Corel Corporation today announced the release of the newest version of its flagship software, CorelDraw Graphics Suite X3. With more than 40 new features, the software promises to be a huge upgrade from version 12.
Ottawa, Canada—January 17, 2006: Corel Corporation announced a new version of their Corel Draw Graphics Suite. Named CorelDraw Graphics Suite X3, this latest verion, like its predecessor CorelDraw Graphics Suite 12, is for Windows only.
With lots of new feature and enhancements to previous features and tools, this promises to be the best CorelDraw upgrade so far.
New Features and Enhancements
- Corel Power Trace adds complete control and flexibility, inlcuding color merging and interactive color mode selection.
- The new Hints docker provides context-sensitive information on the currently selected tool. The hints docker makes it easier than ever to learn to use the tools in the toolbox and also gives longtime users helpful tips that they might not have previously discovered.
- Photo-Paint Image Adjustment Lab is a “one stop shop: for adjusting photo colors and tones
- New Text Enhancements and Features: Significant improvements make it easier for users to select, edit, and format text. New enhancements include: controls for alignment, drop caps, tabs, bullets, and columns; text size can be displayed in inches; and hyperlinks can be created for specific characters. Users can visually control the flow of text in their designs by choosing from em dash, em space, en dash, en space, 1/4 em space, optional hyphen, non-breaking hyphen, nonbreaking space, and column/frame break.
- New Bevel Effect docker: The new Bevel effect docker dramatically reduces the time required to apply bevel effects to graphic or text objects and gives users quick access to Bevel styles and controls.
- New Smart Fill tool: The Smart Fill tool enables users to apply a fill to any enclosed area.
- New PDF Support for password-protected PDF files: Users can now set security options to protect their PDF output – controlling whether and to what extent a PDF file can be accessed, edited, and reproduced. In addition, PDF functionality now includes full transparency and spot color support.
- Overprints Preview allows you to prepare objects for print by simulating the color of areas where objects overlap and preview these in the application
- Crop Tool is a significant time-saver by allowing you to quickly remove unwanted areas in objects, photos and vector images.
- Images, Fonts, Photos: 10,000 hand-selected, professional clipart images, 35 new WGL4 fonts, 1,000 royalty free photos.
- Built on the power of Corel KnockOut™, the enhanced Cutout Lab includes new controls to simplify the process of cutting out image areas and improving accuracy. Enhancements include the new Add Detail and Remove Detail brushes that make it easy to refine the cutout area, Undo and Redo buttons to quickly correct mistakes, and background modes that make it easier to see results.
- Enhanced Interactive Contour tool: With the enhanced Interactive Contour tool, users can quickly and easily contour objects with optimal curve results. The latest version dramatically reduces the nodes created – sometimes as much as 80 percent.
- Interactive Fit Text to Path tool now makes it easier than ever to attach text to a path with precision.
- Use the updated PANTONE® color palette, now including transparent white.
System Requirements:
Windows® 2000, Windows® XP Tablet PC, Windows® XP
256 MB of RAM, 200 MB of hard disk space
Pentium® III, 600MHz processor
1,024 × 768 or better monitor resolution
CD-ROM drive
Pricing and Availability
The full version is priced at $399 USD, and the upgrade at $179 USD. It will begin shipping February 1, 2006.
Download a 15 day trial of CorelDraw Graphics Suite X3 [1] here. You will be trying a 15-day, fully functional trial edition of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3, which includes:
CorelDRAW® X3
Corel® PowerTRACE™ X3
Corel® PHOTO-PAINT® X3
Pixmantec® RawShooter™ essentials
Corel CAPTURE™ X3
You can read the full press release [2] here.
