benassi97:how would you like to go to your mechanic when the starter goes out on your car
Your example doesn't quite fit in this situation. in this case Nothing has gone wrong in ur corel it has just outdated.
Peace I-)
benassi97: You're kidding right? There is nothing wrong with looking into the future, that is the biggest part of their job. Now, how would you like to go to your mechanic when the starter goes out on your car and he would tell you, sorry you need to buy a new car. Sure everything else works but you're still screwed.
You're kidding right? There is nothing wrong with looking into the future, that is the biggest part of their job.
Now, how would you like to go to your mechanic when the starter goes out on your car and he would tell you, sorry you need to buy a new car.
Sure everything else works but you're still screwed.
Bad analogy. What you're trying to do is retrofit the starter for a 2008 Ford F-150 onto a 1974 Chevy Vega. Not something either Ford or Chevy is likely to support. And "dumbing-down" CS-anything files to Adobe pre-CS is a bad idea in so many ways. Later versions have many features and effects not supported in older versions and, when you convert them that far back, you get garbage.
I'm sorry, but, if you are using either package professionally, then you need to stay at least somewhat current. If you are a hobbyist who can't or won't upgrade, then, at some point, yes, you will be "screwed" by the advancing technology—including an OS that will sucessfully load archaic software.
I'm not trying to be argumentative here, just realistic.
OK' the starter was a bad example. Lets say the new reformulated gasoline they sell at the gas station requires re flashing the ECU. (very simple process) I don't need new features and effects. I just need upgraded filters, that's all.
Lets say that you buy a car that has a three speed transmission. Five years later the three speed transmission is no longer the "standard" of the in dusty as they added a gear and now make four speed units. You want your car to not be changed to four speed because they have closer ratios between the lowest and highest gears. Ain't gonna happen. You want a four speed, you buy the new model.
No scenario is going to fit the situation. If manufactures continued to modify the older products to meet new standard for free, no improvements would ever be developed.
And by the way, the car dealer or mechanic that flashes your ECU is going to charge you for the work or in some cases, for a new ECU. You don't buy a new car but you do pay for the "Upgrade"
In your case the upgrade is less that half the full version and you will get all the new features. Which by the way, in my opinion will, will make using the product much easier, with improve efficiency, and well worth the price.
Jack
benassi97: OK' the starter was a bad example. Lets say the new reformulated gasoline they sell at the gas station requires re flashing the ECU. (very simple process) I don't need new features and effects. I just need upgraded filters, that's all.
You miss my point: you may not think you need those features, but if you are importing files from people using Adobe CS-whatever, they almost certainly are using those features and effects—that's probably why they bought it.
More; Corel 10 just doesn't have the code to understand those effects and features and no import filter ever written will be able to make it understand something that is just not within it's code-capabilities. As I said; you'll get garbage (can you tell I'm a programmer?).
So, what you need is the improved code, so that it can understand and import those files. And that's exactly what the later versions of Corel were and are; the advancing technology, the ongoing attempt to keep up with, or out-do, the competition.
"Komerex tel khesterex; The structure that does not grow—dies." Klingon proverb (Yeah, I'm a geek, too.)
Thank you!
This makes total sense.
Now let me buy Draw only for half the price and keep all the other crap (I know my crap is other peoples treasure) :D
You can order the upgrade for less than half price today if you wish. That is, if you have a legal copy of one of the following.
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite
CorelDRAW (standalone)
CorelDRAW Classic
CorelDRAW Select
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite Special Edition
Corel PHOTO-PAINT® (standalone)
Corel DESIGNER®
Micrografx Designer®
Micrografx Graphics Suite®
Micrografx® Picture Publisher® or Corel® Picture Publisher®
Note: Upgrade eligibility excludes academic, OEM and Not For Resale (NFR) versions. Corel products not listed above are not eligible for the upgrade version.
I would suggest the boxed versions as it come with all the extras.
Well, thank you sir. Looks like I'll be able to upgrade after all.
benassi97:Corel could fix that by giving an option of updating the import filterts for older versions
Who am I tell you how much time Corel has, or if it is doable or not...
But since I'm a user of CorelDRAW, know nothing about creating filters, know nothing about updating filter for old versions, don't work for Corel... all I can say is:
Nice idea!
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Adobe Illustrator 9, 10 files are not fully supported for import or export.
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Some how I manage to post a response on the wrong thread. Here. I removed it. Excuse me. so sorry
It doesn't work that way changing a postscript responce is core technology and can blow out the entire application.
David Milisock
David,
There is a workaround for compressed .ai files. It requires you to have PrimoPDF (Free version is fine) or some other PDF creator.
1. Change the .ai extension to .pdf and open the file with Adobe Reader.2. Choose File > Print and select PrimoPDF.3. Choose the settings and location you require and print to a file.4. Open or import the PDF file as you normally would.
Of course AI does things differently than Draw so you may still run into some issues, but at least you'll be able to access the file.
Frank OlivioAmiGraphics
folivio:There is a workaround for compressed .ai files.
The unfortunate aspect of the graphics industry is that the profit margins are near non-existant. If I get an AI file I open it in AI as it is faster and the job is perfect the first time, if the file was near right in the first place. I can't spend time on files so I don't use work arounds.
Aleem Ashraf: Corel doesn't have time to support the older versions, They are always looking into the future.
it's not a time problem, several times Corel updates older versions, for example, the ServicePack 2 of CorelDRAW X3 brings an update for X3 users for Windows Vista (Vista doesn't exists whne X3 was released). But sometimes to update an older version requires a lot of work
Ariel Garaza Díaz
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