I do not think that X1 will qualify for a discount. That is a pretty ancient version.

Look at Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 10. It has the photo tools but not all the web features of Designer Pro X10. And it does not cost as much.

The simplest way to work with old photos is select the bitmap then open the Photo Tool > Brightness Levels Dialog tool and press Auto. This will automatically correct the photo. If the photo is washed out, I like to make a Clone duplicate and apply Stained Glass transparency to the clone. Then select both images and Create a Bitmap Copy, True Color and in your case, set the resolution to 150dpi.