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Corel, which one for me?

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Hey guys, never used or looked at corel draw. I want to start making my own images and going my own thing now that my table is operating well. Which Corel Draw do I need to look for? if you guys could post links on good deals or specific software I should be looking at i would appreciate it. Im not a software guy, so I don't want to accidentally buy the wrong product or waste money on something I wont use. Thanks
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Download inkscape and try it out it's fee and is very similar to Adobe Illustrator.
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X7 is the current version but I'm told it doesn't really have any benefit over X5 for the work we do, X5 had quite a few improvements over the earlier ones. You will pay a lot less for X5 than X7 just make sure you get a full version rather than student for future upgrades.
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muzza wrote:X7 is the current version but I'm told it doesn't really have any benefit over X5 for the work we do, X5 had quite a few improvements over the earlier ones. You will pay a lot less for X5 than X7 just make sure you get a full version rather than student for future upgrades.
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I purchased the education version directly from Corel since my wife is a teacher. When I spoke with Corel they said that there is no difference between the retail and the education versions anymore. Previously the education versions didn't come with any fonts or a manual. Now the manual is digital in the program and the fonts are included.

It's been great for me and I can't complain about paying about $100 for a full program.

Hopefully I was informed correctly.

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I know a local teacher, do you guys know if I could have her buy it for me or would I have issue registering the software and ETC?
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Should be fine with your teacher purchasing it.
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Ok. Thanks guys. I'll look for the x5 then and see what I can find. I'm always learning and appreciate your help.
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I think that is a great choice. Once you get it and when you need help, just post up and there are many here that can help you figure out how to do what you want to do.
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I have found a few things in X7 I would miss now, best of all is the smooth tool, brilliant at smoothing out nodes/taking off sharp corners.
Freehand pick tool is useful for node editing as well, that's in X6 as well.
Alignment and dynamic guides are also quite useful.
Be sure not to go for the X7 Coreldraw Home & Student suite, there is no dxf export included.
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X6 had the join curves tool in it and that tool alone has saved me many hours. X7 has the smooth tool like Sean mentioned and that is a handy on also.
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Thanks Sean, I should have upgraded when they were emailing me with special deals. I was told that most of the upgraes were in the graphics side of things.
The join curves came out in X5 Bill, like you say a great time saver and one feature I do use a lot.
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RGR wrote:I know a local teacher, do you guys know if I could have her buy it for me or would I have issue registering the software and ETC?
I ordered the education version and they only asked if my wife was a teacher and that's it. The only difference I see besides the price id at the header of the program it say's "not for commercial use"
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Thanks for all the feedback guys...Where should I look to purchase it? Ive been looking on Amazon, but I wasnt sure if there was a better place?

And I need at least the 6X? for the line smoothing mention above?
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You can buy direct from Corel, have a look here at the specs, you need the X7 for the smooth tool, I will try and do a video soon showing how well it works, there isn't much info about the smooth tool really.

http://www.coreldraw.com/us/product/gra ... 69715#tab1
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SeanP wrote:I have found a few things in X7 I would miss now, best of all is the smooth tool, brilliant at smoothing out nodes/taking off sharp corners.
Freehand pick tool is useful for node editing as well, that's in X6 as well.
Alignment and dynamic guides are also quite useful.
Be sure not to go for the X7 Coreldraw Home & Student suite, there is no dxf export included.
You can export in every format in the education license that the commercial version does. I used to do DXF but have been using primarily SVG.

Besides the fact that it says "not for commercial use" at the top it's identical.

Glad I married a teacher, Saved me $400+ off retail. :D
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Here's the page I ordered mine from.
http://www.coreldraw.com/us/product/edu ... 30185#tab2

The basic specs. are right there too
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btburn wrote:
You can export in every format in the education license that the commercial version does. I used to do DXF but have been using primarily SVG.
Good stuff, maybe I got the wrong end of the stick I was looking at this page, wonder is home & student another version?

'' Some external file format support removed: DXF/DWG, DCS, CGM, JPEG 2000, etc.''

http://www.coreldraw.com/static/product ... rix-en.pdf
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SeanP wrote:
btburn wrote:
You can export in every format in the education license that the commercial version does. I used to do DXF but have been using primarily SVG.
Good stuff, maybe I got the wrong end of the stick I was looking at this page, wonder is home & student another version?

'' Some external file format support removed: DXF/DWG, DCS, CGM, JPEG 2000, etc.''


http://www.coreldraw.com/static/product ... rix-en.pdf
Must be, i think the only thing not on mine is the vehicle templates for creating wraps if i remember what corel told me.
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I have just gone to purchase an upgrade version of X7 (thanks Sean ;) ) and all of the upgrade versions which are much cheaper than full have the below notation. Fortunately mine is a full commercial version so no problems but had it been a student or home and office I would haven't have been able to.
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Product Description

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7 Upgrade DVD


To purchase this product, you must own a previous licensed version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4, X5 or X6 or CorelDRAW® Premium Suite X5.
Please note that upgrade eligibility excludes Academic, Home and Student, OEM and Not for Resale (NFR) versions.
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Guys i got this x7 coreldraw for $65 shipped
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Corel-DRAW-Grap ... 27f8568ce5

NOTE: you do NOT need to be a student. It's just their way of selling it discounted.
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Wow. Way cheap! I'll check that out thanks.
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RGR wrote:Wow. Way cheap! I'll check that out thanks.
Did you buy it yet?
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Yes, I did, should be here any day! Thanks!!
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Almost all cheap copies on e bay are pirated . You will get a message on opening corel from corel saying it is pirated .It most likely will still work . A good think to keep in mind is "factory sealed unopened unused " in the eBay description .
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Sampson Jones wrote:Almost all cheap copies on e bay are pirated . You will get a message on opening corel from corel saying it is pirated .It most likely will still work . A good think to keep in mind is "factory sealed unopened unused " in the eBay description .
Not on mine :lol: it was factory sealed and still $65
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