C or el C or p or ation today introduced C or elDRAW® Graphics Suite X5, the newest edition of the company’s award-winning package of professional graphics applications in the Indian market. With m or e than fifty new and enhanced features, C or elDRAW Graphics Suite X5 includes maj or enhancements to asset management, col or management, web graphics, a wide variety of learning resources and m or e content than ever bef or e. The trial and electronic download versions are available today and the product will start shipping bef or e the end of March in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian P or tuguese and Dutch.
F or m or e than 20 years, C or elDRAW® has helped PC users w or ldwide create graphics with impact. Known f or its versatility and power, C or elDRAW Graphics Suite has won hundreds of international industry awards by consistently addressing the most pressing needs of its loyal community of users. The new version of the suite continues in this tradition by focusing on innovations that matter the most to users in a wide variety of industries including sign making, graphic design, fashion/apparel design, wide f or mat printing, marketing, print production and small business.
“Throughout the development cycle f or C or elDRAW Graphics Suite X5, our team w or ked hand-in-hand with our user community to ensure we were delivering the new features and enhancements that would make a meaningful difference to them. We wanted to truly understand what they loved about the product and what they needed to make their experience that much better,” said Gérard Métrailler , Seni or Direct or of Product Management, Graphics, f or C or el at the India launch. “We believe we’ve delivered a product that enables our current users to discover new possibilities with the suite while allowing new users to get up and running quickly and create projects with confidence.”
C or el C or p or ation is not only focusing on product development, but is also taking initiatives to educate and prepare qualified professionals f or careers in industries such as like Printing, Publishing, Advertising, Desktop Publishing, Multimedia, Design, Animation and Web design. They have already launched this program in India and along with their distribut or s Aditya Infotech Ltd., have tied up with leading training institutes in the country to setup C or el Auth or ised Training Centers. “Our endeav or to develop trained professionals f or various industries has been successful in filling up skill gaps in the market. It has received a huge response in India and is expanding at a considerable rate.” added Gérard Métrailler .
New Suite Provides Users with M or e Flexibility, M or e Versatility
In developing the newest version of C or elDRAW Graphics Suite X5, the C or el team focused on five areas that were ranked as key pri or ities by our users:
C or el® CONNECT Simplifies W or kflow; Gives Quick Access to Even M or e Content
C or elDRAW Graphics Suite X5 makes it easy f or users to connect to their content. The new C or el CONNECT is a brand new application that synchronizes with both C or elDRAW and C or el® PHOTO-PAINT™ to provide quick access to content on a computer, netw or k, or disc. In addition, industry-leading supp or t f or m or e than 100 commonly used file f or mats ensures users can easily collab or ate and exchange files with clients and colleagues. C or elDRAW Graphics Suite also continues its tradition of providing one of the broadest selections of fonts, clip-art, and other collateral available, including:
· 10,000 clipart
· 1,000 high-resolution, royalty-free photos
· 1,000 fonts
· 2,000 vehicle templates
· 350 design templates
New & Enhanced Tools Enable Even M or e Precision and Experimentation
With C or elDRAW Graphics Suite X5, the introduction of significant new and enhanced features help users create with confidence. These features include a B-Spline tool, updated artistic media, scalable arrowheads, enhanced Connect or and Dimension tools, and the new Segment Dimension tool. The Mesh Fill tool has also been significantly improved to help users design multi-col or ed filled objects with m or e fluid col or transitions. New web graphics tools enable users to w or k in bitmap mode directly within C or elDRAW viewing detailed pixels and the ability to preview their w or k bef or e publishing online.
Reinvented Col or Management System Ensures Accuracy and Accelerates Project Completion
C or elDRAW Graphics Suite X5 represents a complete change in approach to col or management, assuring users accurate col or representation. The new Document (C or elDRAW) and Image (C or el PHOTO-PAINT) dockers allow users to save project-specific col or s and to reuse col or s from a previous project. In addition, eyedroppers have been added to several col or dialog boxes, col or palettes, and col or pickers, providing m or e convenient col or sampling opp or tunities.
Easy Output to Multiple F or mats
With industry-leading file f or mat compatibility, C or elDRAW Graphics Suite X5 offers the flexibility today’s designers need f or outputting their w or k. The same design may be needed f or Web banners, printed ads or brochures, and t-shirts, billboards or digital signs. In addition, the inclusion of SwiSH miniMax helps users create Web animations f or Web production m or e easily than ever bef or e.
Full-Col or Guidebook and Video Tut or ials Provide Insights and Inspiration to Jump Start Projects It’s easier than ever to get started with C or elDRAW Graphics Suite, regardless of your experience level. The new full col or , hard-cover guidebook provides techniques and tips f or users of all skill levels and offers a unique opp or tunity to learn from professional designers who use the suite in industries including fashion and jewelry design, book illustration, vehicle wrapping, and product packaging. The suite also comes with m or e than two hours of video tut or ials.
“C or elDRAW Graphics Suite is a vital part of my day-to-day w or kflow. With the numerous enhancements introduced in C or elDRAW Graphics Suite X5, I now have an even m or e powerful tool to help me complete projects accurately and efficiently,” said Michal Polák , owner of FRANCISDRAKE design studio. “It’s clear that the C or el development team really listened to its users and w or ked with them to create the best C or elDRAW Graphics Suite yet.”
What is Included in C or elDRAW Graphics Suite X5
C or elDRAW Graphics Suite X5 includes C or elDRAW, an intuitive vect or -illustration and page-layout application; C or el PHOTO-PAINT, a professional image-editing application; C or el® PowerTRACE®, a utility to quickly and accurately convert bitmaps into editable vect or graphics, and C or el® CAPTURE™, a one-click screen capture utility.
New to the suite is C or el CONNECT, a full-screen browser that lets users search the suite’s digital content and/ or their computer or local netw or k to quickly find the perfect complement f or a design. C or elDRAW Graphics Suite X5 also includes many supp or ting applications, a wide variety of content, and in-depth training resources.
F or m or e inf or mation about C or elDRAW Graphics Suite X5 and to see a detailed list of new and enhanced features, please visit www.corel.com/coreldraw. To learn m or e about how C or elDRAW Graphics Suite is used w or ldwide, please visit the product’s community site at http://coreldraw.com.
Pricing and Availability
C or elDRAW Graphics Suite X5 is immediately available as an electronic download through www.corel.com. The boxed version of the suite is available through C or el distribut or in India : Aditya Infotech (http://www.adityagroup.com/) at INR 25,800 (excluding taxes) f or the Indian market
