Having previously had good experiences with the 7 version, I switched to the 8. Large improvements I can not see directly, but they are perhaps more under the surface. The program runs fast, sometimes there is a little trailer, but that will surely eradicated with the regular bug fixes. The direct photo editing with Fotolab I think succeeded in the filter settings can be located precisely, when you click on the number and then rotate the mouse wheel. The PDF exports well within its capabilities, as I discovered on a number of successful print jobs. As before, the program has a powerful range of functions and newcomers need to set aside enough time for training.
All in all, I see in this price range are no serious alternatives and the Adobe products I do not grieve for a long time afterwards ... :-)
Addendum: I, too, now had the slow-motion effect and suspect it is related to shadow effects for pictures together. Hopefully there will soon be an update. Furthermore bothers me that I can not click through various objects me - sometimes quite annoying. Otherwise, I'm working on with the program, because there are a lot of positives: for example, the exact positioning very easy, direct photo editing like me still, etc.
Because of the described problems I reduce my rating temporarily on 3 stars.