Improved Speed Increasing the overall speed, performance and stability of Corel Painter IX was Corel's top priority. Working closely with Apple, Intel and AMD, Corel engineers created improvements wherever possible. The result: Corel Painter has never been a more efficient and powerful application. This is the fastest version of Corel Painter yet, with some brushes performing up to 10 times faster than in previous versions, and all brushes working, on average, twice as fast. In addition, you can now change the default scratch disk location in the Preference settings. New Welcome Screen Getting down to the job at hand has never been easier, thanks to the Corel Painter IX Welcome screen, which launches at startup. Divided into four sections, the Welcome screen gives quick access to recently used files, tutorials, brush and color-management settings, and artwork from renowned Corel Painter masters.  Brush Control Palettes Brush Control palettes provide easy access to all brush settings and controls. Making on-the-fly changes to brush settings and variables is as simple as dragging a slider—without any disruption to workflow. For example, the new Boost slider, found in the General palette of the Brush Controls, instantly enhances brush speed. Just drag the slider and see brush performance accelerate.  Frames-per-Second Control Animators can now test frame rates directly in Corel Painter. With the new Frames-per-Second Control, you can set frame rates and preview them in a range of 1 to 40 frames per second.  Rotate/Flip Canvas Now you can easily rotate or flip entire images directly in Corel Painter. You can also verify image composition at the touch of a button. Customizable Shortcut Keys Corel Painter now offers you an unprecedented level of control over your workflow by enabling you to completely customize shortcut keys. Corel Painter IX also includes a handy printable template for quick reference.  Multiuser Support Corel Painter now supports multiple users on both Mac® and Windows® platforms. User files are stored in the user file directory, ensuring that users in a networked environment can retain individual settings and preferences. In addition, all settings are easily reverted to the default without having to reinstall the application. Tracker Palette Enhancements The Tracker palette stores historical information about every brush stroke that is applied to the canvas. Acting as a "virtual brush diary," the Tracker palette tells the story of an image created with Corel Painter IX brushes. Brushes used in the last session can be recalled in the next, and favorite brush variants can be locked so that they are always readily accessible.  Iterative Save Iterative Save lets you quickly save sequentially numbered versions of an image with a simple menu command. The first time you use Iterative Save, "_001" is appended to the file name. Each subsequent Session Memory When Corel Painter IX launches, it displays settings—such as color sets, paper textures and last color used—from in the previous session. Corel Painter IX also remembers the last folders in which you opened and saved files. Enhanced Color Handling Enhanced color sets can be appended to each other, and any color set can be loaded in the Mixer palette. Enhanced Zoom Area-averaging zoom control gives you higher-quality zoomed-out views. Other Improvements
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