CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 [DVD]
![CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 [DVD]](/Images/B0012KZKZC/medium.jpg) | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Bring together the worlds of layout, photo editing, illustration and bitmap-to-vector tracing with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4. It's easy to collaborate with its market-leading file compatibility. New content and tutorials get you started fast. This Suite gives you the tools and resources to create a wide variety of projects. Speed up the design process with easy online access to font identification and client feedback. Upload scanned images… Product details and pricing info |
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76 Customer Reviews Posted
- Love it!
- As a newbie to the world of vector graphics design, I read all the reviews of both CorelGRAPHICS Suite X4 and Adobe Illustrator CS3 and downloaded the trial versions of both before jumping in. I've been using Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 every day for several months with little trouble and really wanted to use Illustrator as my vector design program for the compatibility and "industry-standard" status it holds.
It didn't turn out that way.
Within minutes of installing CorelGRAPHICS Suite X4, I was creating basic designs, much to my amazement. Illustrator, on the other hand, did nothing but frustrate me. For days. Despite my familiarity with the Adobe interfaces, I gave up on the trial within a week of downloading it. The CorelDRAW interface is SO much more user-friendly than Illustrator's, in my humble opinion. The training videos are wonderful and the information on them is relevant to what I have planned for in using this program. I haven't encountered any problems sharing files with my Adobe programs, and I've been doing quite a bit of that. I can't think of one con to list here about DRAW. Because I love using the program so much, I'm quickly becoming proficient and looking forward to creating some of the more advanced designs people are creating with it.
I can't really give an opinion on the included PHOTO-PAINT, because I haven't used it too much yet. The few times I have fired it up, I've found it just as easy to navigate as DRAW.
I couldn't be happier with this product and with the $200 I saved by buying it over Illustrator I bought a Bamboo Fun Tablet that works great with this suite of programs!Bamboo Fun (Medium) Black Tablet with Pen, Mouse & Graphics Software
Way to go Corel! - 2008-05-10, 1 of 1 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- It's Probably Cool Software, But You Better Read The Fine Print!
- I was so excited about trying this new drawing program since I do a lot of images on my blog. But imagine my surprise when I opened the box and popped the CD into my hard drive to find out that I need a DVD-Rom drive. UGH! Hopefully I'll get one of those soon and try this software which is amazingly packaged. Like I said, it's probably cool, but I didn't read the fine print requiring the DVD-Rom. FYI!
- 2008-05-09, 0 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Powerful, Easy to Use
- I've never used Corel products before, and I was able to sit down and create a T-shirt design and a poster for a play pretty much immediately after installing this. (I had used Adobe products, so it's not like I had never touched graphics software or anything.)
I'm sure I haven't really even scratched the surface of what this software can do, but for a very casual user like me, it is easy to use without knowing a whole lot. I like that. For me, if software is easy to use right away, that makes me more likely to try it, and then to read the manuals and learn to use the advanced stuff too. If I can't figure out how to do the simple stuff, I'm more likely to pack it back in its box and walk away. - 2008-04-27, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Fantastic!
- I'm into genealogy and quite often need to restore old family photographs. This is by far the best tool I have found for doing this.
- 2008-04-27, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Excellent choice for graphic design
- There are three considerations when I think about CorelDraw Graphics Suite X4.
1) What you get for the price.
2) How it compares to industry leading programs like the Adobe programs
3) Overall satisfaction and usefulness.
In comparison to other programs this is a great bargain. While more expensive than some some of the introductory photo, layout, or graphics programs the capability of CorelDraw goes far beyond any of those. In fact, within seconds I realized there is no comparison to such programs and instead we have to jump to looking at the high end software which can run for about 1200 dollars for an equivalent package (this is Adobe CS3 Design standard).
So the price for a very robust suite of programs is very good here.
How does it compare overall to the Adobe programs, if cost wasn't an issue. Very well in fact. Surprisingly so, especially CorelDraw. While my experience with Adobe Illustrator is far from extensive and I still consider myself a novice at CorelDraw I feel safe in saying that CorelDraw is not quite as robust as Illustrator. That being said, CorelDraw has amazing strengths and depending on the user might even be preferred.
I've used Corel's Painter program a fair bit over the last few years and know that no program matches its ability for natural media painting. CorelDraw picks up on this and offers a lot of direct manipulation. Instead of depending on yet more windows or menus, there is a wonderful ability to just get in and shape and form, making CorelDraw feel more plain fun and natural to me. And even if it is not as robust, this quality means that for many tasks, maybe most, CorelDraw will be quicker and easier and more fluid.
CorelPhoto-Paint is not even close to Photoshop. But that's fine. It is not meant to be a direct competitor to Photoshop. It is meant to do advanced image tasks for use in graphic design, where the images are not themselves the primary goal. As such it works great. It is very easy to use, easy to pick up and works quite well. It's a great companion program to CorelDraw.
The reality is that in professional circles mastery of Adobe products are almost required. However, the bloated quality of Adobe programs means that there is almost always way more than a specific job requires. For those who are starting up, getting into their own design, or otherwise want to do extremely high quality work the CorelDraw is a very, very good choice. Because of what I feel is the ease and fun of use as compared to Adobe I will likely often open Corel now as my first choice.
It's a great product and I highly recommend it to anyone who does not need to use or cannot afford the Adobe programs. - 2008-04-24, 3 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
