Perhaps of greater interest is the change to the Object Docker. The Templates menu has been enhanced as well, making it easier not only to access those that come bundled with the program, but also any custom ones you’ve created.
It was already possible to add effects to vector images, but now, not only can you add as many effects as you need to a shape, you can alter them and the shape itself at any time, and everything alters accordingly. Pixel Perfect control lets you zoom into the artwork and with the help of the ‘align with pixel grid’ tool, move parts of your design so the edges don’t overlap pixels, leading to a cleaner, sharper result.Īnother big and welcomed improvement is the non-destructive capabilities in this version. Obviously vector artwork is pin sharp no matter what its size, but bitmap images have a fixed resolution, which is how all images online or in your photo library work.Īs you convert a vector image, it might not be perfectly aligned to the pixel grid, leading to a blurry or fuzzy output. The idea behind it is to keep your design as sharp as possible when converting it from vector to bitmap. With that in mind comes Pixel Perfect control. It has most of the typography and page layout tools you’d need, including master pages, page numbers, compatibility with OpenType, etc.
Want to try CorelDraw 2019? Check out the website hereīut the main attraction is of course CorelDRAW, a highly versatile vector-drawing package which is also capable of handling and creating multiple page documents - so you don’t need to use a DTP app as well you could design it all within CoreDRAW.
#Coreldraw review install#
It's a lot more expensive, too, but on balance it's worth it for those who will appreciate its extra power.The package in question includes Photo-Paint, a bitmap and photo editing app with support for layers and non-destructive editing, AfterShot, which is designed to handle raw and HDR images and offers batch processing features, PowerTRACE, a clever tool that helps you transform a bitmap image into a vector one, and FontManager organises your typefaces and font collections, and also lets you index font folders on your local and network drives - which means you don’t need to install all fonts on your local machine should you chose not to while still being able to make use of them.
#Coreldraw review code#
Despite a move to 64-bit code and improved multiple-core support, CorelDraw still isn't as responsive as Xara. It's a shame that it can't match Xara's instant, continuously updating screen redraws, though. It's disappointing that colours aren't selected automatically on the wheel when the corresponding object is selected in the workspace, but even so, this is a novel approach to colour management that taps in to the way illustrations use a limited palette of colours.ĬorelDraw is friendlier than Adobe Illustrator and it's more powerful than Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 7 with features such as the new Smear tool and Mesh Fill with discrete transparency values for each node. Individual colours can be moved around the colour wheel, and it's also possible to select multiple or all colours and adjust their hue and saturation en masse.
#Coreldraw review series#
These are shown on the Harmony Editor as a series of dots on a colour wheel, giving an at-a-glance view of the palette of colours used. The Color Styles panel can show all the colours used in an illustration. Corel's late entry into the web-design market struggles to make it out of the gates