutions" book. Neither book has much - if any - color in it, which is unfortunate, but the instructions are clear and concise.

This book should be Paint Shop Pro 8 Power!The only way I found it was discovery on a tech books site, and then copying in the ISBN number here!! Anybody searching for Paint Shop Pro here will never find this book!!