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CorelDRAW X4 - part 6 of 1 2 3 4 5 6

by Mike McNamee Published

The same, uncorrected Nikon D200 RAW file was processed without alteration in both Adobe and Corel. The results were different with ACR out-performing Corel by quite a margin.

OVERALL

We have only had time to scratch the surface of what CorelDRAW X4 can achieve. It offers a low-cost alternative to Adobe Creative Suite with similar, but not identical, features. It is certainly slightly weaker on colour handling but the user should rapidly get to grips with these variations.

ABOVE: The pages in build. Mixing bitmap and vector graphics is relatively seamless in CorelDRAW and gives the control of text required for quality designs. BELOW: Some of the pages that were built to show the various aspects of the suite. FAR RIGHT: A version of the cover using Paul Duckhouse's shot.

The RAW handling is disappointingly slow and not quite as accurate as we would like. This would not bother users who employ a JPEG-based workflow. Setting up the colour management and PDF work flows was very straightforward and the resulting pdfs passed preflighting without any issues against the industry standard PDF/X-1a:2001.

Regardless of your thoughts on the program itself, the number and quality of the fonts and clip art make the suite worthy of consideration. You would be hardpressed to get so many Open Type fonts for the price of CorelDRAW X4 - a mere £175 for upgrade £386 for the full version (both including VAT).

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