I might have missed it, but has Corel mentioned what the x7 features will be, or things they are working on? Or when the next feature set will be released?
I am wondering about using the Premium membership, I rarely upgrade software from one version to the next version, and I usually skip a version. So I have no idea of knowing if x7 for be compelling enough for me to upgrade to.
Bill,
Corel hasn't announced what the new features for X7 (or X6.2 for that matter) will be. Our plan is to release X6.2 before the end of 2012, which will provide early access to new features to anyone on a Premium Membership.
We have designed our memberships offering so that you can chose to go premium or not. I would recommend you get at least the standard membership which is free, but I cannot decide for you if the Premium Membership is something that makes sense (would I not be at Corel, I would take it as it makes sense to my needs). We really wanted to provide you with the choice on how to best experience CorelDRAW, and if you prefer the Standard Membership path plus pay for the upgrades later, that is one option available. At the same time, keep in mind that you get a lot more than just the next major versions upgrades part of a Premium Membership, while the price per year is about half the one of an upgrade.
In case you didn't see them, I posted a few entries regarding the memberships and subscription options last week in my blog at http://community.coreldraw.com/blogs/gerard.
Gérard
X6.2 will be a free update for everyone with a Standard or Premium Membership. Standard members will get the fixes (same as Service Packs in the past) and Premium Membership will get early access to new features in addition.
Regarding your question about how to sign-up for Standard Membership, first make sure you have X6.1 installed. If you are not asked during start up of the app, then you can go to the Help menu and select "About CorelDRAW Memberships". That should open a window that gives you more details.
Hello Dave,
CorelDRAW memberships are currently available to people who purchased single-seat licenses. Standard Memberships are only available if you purchased a full, upgrade or education version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 as a box or download version. If you have a multi-seat license or an OEM version, you won't be able to get a Standard Membership at this stage (multi-seat licenses support for memberships is on our roadmap though).
Can you confirm what version you have. Feel free to contact me directly through direct message / email if you prefer.
Yes it is.