728 Corel Corporation, a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, has announced that CorelPainter Essentials 4 has been honored with Macworld's prestigious Editors' Choice Award 2007. Each year, the publication recognizes a select group of Mac-based hardware and software products that meet the editorial staff's high standards for quality, innovation and value. Praised by editors for its ease-of-use, wide variety of digital art features, and Smart Stroke photo painting technology, Painter Essentials 4 received a five-mouse rating in a review by Macworld's Lesa Snider King.

In her evaluation of Painter Essentials 4 for the Editors' Choice Award, Macworld Senior Editor Jackie Dove cited the product's power and usability as key differentiators saying, "While it offers a friendly way to apply painterly effects to photos and create professional-looking note cards, bumper stickers and posters, Painter Essentials has much of the power found in the pro-level CorelPainter.... It features a completely redesigned workspace - distinct from Painter X - which makes it a snap for new users to get started."

Based on Corel Painter, the world's most powerful NaturalMediapainting and illustration software, Corel Painter Essentials 4 includes everything new users need to set up their own home art studio. Featuring a wide selection of paint brushes, pencils, paper textures and built-in tutorials, Painter Essentials 4 is the perfect program to help users get started with digital art and create stunning paintings - either from existing photos or from scratch.

"We are thrilled and honored to have been recognized by Macworld as one of the top Mac software products introduced in 2007," said Rob MacDonald, Product Manager, Corel Painter. "In designing Painter Essentials 4, our primary goal was to provide users with an easy and enjoyable way to get started with digital art. By rethinking the user interface and providing simple options for creating paintings from a photo or from scratch, we were able to deliver a product that opens up more creative opportunities for our users."

Available on the Macintoshand Windowsplatforms, Corel Painter Essentials 4 can be purchased through http://www.corel.com or Corel's global channel partners for a suggested retail price of $99 US for the full version and $69 for the upgrade. For more information about Corel Painter Essentials 4 or to download a free, fully-functional trial version, please visit http://www.corel.com/painteressentials . To view an online demonstration of Corel Painter Essentials 4, please visit YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UeI07Y6FdA

The complete list of 2007 Editors' Choice Award winners can be accessed at:
http://www.macworld.com/article/131153-3/2007/12/eddyawards2007.html and will appear in Macworld's February 2008 issue, on newsstands now.

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