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Just ask!

Hi everyone,

I've decided to take an interesting (and hopefully inviting!) approach to my blog, to make sure I get a chance to reach out and make myself as accessible as possible to the community. So please go ahead and ask me any questions you might have about CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. Now let me manage expectations a bit here :). Even though I'm the Product Manager, the goal isn't to provide technical support (that is best left with our Technical Support team or to the community as a whole) or to offer tips on the best techniques for achieving certain design goals (again, best left to the community as a whole). But that said, I want to give everyone a direct line into Corel for things like product features and trends, target industries, wish-lists, etc. If you're unsure, just ask! I will do my best to either answer your question myself, or chase down the answer from one of the other folks here at Corel. I won't be able to answer every question (we have lawyers and other rules that I need to follow and there is only so much time!), but I will post answers to some of the more popular and interesting questions each week.

To ask me a question, just click the "Contact" link on the right to send me a note.

Thanks!

John

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Posted Thu, Jul 16 2009 16:54 by John Falsetto

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AdvancedArtist wrote re: Just ask!
on Thu, Jul 16 2009 22:14

Hey John,

First question. Can please please please pretty please have two things in X5?

1. A select color range like that in PhotoShop in PhotoPaint my life would be perfect if you gave me that.

2. A liguifyfilter for bitmaps in draw like the one in PhotoShop...

OK 3 and I know this is HUGE can please have all of PhotoPaints functions in draw so I dont have to open PhotoPaint

Check this tutorial bet is makes you think

www.youtube.com/watch

Ghiangelo wrote re: Just ask!
on Fri, Jul 17 2009 1:32

nice to see these mentioned. the Advanced Artist tutorials rely on image warping A LOT and Photoshop is utilized as the primary software for precision warping. I also second such a request. professional image retouching needs it. currently my workflow requires Paint Shop Pro X2 for image warping since the warping brush there allows me to do detailed manipulations on a selected layer in the main document window without having to open it into a separate plugin like Photoshop does. it's VERY cool. an implementation of this sort would be fantastic in Photo-Paint.

I also second the Color Range selection. this is particularly good because it generates superior feathering/blending of color transitions. just yesterday i could have used it.

Thirdly- Color Management has to be more streamlined!! Generic Profiles do not cut it and monitor specific profiles should be applied automatically in the color managed workflow. Corel's CM system is very weak when custom profiles are used, in fact it is buggy as heck when custom ICC soft-proofing is exercised.

Ninja Crayon wrote re: Just ask!
on Fri, Jul 17 2009 2:54

i have corel draw now but i lost the code for it and the nimber to call doesnt work so how can i find out what the code was

Henry H wrote re: Just ask!
on Fri, Jul 17 2009 12:23

Hi John,

I have a legal copy of designer 10 that I can't use because it required an activation code when I installed it on my new computer.  I can't get an activation code because Corel no longer supports Designer 10.  Any ideas on how I can get this program activated?

Henry H

TJ wrote re: Just ask!
on Fri, Jul 17 2009 13:15

i have seen a lost of graphics right here in this site, i sometimes wounder how colours, vector images, light effect, and so on. I Just don't know how they are applied. One guy's job i so much love is that of jimmy, his lastet discovery. pls need help

TJ wrote re: Just ask!
on Fri, Jul 17 2009 13:15

i have seen a lost of graphics right here in this site, i sometimes wounder how colours, vector images, light effect, and so on. I Just don't know how they are applied. One guy's job i so much love is that of jimmy, his lastet discovery. pls need help

John Falsetto wrote re: Just ask!
on Fri, Jul 17 2009 13:33

Hi everyone,

Thanks for initial interest! Just to clarify the process though, please use the "Contact" link towards the top right of this page.

Thanks,

John

Aleem Ashraf wrote re: Just ask!
on Sat, Jul 18 2009 4:55

Quote:

Hi everyone,

Thanks for initial interest! Just to clarify the process though, please use the "Contact" link towards the top right of this page.

Thanks,

John

Aleem Ashraf said:

Hi John, I did exactly the same, I m waiting for some sort of a feedback from you abt my problem.

yagnesh wrote re: Just ask!
on Wed, Jul 22 2009 4:11

how can i change the colour of the barcode in coreldraw ?

Aleem Ashraf wrote re: Just ask!
on Tue, Jul 28 2009 11:13

Hi John, it's been more than a week since I asked u a question, u r not replying.

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