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

Doesnt appear to support newer Nikon NEF files. No response after five days from Corel tech support. Ive used Corel products for many years and they seem to be getting worse and worse along with the tech support.

I finally upgraded from a very old version of another companys photo editing software to this Corel Aftershot Pro 3. I regret waiting so long. This software is among the most intuitive softwares of any kind Ive used in a very long time. The icons and features are easy to recognize, master and employ with minimal time and effort, something that was far from the case with my previous editing software that seemed designed more for the computer engineers that created it than for the general user just might not have advanced degrees in computer science. It has an array of features and functions that can accomplish virtually everything I can image doing with my digital photos short of turning them into a hallow-deck. Ive just begun using this Corel product to enhance and edit scans of old Polaroid and Kodak family snap-shots as well to great effect, something I gave up on a while ago when trying to do so with other editing software that proved inadequate in my view in correcting damage, fading, poor lighting or any number of other problems. Once I learned my way around it, this Corel took care of all those issues to my satisfaction. Theres not much I can think of in way of negatives about on this product. And while Im very much an enthusiastic amateur photographer projects, I willing to bet that even professional or more advanced amateurs than I could find anything they need by way of photo-editing with this.

Hubbys review:

I’m an advanced intermediate hobbyist photographer. I take photos of special events, outdoor landscapes, pets, flowers and architecture, peppering in some product photos from time to time. I take most photos with my Nikon D3300 camera, but like so many of us, I also take a lot of photos on the fly with my iPhone too. I’ve used Corel’s photo editing software in addition to Picasa, various photo editing apps on my iPad, and have used Adobe Lightroom 4 and currently enjoy using Adobe’s Photoshop Elements 13.

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.

My husband and I picked up a Nikon DSLR prior to a China vacation in 2014. The D3200 is a low end Nikon equipped with a 24.2 Mpixel sensor, 11-point auto-focus, native ISO 100 - 6400 (extended to 12800), 12-bit RAW files. I have not attached any images processed by this software because, for lack of a better term, Aftershot Pro 3 does not appear to support Nikon cameras. Or if it does support Nikon cameras it is a well-kept secret.