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

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.

The software installed and worked without problems on both a OS X 10.11 and a Win 10 system. Overall the software worked really smoothly and I felt the learning curve was not very steep. Past experience with Corel software has been very positive and I have found they provide really good support if a problem arises.

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.

One of the main applications for the program like this is to edit raw image files. This one does not support newer Panasonic camera models. So it is useless for those camera owners, as it would not open their raw files. I would not be surprised if AfterShot Pro3 was not current on other camera brands either.

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