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Post by squirmydad on Apr 12, 2009 7:48:07 GMT -9
Soon( like in the next year) I'll be looking to get some new software for figure design.
I prefer all-in-one software packages over different programs to do different things. I have used Corel draw many years ago, but can't remember how integrated all the different design steps are, like drawing and painting. I would like to be able to import my inks, trace in vector format ,then color in vector format, and finally add photoshop like filters to the final design.
Is Corel Studio capable of this? JIM
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Post by WaffleM on Apr 12, 2009 11:43:23 GMT -9
I use Corel almost exclusively, but I do all my traces "by hand". I know Corel Photo-Paint and power trace can handle tracing, but I was not successful in getting them to work. Please do not let this dissuade you from looking into the Corel product line. I just have not looked into the demos and tutorials to get the trace feature to do what I want. Everything else in Corel seems to work great. I had much of my design training in AutoCAD, and I found it very easy to pick-up. I have a coworker who swears by Corel and actually prefers Corel Photo-Paint to Adobe Photo Shop. I'll look into the trace feature tomorrow (or maybe by Wednesday) and let you know how it goes.
-Matt
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Post by Aestelon on Apr 12, 2009 13:02:41 GMT -9
I've no idea how compatible the Corel products are, but I don't see why it shouldn't be possible for this to work, as long as you're only talking about adding filters to exported flattened (TIFF or whatever) files. If you want to edit vector files after applying filters, that (at least theoretically) seems improbable.
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Post by squirmydad on Apr 12, 2009 16:09:40 GMT -9
Does Corel Draw pr Paint use Illustrator or Photoshop compatible filters?
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Post by WaffleM on Apr 13, 2009 5:38:52 GMT -9
Does Corel Draw pr Paint use Illustrator or Photoshop compatible filters? I'm not sure what you mean by "compatible", but after some experimenting with an existing image, I've found that Corel Photo Paint and Photoshop have a lot of the same or similar filters. I have Corel v12 and Photoshop v6, and I've found that the Corel filters (they call them "effects") seem more customizable than the Photoshop ones. This must be taken with a grain of salt however, because I am not an expert at either program and my photoshop knowledge is a few years out of date.
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Post by Floyd on Apr 13, 2009 6:31:53 GMT -9
If you mean, can you drop Photoshop plug-ins into CorelDraw's Photopaint, then no, you can not. Nor vice-versa. They would need to be specificly designed for each application.
~F
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