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don't forgot that the mac version has a much more professional and modern interface look then the windows {slightly outdated} interface.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forgot that the mac version has a much more professional and modern interface look then the windows {slightly outdated} interface.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.
Corel has not done themselves any favors with the release of 2019, that's a fact.
It's just plain silly to place the opinion that the interface is or is not outdated or professional. Todays outdate is tomorrows retro, that's the truth of the BS style world.
The worst Corel people come from the silly MAC or artists world. The practical art world does not want change for change sake and requires a high degree of accuracy, well over 200 inch Adobe world, in environments that include, engraving, digital print, CNC and water jet cutting as well as state of the art color management. None of this precludes the creation of the finest of art.
These are practical things that lead to sophisticated work that's desired by clients willing to pay for it. The interface always can and needs to evolve but it should be incremental and only when the change provides a positive experience for the bulk of the users not be at the whim of silly behaviors.
Professionalism is BS today, it's hard to find anyone under 50 years old that understands the concept. Most graphic designers don't invest in quality equipment or invest into themselves developing the skills and technical training to understand how to use the equipment if they had it.