I am looking for a solution to read current Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop files into Coreldraw2024. Then I need to export these layered files to an old version of Corel Draw running on Windows 2000. I need suggestions for the Corel versions to buy. My printer is a 24 year old ALPS 5000. I need to spot print each layer seperately to the ALPS. I can acquire whatever versions of Corel are needed for this solution to work. I could also use Windows XP, but the drivers are cluged and complicated. Windows 2000 is native to the printer. I hope somebody can give me a suggestion.
Even the latest version of CorelDRAW is limited on being able to accurately import current "CC" version files of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. If the artwork is simple in nature (no fancy fills, gradients, transparency effects, etc) it might be able to be saved down to early file versions of Illustrator, CorelDRAW, EPS, etc without "breaking."
There are features and effects within Illustrator that can be "baked" into Illustrator AI files that the current version of CorelDRAW cannot duplicate at all. Freeform gradient fills and line stroke gradients are two examples. Someone would have to edit the artwork within Adobe Illustrator, expanding/flattening those effects or converting the elements into pixel-based objects before exporting the artwork in an older Illustrator file version CorelDRAW can read. Then it can be an adventure saving CorelDRAW CDR files down to earlier file versions.
Yes. Simple flat files with only solid colors. Only one color per layer at 100%. No effects.
If the artwork elements have a basic appearance then they can be saved down to "legacy" CS6 format AI files in Illustrator. Current versions of CorelDRAW tend to be able to open those kinds of files without much trouble. Within CorelDRAW new CDR files can be saved down-ward to earlier file version formats. In the year 2000 I think CorelDRAW was in the version 9 or version 10 period.
Excellent Bobby. These are the details I needed. I appreciate your reply !! We will give this a shot.