What are the file size limits under CorelDraw X7?
Hello Island; What do you mean limits? and are you talking Draw or PP?
George
Wondering about Draw and how large a file is workable/maintainable in the X7 version of Draw now.
Hello Island; Years & years back CorelDRAW had a 30"x30" limit, but I don't know if it has a limit it's sort of like a Cad file size. I have taken pictures of shopping centers and blowen it up to 100% scale, and I do vehicles all the time at 100%. I use a macro that I Bought from Jeff's web site ( http://macromonster.com ) Called SMAuto Size. You have to know the size of a object in the picture, I use a yard stick, and you draw a line the length of the yard stick and tell the micro it's 36" click the button and every thing in the picture enlarges to size. I hope this is some help.
Thanks George. I'm actually wondering about file sizes (in MB/GB) and not inches though.
I've been using CorelDraw since version 3 and have always pushed the file size limit to the limit (2 GB through version 5, frequently working with files in the 1.0 to 1.9 GB size)
Even though I know people advise me to use another tool for longer documents, I really like corel so I've been pushing it to the limit and at times a bit beyond creating large documents.
I prefer to work with images embedded vs. linked because it allows me to use effects fully, adjust tone, etc. all within draw to create a collage that all works together. It was easier when digital photos were 4 mega pixels each; now I end up working with photos that are larger than necessary until the final step of flattening everything down, as I don't want resample down to 300 dpi and then decide I want to enlarge slightly and end up with a sub-optimal image at 280 dpi or reducing sharpness by resampling multiple times.
So I'm wondering how large a file X7 can handle and be stable with.
CorelDRAW doesn't have limits, the limit was made for Windows. The 32-bits versions of Windows allows up to 2 Gb of RAM for each program, so if you reach this limit, surely Windows can't manage this file and the temporary files. Also, 32-bits versions of Windows only uses up to 3.2 Gb of RAM. For ths reason is so important the use of the Virtual Memory for prevent crashes and errors. The 64 bits of Windows can use all memory available, but only for 64 bits software, then only the 64 bits versions of X6 and X7 can use more than 2 Gb of RAM
btw why any file can have 2 Gb file size or more? The most probable reason is the use of too high resolution bitmaps. If you use 300 dpi images, you can create a big file (such as a magazine) but never had 2 Gb of file size. And if it's for large printing, remember that more size, less resolution, so you can have a file with 15x15 meters and never use 1 or 2 Gb file size