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

3.2 | 71 ratings

Price: 63.99

Last update: 03-01-2025

About this item

Non-destructive photo editing: Manage and edit your RAW photos with this powerful and ultra-fast photo editor
Simple photo management: With no importing required, conveniently view, store and organize all your photos in one place
Powerful batch processing: Load, select, edit and output your photos quickly with controls and presets that allow you to edit one or thousands of photos at once
Time-saving tools: Watermark, correct, remove blemishes and more with integrated tools; image presets automate tedious and repetitive processing work
Get complete control with a personalized workflow: Customizable workspace, easy integration with photo editors, built-in support, and shareable web galleries

From the manufacturer

Features

Comprehensive Watermarking

Protect and promote your work with versatile Watermarking features. Deter unauthorized copying, brand your photos with your logo or contact info, or add text and graphics. Apply watermarks to individual photos or batches, and easily adjust size, rotation, position, transparency and more.

Highlight Recovery

Regain more of the detail and tone from your overexposed photos with enhanced Highlight Recovery. Powered by a new algorithm, this feature lets you access more of the data in your RAW files for superior image quality.

Blemish Remover

Save time and edit faster by doing more touchups and photo corrections in AfterShot Pro 3, rather than jumping to PaintShop Pro or Adobe Photoshop. The new Blemish Remover offers circle, brush, polygon and freehand tools for detailed editing, making portrait editing faster and easier. Remove dust, spots, smudges and a variety of imperfections on any photo.

Image Preset Library

Now it's easier to tap into the power of presets to automate more of your repetitive processing jobs or quickly reproduce a look that would otherwise be tedious to replicate. The new Image Preset Library lets you browse, preview and download free and for-purchase presets.

A Complete Photo Manager

Quickly find and organize your existing photos, and easily add new ones or catalogs any time. Powerful search tools, star ratings and other management tools let you quickly find photos even in very large collections.

Fast Batch Processing

Speed up your workflow with powerful batch processing. Take advantage of presets or custom settings, and easily set up batches for web, print, galleries or easy backup.

High Dynamic Range (HDR) Tools

Combine multiple exposures to create a single, stunning HDR photo. Within the AfterShot HDR module, apply Smart Photo Fix, White Balance, Brightness/Contrast, Fill Light/Clarity, Local Tone Mapping, High Pass Sharpening, and Digital Noise Removal for impressive photos.

Powerful Non-Destructive Editing

Whether you're shooting in RAW or JPEG, enhance photos with powerful adjustment tools, noise reduction, red eye and blemish removal. Recreate the look of a high end camera with the local contrast tool. Make images pop with selective editing and accurate color correction.

	AfterShot 3	AfterShot Pro 3

Customer Reviews	1	71
Price	$39.99	$63.99
Watermarking		✓
HDR Module		✓
Catalogs		✓
Advanced Sharpening and Noise controls		✓
Highlight Recovery	basic adjustments only	✓
Blemish Remover	✓	✓
image Preset Library	✓	✓
Lens Correction Development Kit and Updater	✓	✓
Modular Camera Profiles	✓	✓
Camera Profile Development Kit	✓	✓

System Requirements

Please note: AfterShot 3 is 64-bit only.

Windows

Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 with latest service pack (64-bit editions)
64-bit Intel or AMD processor (multi-core processor recommended)
2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended for HDR)
400 MB of available hard-disk space required
1024 x 768 resolution with 16-bit color display (1280 x 768 resolution with 24-bit or higher color display recommended)
16 MB or more of dedicated VRAM required to use OpenCL Hardware Acceleration
Internet connection required for online help and program updates

Mac

macOS X 10.9 or later (64-bit edition), including macOS 10.15
All Intel Mac models are supported
2 GB of RAM (4 GB recommended for HDR)
250 MB of available hard-disk space required
1024 x 768 resolution with 16-bit color display
16 MB or more of dedicated VRAM required to use OpenCL Hardware Acceleration
Internet connection required for online help and program updates

Image Formats

JPG, TIFF
RAW file support from most manufacturers: ARW, CR2, CRW, DCR, DNG, MRW, NEF, NRW, ORF, PEF, RAW, RW2, RWL, SR2

Software required for application features

Internet Explorer 11 or higher, or Microsoft Edge
Safari 5.1 or higher

For a list of supported cameras, please see the Compatibility Guide in the Product Guides and Documents section.

Top reviews from the United States

Sylvia

Great

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2017

Haven't really explored all the options available, but for the work I have done with this software I find it to be excellent. The learning curve isn't terribly steep and the results are quite nice.

