Coreldraw

Coreldraw
Coreldraw
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Type of	Vector graphics editor
Developer	Corel
operating system	Microsoft Windows macOS
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License	Proprietary
Site	corel.com

CorelDRAW is a graphics editor for vector graphics developed by the Canadian corporation Corel .

CorelDRAW also includes raster graphics editor Corel Photo-Paint and other programs — for example, Corel Capture for capturing screen images. The raster graphics vectorization program Corel Trace up to version 12 was included in the package as an independent program.

The current version of the product, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019, is available for Microsoft Windows (7–8–10) and macOS (macOS 10.14, 10.13 or 10.12 with the latest edition). Earlier versions were also released for Linux ; The latest version for Linux is 9th, released in 2000.

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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

Starting with the 12th version of the package CorelDRAW, "CorelDRAW Graphics Suite" is the marketing official name of the software package for working with graphic information produced by Corel. Prior to this version, the kit was simply called “CorelDRAW”, although the words “Suite” and “Graphics Suite” first appear on the boxes and in the documentation since version 9. The package bundle was in no way associated with the renaming.

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019 main software package:

AfterShot 3 HDR - editing photos in RAW-format;
BenVISTA PhotoZoom Pro 4 - plugin for larger images;
Capture 2019 - screen capture;
Corel Font Manager 2019 - search and organize fonts;
Corel Photo ‐ Paint 2019 - image editing;
CorelDRAW.app - developing graphic design in online format via a web browser.
CorelDRAW 2019 - Vector Graphics and Page Layouts
- Connect 2019 - content search;
- PowerTRACE 2019 - tracing bitmaps to vector graphics.

Supporting applications included in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019: ^[1]

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 7.1 - task automation;
Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2015 - automation of tasks and the use of progressive macros;
Barcode Wizard - Barcode Generator in Standard Formats;
Master duplex printing;
GPL Ghostscript - improved import of EPS and PS files.

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017: Updates

What's new in version 2017 (19.1.0.419): ^[1]

The LiveSketch tool is designed to convert sketches into vector curves right away on devices with pen input ;
Corel Font Manager 2017 for working with installed fonts, searching and organizing them;
Corel Website Creator updated. Now, when developing a site with this application, it is possible to add audio and video, introduce online applications like Google Maps , enhanced support for CSS 3 and HTML5 features;
Import workspaces from previous versions (X6, X7 and X8 CorelDRAW and Corel Photo-Paint);
Full compatibility with Microsoft Windows 10;
Microsoft Surface Dial support in Windows 10 ;
Support for Real-time Stylus, multi-display configurations, as well as 5K monitors;
Gaussian blur lens in Corel Photo-Paint 2017;
New special effects in Photo-Paint 2017: turbulence, smearing, pushing away and pulling, new camera effects - time machine and sepia, chromaticity, bokeh, and support for RAW formats more than 300 camera models;
Well distinguishable interactive controls;
New features: “Copying Curve Segments” (copying, pasting and duplicating segments of existing curves), “restoring cloning” (smoothing defects by merging them with surrounding textures and colors), “straighten an image” (correcting perspective distortions in photos), improved tool “Knife” (dividing objects in a straight line, free-form lines, and also along Bezier lines ), a new dialog box “borders and grommets”;
Improved pens and vector previews;
Customizable forms of nodes, with a unique form for each;
A touch-oriented interface and a tablet interface and a new touch-touch workspace;
Pen enhancements and support for Microsoft Surface , the pen can now be used to control various tools and effects;
QR Code Generator;
Extended OpenType support;
Support for complex fonts (with symbols of Middle Eastern and Asian languages);
Built-in support for 64-bit processors ( x86-64 / AMD64 );
Tools for working with web graphics;
The built-in Corel PowerTrace module is improved and shows good tracing results and converts raster images to vector images in high quality;
Content center with online storage where you can share pictures with members of the community of users of CorelDRAW;
The built-in search tool and organizer of materials Corel Connect 2017 supports the ability to synchronize work trays with Microsoft SkyDrive ( OneDrive ).

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018: Updates

In version 2018, the tools “block shadow”, “pointillizer”, “dynamics”, interactive photo alignment, symmetry mode, as well as HDR fusion and bilinear scaling appeared. The “save file” indicator appeared in the interface. There is support for Microsoft Surface Dial.

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019: Updates

In version 2019, a new drawing tool “non-destructive effects”, support for PDF / X , support for 64-bit TWAIN scanners, as well as a component for remote work on projects “CorelDRAW.app” appeared.

Package contents by version

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Corel PHOTO-PAINT
Corel trace trace
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Corel capture
Corel ventura
Corel script editor
Corel Script Dialog Editor
Corel Website Creator
Conceptshare
Lifesketch
Corel Font Manager
Corel connect									( built into CorelDRAW)
CorelDRAW.app

Supported File Formats

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite allows you to import the following file formats (some formats require the installation of additional components) ^[2] :

Adobe Illustrator (AI)
Adobe Type 1 Font (PFB)
Windows bitmap ( BMP )
OS / 2 raster image (BMP)
Computer Graphics Metafile ( CGM )
CorelDRAW (CDR)
Corel Presentation Exchange (CMX)
Corel Photo-Paint (CPT)
Corel Symbol Library (CSL)
Cursor Resource (CUR)
Microsoft Word files ( .doc , .docx or .rtf )
Microsoft Publisher (PUB)
Corel Designer (DSF or DES)
AutoCAD ( DXF ) Drawing Interchange Format and AutoCAD Image Database ( DWG )
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
PostScript (PS or PRN)
Gif
HTML
JPEG (JPG)
JPEG 2000 (JP2)
Picture of Kodak Photo-CD (PCD)
PICT (PCT)
Portable Adobe Document Format ( PDF )
HPGL plotter (PLT) file
Portable Network Graphics ( PNG )
Adobe Photoshop ( PSD )
Corel Painter (RIF)
Scalable Vector Graphics ( SVG )
Macromedia Flash / Adobe Flash ( SWF )
Raster image Targa (TGA)
Bitmap TIFF (TIF)
Corel Paint Shop Pro (PSP)
TrueType Font (TTF)
WordPerfect Document (WPD)
WordPerfect Graphics (WPG)
Raw Camera File Formats
Compressed bitmap wavelet (WI)
Format Windows Metafile (WMF)

Notes

↑ ¹ ² Corel Corporation . Overview CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017 : site. - 2017. Archived on January 23, 2018.
↑ Andrey Zhvalevsky. CAD in combination (rus.) // Hard'n'Soft : magazine. - 2005. - October ( No. 10 (136) ). - S. 80-84 . Archived November 13, 2017.

Literature

Smolina M.A. CorelDRAW 12. Tutorial. - M .: "Dialectics" , 2005. - p. 592. - ISBN 5-8459-0900-7 .
Smolina M.A. CorelDRAW X3. Tutorial. - M .: "Dialectics" , 2006. - p. 640. - ISBN 5-8459-1134-6 .
Komolova N.V. CorelDRAW X4. Tutorial. - SPb. : “BHV-Petersburg” , 2008. - p. 656. - ISBN 978-5-9775-0239-9 .

Links

[CDGS2017-1] ¹ ² Corel Corporation . Overview CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2017 : site. - 2017. Archived on January 23, 2018.

[2] Andrey Zhvalevsky. CAD in combination (rus.) // Hard'n'Soft : magazine. - 2005. - October ( No. 10 (136) ). - S. 80-84 . Archived November 13, 2017.