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CorelDRAW

Monday, March 05, 2007

CorelDRAW is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa, Canada. It is also the name of Corel's Graphics Suite. Its latest version, named X3 (actually version 13), was released in January 2006.

Supported platforms

CorelDRAW was originally developed for Microsoft Windows and currently runs only on Windows. The current version is X3 (actually version 13), released in January 2006.

Versions for Macintosh (Mac OS Classic and Mac OS X) and Linux were at one time available, but these are now discontinued. The last version for Linux was version 9, released in 2000. The last version for Macintosh was version 11, released in 2001.

Also, up until version 5, CorelDraw was developed for OS/2.

Development history

In 1985, Dr. Michael Cowpland founded Corel to sell Intel-based desktop publishing systems.

In 1987, Corel hired software engineers Michel Bouillon and Pat Beirne to develop a vector-based illustration program to bundle with these desktop publishing systems. That program, CorelDRAW, was initially released in 1989. The program was well received, and Corel soon focused on software alone.

CorelDRAW came into its own with Microsoft's release of Windows 3.1. The inclusion of TrueType in Windows 3.1 transformed CorelDRAW into a serious illustration program capable of quality typography.

Characteristic features

Several innovations to vector-based illustration originated with CorelDRAW: a node-edit tool that operates differently on different objects, fit text-to-path, stroke-before-fill, quick fill/stroke color selection palettes, perspective projections, mesh fills and complex gradient fills.[citation needed]

CorelDRAW differentiates itself from its competitors in a number of ways. The first is its positioning as a graphics suite, rather than just a vector graphics program. Second, the package consistently includes a large collection of fonts and clip art. The biggest improvement with CorelDRAW over other graphic software programs is its ability to edit bitmaps. A full range of editing tools allow the user to adjust contrast, color balance, change the format from RGB to CMYK, add special effects such as Vignettes and special borders to bitmaps. Bitmaps can also be edited more extensively using Corel PhotoPaint, opening the bitmap directly from CorelDRAW and returning to the program after saving.

CorelDRAW's chief competitor is Adobe Illustrator. Although they are both vector-based illustration programs, the user experience differs greatly between the two. For instance, CorelDRAW can work with multi-page documents directly; Illustrator only offers a single-page layout view, but it will allow you to divide that large layout in the print options so that it prints on multiple pages. While Illustrator will read CorelDRAW's native file type and vice versa, the translation is almost never perfect. CorelDRAW can open Adobe PDF files: Adobe PageMaker and InDesign, Microsoft Publisher and Word, and several other programs can print documents to PDF using the Adobe PDFWriter printer driver, which CorelDRAW can then open and edit every aspect of the original layout and design. CorelDRAW can also open PowerPoint Presentations with little or no problems.

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

Corel World Design Contest

The annual Corel World Design Contest ran from 1990 through 1998 and was considered to be the most prestigious graphic design contests, world wide. The competition intended to recognize and encourage an international community of graphic artists, from over 50,000,000 registered Corel Users. Two finalists for each of the eight categories were awarded a trip to Ottawa, Canada to participate in Corel World Design Contest gala and awards ceremony. The finalists from each of the eight categories received an issue of the "Corel Crystal Award".

The “Corel Crystal Award” was designed and produced by Gregori A. Robinson.

Gregori Robinson is best known for his innovative multi-media installations in the style of Art Nouveau. His Studio/Gallery is located at Studio 55, 55 King Street, Delta, 613 267 6794. [1]

Over time, additional components were developed or acquired and bundled with CorelDRAW. The list of bundled packages usually changes somewhat from one release to the next. There are several mainstays that have remained in the package for many releases now, however: PowerTRACE (a bitmap to vector graphic converter), PHOTO-PAINT (a bitmap graphic editor), and CAPTURE (a screen capture utility).

The current version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, X3 (actually version 13), contains the following packages:

* CorelDRAW: Vector graphics editing software

* Corel PHOTO-PAINT: Raster image creation and editing software

* Corel CAPTURE: Enables several methods of image-capture

* Corel PowerTRACE: Converts raster images to vector graphics.

* Pixmantec RawShooter essentials: Support for RAW file format

Corel Corporation also offers the popular Corel Painter line of graphics software.

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