Hi All
I made the BigJump from 9 to X4 some months ago , time to say something about, feelings are really mixted
from one side i loved the new interface, how X4 handles PDF was the great thing for me , awesome feature was for me the export for office option (png power :) ) smart guides helped some, but i really miss ver 9 speed
even for dummy files X4 is a big turtle, i have the feeling of "jumping" graphics (like "lag" in games) tested illustrator CS5 in same machine was EXTREMELY SPEEDER ,damn if i didnt have the Unicode fonts issue i d thrown that turtle away... its hard to say that for the software that i do my job from 1991 but ver 9 was the GOLD version -Damn Corel MAKE A FAST and STABLE programm with only a few features
Really dissapointed blame myself that i didnt started with Mac /illustrator platform...
pap said:even for dummy files X4 is a big turtle,
Yes. I agree it is a bad thing about the newer version.
I could install verion 12 right now and throw twice as many items on the screen. Zooming in and out, and program operation in general would be twice as fast. Same thing with version 9 on an old Windows 98 machine. Why are newer versions slower?
I upgraded to X4 for my shop computer for the macro power. When I had version 12 however I could work faster and with more files.
pap said:Really dissapointed blame myself that i didnt started with Mac /illustrator platform...
What?!? .....Cooo Cooo.
~John
RunFlaCruiser said: even for dummy files X4 is a big turtle, Yes. I agree it is a bad thing about the newer version. I could install verion 12 right now and throw twice as many items on the screen. Zooming in and out, and program operation in general would be twice as fast. Same thing with version 9 on an old Windows 98 machine. Why are newer versions slower? I upgraded to X4 for my shop computer for the macro power. When I had version 12 however I could work faster and with more files. pap said:Really dissapointed blame myself that i didnt started with Mac /illustrator platform... What?!? .....Cooo Cooo. ~John [/quote] Years ago, Illustrator was both very slow, and very skeletal in terms of it's feature set. Corel Draw had a lot of features and was extremely fast. But with each update Corel Draw got slower and slower while not really adding a lot in the way of features. Illustrator on the other hand got faster and faster while piling on cool new features. Today, Illustrator is probably a little faster than Corel Draw, but it's featureset might be a little less than Corel Draw. It's hard to say because Corel Draw sort of dabbles in many things while not digging too deeply into them, such as page layout while Illustrator has a better focus on drawing and brushes and such. I can remember a time when I had began to primarily use Illustrator, but Corel Draw was so fast that I would open Corel Draw just to preview fonts! Illustrator was terrible for previewing fonts. Since Corel Draw 3, Corel Draw can barely preview fonts at all.
even for dummy files X4 is a big turtle,
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Years ago, Illustrator was both very slow, and very skeletal in terms of it's feature set. Corel Draw had a lot of features and was extremely fast. But with each update Corel Draw got slower and slower while not really adding a lot in the way of features. Illustrator on the other hand got faster and faster while piling on cool new features. Today, Illustrator is probably a little faster than Corel Draw, but it's featureset might be a little less than Corel Draw. It's hard to say because Corel Draw sort of dabbles in many things while not digging too deeply into them, such as page layout while Illustrator has a better focus on drawing and brushes and such.
I can remember a time when I had began to primarily use Illustrator, but Corel Draw was so fast that I would open Corel Draw just to preview fonts! Illustrator was terrible for previewing fonts. Since Corel Draw 3, Corel Draw can barely preview fonts at all.
Jack Ross said: Have you tried adding Corel to your AV exclusion list.? That can often speed the application up.
Have you tried adding Corel to your AV exclusion list.? That can often speed the application up.
HI.
Maybe. But I think this thread is referring to the basic fact.
Install both and the older app can just do things faster. Load 1000 items on the screen and fly!
Did we have that much less work way back when. No, but when you upgrade make sure you got the power because the app sure will need it.
A few new tools perhaps but why the slow down?
Also look at the contour tool. You better not contour any complex items unless you need a bathroom break.
RunFlaCruiser said:Also look at the contour tool. You better not contour any complex items unless you need a bathroom break.
for this issue most times i use the Convert Outline to Object / does more accurate work , even if need some more steps (*but fast enough to dont get time to be angry ) , can make also interesting things w dots, round corners etc...i use it most for my vinyl cutter (*a PROUD D-610 SUMMA SIGN / this has nonstop work from 1991
Cheers
pap said:*a PROUD D-610 SUMMA SIGN / this has nonstop work from 199
Yes. Summa is nice and my brand of choice as far as printers and cutters.
I run many Summa cutters. My oldest is a d620 which I refurbished. It gave me many good years until I plugged it in to a faulty electrical outlet one day. It now sports a new "used" motherboard, new belts, and other misc parts.
Draw 9 was good and so were the memories of using it, but I can't do without my macros. I liked CorelScript and got a few things done but with the power of macros and X5 I feel like a one man army...lol
It's X5 for me now!
PS. If I have ever have any complex items to Contour I usually use "the other guy"
RunFlaCruiser said:PS. If I have ever have any complex items to Contour I usually use "the other guy"
i cut everything with a windows 3.1 programm EASYCUT ver 3.5
that works fine under XP -- the only that i miss is the UNDO option ,but i like to be like the pope (no mistake man !!)
make me an undo macro please
pap said: PS. If I have ever have any complex items to Contour I usually use "the other guy" i cut everything with a windows 3.1 programm EASYCUT ver 3.5 that works fine under XP -- the only that i miss is the UNDO option ,but i like to be like the pope (no mistake man !!) make me an undo macro please Cheers [/quote] Hi. I remember EasyCut. I lightly touched base with it. I would recommend you do all design work in Draw. Use the cut program only to cut the item(s). This way you keep design separate from output and you can undo as well as save your changes. ~John
Hi.
I remember EasyCut. I lightly touched base with it.
I would recommend you do all design work in Draw. Use the cut program only to cut the item(s). This way you keep design separate from output and you can undo as well as save your changes.
RunFlaCruiser said:I would recommend you do all design work in Draw. Use the cut program only to cut the item(s)
that i exactly Do but Easycut is nice prog can drive CNC machine also