When comparing Pixel Studio vs PaintShop Pro, the Slant community recommends Pixel Studio for most people. In the question“What are the best pixel art / sprite editors?” Pixel Studio is ranked 18th while PaintShop Pro is ranked 20th. The most important reason people chose Pixel Studio is:
It also supports .apng and .gif editing directly. The palette is also very convenient to use.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Supports animation
It also supports .apng and .gif editing directly. The palette is also very convenient to use.
Pro Easy to use
Pro Tablet support
Pro Has tutotirals
There are quite a few tutorial videos available on Paint Shop's website for users.
Pro Several file formats supported
Can read and write images in several file formats: PCX, PNG, GIF, CDR, PSD, JPG, EPS, TIF, TGA, WMF... even RAW.
Pro Custom palettes
Being able to work with a pre-defined number of color palettes, save and load custom palettes and several modes to reduce the number of colors on a picture.