From Jasc site, along the lines of what Jim was saying: "To get the very best results when working with Jasc Paint Shop Pro , you need to have a properly calibrated monitor. Calibrating the monitor improves the quality of your graphics and photos, and allows others to view your images as you intend them to be viewed..." The rest of it can be found here: http://www.jasc.com/support/kb/articles/monitor.asp