After installing CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019 for Windows right after release, we had to revert to v2018 very quickly due to too many bugs in v2019. Since our company works on tight deadlines and fast turnaround times we really can't afford buggy software that slows us down, or worse: hamper us from using features we're used to that have been removed/broken in v2019.
I see that an Update 1 for v2019 has been released, but also see a LOT of frustration on the forums, so my questions are:
Is it "safe" to install CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019 for Windows or should we rather wait for Update 2 before trying our luck again?
Community feedback welcome/encouraged, as we know what the official response from Corel would be :)
I guess we can thank all of this for the new Mac and .app version? Wow, three times the work to fix bugs etc versus putting ALL their energy into the one Windows CorelDRAW we all have come to know and use on a daily basis since the very first version ever. Nobody will buy the mac version anyways. Well... maybe 1 or 2 just so they can see it on their "pretty" overpriced mac.
timd1971 said:maybe 1 or 2
this is highly unlikely. maybe not the same big user base like in the windows version, but ONLY 1 or 2?!!
don't forgot that the mac version has a much more professional and modern interface look then the windows {slightly outdated} interface.
i hope that they will update the windows user interface to a modern updated look, in the near future... (the same they have done in the mac and .app versions)
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barbn said:this is highly unlikely. maybe not the same big user base like in the windows version, but ONLY 1 or 2?!!
::: sarcasm :::
barbn said:don't forgot that the mac version has a much more professional and modern interface look then the windows {slightly outdated} interface.
Seriously?! hahahahahaha!
This is a symptom of what we have seen in graphics ever since the MAC came to be. The application interface and fancy art is what is considered professional, not the work. This type of thinking has lead the charge down the downward slope of quality and profit margins in the graphic industry.
You don't see professionals in archictectural design using MACs for design, you don't see scientists using MACs. In fact the only place you see the MAC being used in in the design and photography field where (over 40 years of experience has shown) the least professional work is supplied.
As long as the application has the ability, it's the work that is professional.
Outdated Software... that's basically the international description on CorelDRAW :( its a fact.
Outdated? Not if it works and gets the job done.
The problem is when Corel tries to fix the software when it isn't or wasn't broke to add extra gimmicky features to generate more income.
As outdated as you may think CorelDRAW is, it was and still actually is way ahead of the others depending on your needs. V2019 from what I hear is causing the start of the reverse if that and Corel better get a handle on it before it's too late. Including the recent killing of upgrades. : /
Coreldraw is not way ahead of other software unless you're talking about freeware and the 50 dollar programs. It's certainly not way ahead of Adobe Illustrator.
Maybe you should put CorelDRAW behind you then?
Here is where you are wrong, there are many areas where Illustrator simply fails miserably, all tools have their assets and shortcomings, Corel as well as Adobe.
The image I posted here started out as an Illustrator file that simply couldn't be realized in Illustrator. The required accuracy over the 111 feet of the wall was too great for the use of scaled drawing, the art was too complex and rapidy got to the point where single edits in AI took hours. Illustrator could not even handle 1/3rd of the project on systems running I7 processors and 64GB of RAM with SSD storage. The people who started this project were not silly artists, they were seasoned professionals, just not as capable as they thought.
The resulting full scale CorelDRAW file was 2.3 GB in memory, it was easily edited and output in a color managed manner on my I7 system with 32 GB of RAM and SSD storage.
Most Adobe users lack experience with large scale projects, they stick to shirts, small prints and some large format work and I don't blame them they application quickly becomes cumbersome as the scale of projects goes up.
That's when you break that 111' into more manageable smaller chunks to handle.
Of course you need to break it apart to output but not for design, in fact designing it at full scale is very accurate and makes proofing a charm. It ran quite nicely on my work station and I was even able to do edits (albeit slowly) on a I 5 laptop with 6GB of RAM.
This image shows 3 panels of printed acrylic that Illustrator took over 40 minutes to open and then an hour and then an hour to make one little edit.
Projects like this is one workflow that CorelDRAW does very well.