Corel DRAW
13 June 2008Corel DRAW {Stands for CO wpland RE search L aboratory} is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation of Ottawa , Canada . It is also the name of Corel’s Graphics Suite
Several innovations to vector-based illustration originated with Corel DRAW: 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
Corel DRAW 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. 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 Photo Paint , opening the bitmap directly from Corel DRAW and returning to the program after saving. It also allows a laser to cut out any drawings.
Corel DRAW’s chief competitors are Adobe Illustrator and Xara Xtreme . Although all of them are vector-based illustration programs, the user experience differs greatly between the two. For instance, Corel DRAW and Xara Xtreme 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 these programs will read their native file types and vice versa, the translation is almost never perfect. Corel DRAW can open Adobe PDF files: Adobe PageMaker and In Design, Microsoft Publisher and Word, and several other programs can print documents to PDF using the Adobe PDF Writer printer driver, which Corel DRAW can then open and edit every aspect of the original layout and design. Corel DRAW can also open PowerPoint Presentations with little or no problem
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