Features:-
CorelDraw Graphics Suite remains a viable
option to those who are looking for the best alternative to Adobe
Illustrator. It exports to all the major Adobe file formats, supports
high-resolution multi-monitor setups, and offers plentiful features.
What's Included and NewThe graphics suite
includes six pieces: CorelDraw X7, Photo-Paint X7, PowerTrace X7,
Connect X7, Website Creator, and Capture X7. CorelDRAW and Photo-Paint
are the two primary applications. The first is a vector and illustration
program; the second, an image-editing program. The other pieces are
essentially utilities: PowerTrace is a bitmap converter, Website Creator
is a site-design tool, and Capture is for screen capture.
Within these apps, you get access to a ton of features, services, and
extras. These extras include 2,000 high-resolution stock photos, 1,000
fonts, hundreds of design templates, and about five hours of training
videos.
The most striking change in Corel X7 is the interface. The lighter
and more streamlined look follows the trend in UI design that users have
seen in everything from Microsoft Office to mobile apps. Corel's
spruced up face does look contemporary. Other improvements, such the
customizability of the default workspace, show that Corel did not
sacrifice usability or function for form's sake.
The tools for customizing your workspaces are wonderful. There's even
a preset option for mimicking the Adobe Illustrator interface for
designers who are most familiar with that environment. A new Docker puts
the tools you use most on the right side in collapsible panes that are
visible but out of the way when you want to maximize the screen real
estate of your actual work. The latest version also supports
multi-monitor setups and high-DPI screens, so you can let all your Corel
designs sprawl across your workspace and see them in high definition.
And what's an updated graphics suite product without some new
doo-dads, such as rectangular and elliptical fills. You'll find
tutorials teaching you how to use these new features, as well as some
new pattern options and other fill features, in the help videos that are
available when you start up the program.
Less visible improvements include compatibility with important file
formats, such as PSD, AI, and PDF, as well as the RAW file format.
Another feature that sounds trendy and
cool—although I'm on the fence about its actual usefulness—is a built-in
QR code creator and validation tool. You can generate unique QR codes
and punch them up by overlaying text, colors, and images on them. The
validation part ensures your QR codes will still work with the artistic
flourishes added. You can change the shape, outline width, color, and
fill type of the QR code pixels, change the background color and fill
type, and more. This feature seems targeted at small businesses that are
designing brochures, posters, and other marketing materials. While it's
neat, I wonder how much it will actually be used, as QR codes never
really took off in the U.S. Perhaps this feature will be more useful in
the international market.
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