At 01:52 PM 5/02/05 -0800, Gene Osburn mac4gman-at-gmail.com |G-list| wrote: >Anyone have experience working with Corel Graphics Suite apps, v10 or 11...? >What's your estimation of relative usability/productivity of CorelDRAW >and/or PhotoPaint vis-a-vis Photoshop and Illustrator? > >I'm looking for *inexpensive* options for unleashing my creative urges, >preferably OS X compatible. I have Photoshop 4 and Illustrator 7 and >haven't used them extensively enough to feel very attached to their >interface conventions - and the cost for upgrades is too steep for my >fixed income. > >Since Corel has stopped producing Mac versions of their Graphics Suite >apps it seems possible to get real bargains on bundles that include >them. I'm not terribly concerned with lack of support or anything like >that, just want to know if anyone considers them worthwhile apps for >semi-serious creative work...and/or if the learning curve is too steep >for Average Joe, etc.
I used, and occasionally still do, CorelDraw on PC. Basically, these are very capable and, I think, easier to pick up than Adobe's apps. (And much cheaper.) They've certainly got enough features, filters, etc, etc to do anything you might imagine. The only caveat is output compatibility. If you're printing to your desktop printer; no problems. If you're thinking of sending files for professional output, possible incompatibilities. Check with output houses and see what they say, though be ready for a lot of Adobe-only prejudice. Later version of Corel apps seem to produce good PDFs, a publisher I work with uses CorelDraw 10 to do his book covers, submitting PDF files, and they all work fine. There are good support groups, notably a bunch of newsgroups on cnews.corel.com. Macromedia Freehand is another underrated, but excellent, drawing/layout app. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
