Photo editing software is an advanced version of regular photo software. Furthermore, photo editing software allows people to create the following home made projects: greeting cards for any occasion, calendars, movie posters, magazine covers, postcards, and scrapbook pages. Therefore, people will be able to save money from buying expensive cards at Hallmark or expensive calendars from various brand name stores. One of the best and inexpensive photo editing software is Paint Shop Pro. For less than a hundred dollars, Paint Shop Pro includes the many features of Adobe Photoshop without the expensive price tag. Before using the program, the user must go through all of the tutorial videos that are included on the CD. After viewing the tutorials, the user can easily use Paint Shop Pro without any problems.

One of the features of Paint Shop Pro is fixing old photos. This is the most popular function for the elderly because they want to see their old family photos in perfect condition. To restore an old photo with numerous scratches, the user must scan the photo and save the photo on the hard drive. By scanning the photo, the user will be able to see a full screen version of the photograph. Also, scratches and blotch marks will be visible. Next, the user must double click on the file and use the scratch remover tool to blend scratches with the untouched portions of the picture. If the old picture reveals too many scratches, then the recovery process will take a very long time. Using the zoom button works, and with a lot of patience and luck, the old photo will be restored. The user can add color the photo to give an estimated version of what the old photo may look like have it been taken on a color camera.