Corel AfterShot Pro 3 | RAW Photo Editing Software [PC/Mac Key Card]

A lot of reviews compare this product to lightroom, because light room is pretty much the gold standard in video editing, but it now has some major competition.

I enjoy taking photos with my Sony camera, but Im an amateur and have never learned an editing program. As a result, Ive captured beautiful moments, but my pictures are imperfect and need organization and correction before I can share them with family and friends. My pictures taken on my smartphones over the years especially need help. Many pictures seemed hopeless due to overexposure, blemishes and other issues, but Ive been truly amazed at how photos that are dull, overexposed and lacking in many ways can be transformed with Corel AfterShot Pro 3 into beautiful images to frame and share. Although AfterShot Pro 3 seems perfect for batch editing by Pros, Im using it for for editing individual photos and am really pleased with it so far.

When you get started and you eard of lightroom and did not know how to go around with (LR is very complex) you might start to look around for something that does the same thing. Or if you have enough of LR. There is a nice tutorial with a pro out there. If you are the kind to do just a couple of adjustment like contrast, sharpening and exposure, you dont need LR. ASP do that and more. It does not do everything LR does, like if you are a die had vignetting, they have it. But right now there is no white vignetting. But there is always a work around, you can export your picture into something like Photoshop elements or Paintshop Pro. Many users can be just happy with it, but did not eard of Aftershoot pro. Its still a young software, but they listen their customers. If you dont want to invest 10$ per month for Lightroom photoshop all your life, get into ASP. I donT know about the raw conversion, even on Lightroom not everybody is happy about it. I shoot JPG.

NOT A VINE FREEBIE --- Despite statements to the contrary, AfterShot 3 Pro will not read my DNG files. There is no function for easy duplication of images (for alternate treatments). Other bugs as well, but perhaps the worst part is that the Customer support is so terrible. Totally unwilling or unable to admit a known limitation or a bug, but will ask for more and more of your system information (irrelevant to the issue). I can only assume they do this to push customers to throw in the towel rather than try to continue through the inappropriate hoops.

I have been a serious amateur photographer for some time with more knowledge than talent. I have used Photoshop a lot but never used a work flow package other than iPhoto, so despite understanding the concepts of workflow I have not had any practical experience using any tool like Lightroom. So out of the box this was a little intimidating to use.

Having used several Corel photo editing software programs, i. e. PaintShop Pro, Roxio and MS Digital Imaging, we were impressed with the specifications of Corel AfterShot Pro 3 photo editing software and placed the order. Following the instructions on the ASP 3 card, I downloaded the 64-bit Mac version (other versions are available for Windows, Lenux RPM and Debian OS systems). In addition I downloaded the detailed User Guide to my iPad Pro for ready reference. Subsequently, logged into my Corel account and added/registered the ASP 3 program. After installing the program, I viewed “getting started with ASP 3 for a faster work flow” and several other (except the beginners videos) how to videos prior to editing a couple photos needing attention. First, let me say AfterShot Pro 3 is by far the most comprehensive photo editing program I’ve used. The enhanced recovery, and blemish remover tools are a plus as is the “watermark” and camera profile feature for professional photographers and webmasters. Overall, a slick five star photo editing program, at an excellent price - recommended without reservations.

Before purchase, make sure your camera is listed as supported on the Corels website. If its not, do not buy the software.

I am a casual photographer but one who enjoys refining and playing with my images. Im a Mac user and take most of my shots with an iPhone 6+. So what does AfterShot offer the casual photographer compared to other products?

I am a lllooonnnggg time user of PaintShop, so AfterShot Pro 3 seemed like a logical companion purchase. I noticed almost immediately that my Panasonic LUMIX ZS-80 is not supported. I went to Corel website and filled out the camera support request form. I received a form letter from Corel. I then called Corel thinking it would be faster. After the call, I received another form letter from Corel, asking me to fill out the same form. I responded that I had already completed the form several days ago. I got another form letter thanking me for my letter! I then received an email asking if Corel could close my request!! Today I called Corel again, and the guy told me not to worry (about 100 times), although he couldn’t tell me the status of my case, he assured me that tech support would call me within two hours. Never heard from anyone. My point is that Corel support has declined and it may appear that Corel is willing to add new cameras but I’m thinking that is not the case.

I wanted an alternative to lightroom and this seems to work. Im still getting used to it but I do like it.