Tony Frias

Untrustworthy company

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2021

I never had a chance to use the product. When you purchase itva code is mailed to your home. That's right mailed! Than you have to log on to the website enter the code and download your purchase. However my code didn't work. So I went into live chat with a Corel rep. Who said she could fix the problem if she can access my computer and work remotely. During the first 45 seconds she was on my desk top and clicked on my file labeled 2020 Tax Return and proceeded to open the file. At that point I stopped the remote process and vehemently complained to Corel who to date has ignored me. Untrustworthy company.

Brandy Collins

Good product

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2021

I love it would recommend it to others

926 Daytripper

Does the job.

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2022

I needed and wanted to shoot in RAW. I can get in and out of the program, not by the book, but enough to get the job done. I spend an hour or two each week to get deeper into the program. Be aware, you need a lot more of hard drive space if you shoot a lot.

Mariane Matera

Not for Beginners. Intimidating Interface

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2016

Not for beginners. I'm not sure how many times it lets you download it, but I successfully downloaded and opened both the PC and the Mac versions on one serial number. The interface looks the same on both platforms, and is not easily intuitive. I can see it is built for professionals who might want to perform the same task on many photos at the same time. I mostly just crop and lighten, and it was not readily obvious to me how to do those tasks. On the Mac, iPhoto can crop and lighten easily, even fix some easy flaws. When PhotoShop became a monthly subscription, I switched to Photoshop Elements, which is the same price as this, and at least it has a Guided routine for idiots like me, and is easier to figure out. Not sure I would recommend this to anyone other than event and wedding photographers, but the price is reasonable if you have the patience to learn it. If you want free, there's still Gimp and Acorn (I think) that does very basic photo editing.

Update: the second time I worked with it, I found it puts an .xmp extension on the photo files so none of my other photo programs can open it, and I could not figure out how to do simple things like export a photo as just a .jpg or even close the file. So I got very aggravated that this program has such a steep learning curve.

LGM

2 bugs and limited raw support

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2016

I really wanted to love AfterShot Pro 3, since I am stuck on Photoshop and Bridge CS6 and need a new alternative that has up-to-date raw support. CS6 is no longer being updated by Adobe, and I refuse to pay a monthly subscription to get a newer version. Unfortunately, AfterShot Pro 3 cannot fulfill those needs because it has some program bugs and limited camera support for raw processing.

Bug #1: The program will throw up an error message and force close when trying to read certain jpegs. It took 3-4 days of emailing back and forth with Corel customer support before we were able to figure out what was causing the errors, and it happens to be certain jpegs. Here’s the thing: No other graphics program on my PC has issues reading these jpegs, and that includes Photoshop CS6, IrfanView, FastTone Image Viewer, Windows Photo Viewer, and Microsoft Paint. So clearly this is a bug within AfterShot Pro 3. When I asked the Corel support person if this is something Corel may fix soon, this is the response I got back by email:

“The issue that you contacted us about has already been directed to our engineering team to look into and hopefully get resolved in a timely fashion. The earliest a fix is possible is in a future service pack or new version. We cannot comment on what may (or may not) be in as yet unreleased software. This includes both features and fixes.”

Bug #2: The white balance eyedropper does not work. I repeatedly used the eyedropper to touch areas of photos that should be neutral, and the photo never changes in expected ways. A few times, yellow casts in a photo became even more pronounced! When I opened up the same jpegs in Photoshop CS6 and used the white balance tools in either camera raw or a plug-in, the pictures changed as expected.

Limited camera support for raws: I put together a folder of raws from a Canon EOS M10 and a Sony A6300. I was surprised that AfterShot Pro could not read the raws from either camera. I could maybe understand this failure in the case of the M10 as it is not a very popular camera in the U.S. However, Canon is a major camera maker and I would expect all their cameras should be supported. And, in the case of the Sony A6300, it is currently one of the most popular cameras that shoots raws. I suspect eventually AfterShot Pro 3 may eventually support the A6300, but to not do it now doesn’t speak well for its raw capabilities.

There are things I do like about AfterShot Pro 3. It has a really nice interface, and seems to have all the tools necessary for properly sorting and tagging lots of photos. It also has nice basic functionality for doing quick image editing. If not for the bugs – and if I had a camera whose raws it supports – I would be adopting the program for basic image sorting, archiving, and simple edits. But for now, I will have to find some other alternative to Photoshop Bridge.

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