A Suggestion for a "WOW" effect for the New Corel Draw X7
I would like to suggest, a "Wow" effect, that in my opinion, will make Corel Draw stands out and be the Most completed suite and the Most powerful Vector software of all !
It's a name that i gave and i called it "Vector Gaussian Blur"!
As we can see, this effect tool exists already in illustrator, since a long time.
I just can't wait to see something similar in the new version of Corel Draw X7.
I don't like the method that some people usually use to achieve this effect, by converting a vector shape to Bitmap, they open the Photopaint and they apply the bitmap Gaussian blur filter on it.
That's why i would like to change this and create something that will be a vector base! That will only be inside Corel Draw.
In fact there is a tool in Corel Draw, that can do almost the same job as the "Gaussian Blur" does, in a vector style. It is the drop shadow effect ! But my suggestion is to create an effect tool solely for this effect only. Which of course will includes feather and transparency together with this effect.
Actually the trick is when you apply a drop shadow to a vector object, inside Corel Draw and then "Break the Drop Shadow Appart", you instantly have a "Vector Gaussian Blur" object!
Because it is vector, of course you can change its color and change its shape!
I am attaching a visual sample below, that i did, to show you what i mean.
Now, My question is:
- Where should i go to show/suggest this post, in order for the technicians, the people who works and design the New tools for each version of Corel, to include my suggested effect. for the Next Version?
- Can Corel users, make suggestions on New tools for the New versions of Corel? to whom shall i email?
Thank you.
Hi.
Nice idea.
Your message here it will be seen. The only problem is there are thousands of other requested features here too.
Other idea. Become a beta tester when it becomes available. But still there are literally thousands of feature requests to compete with.
My suggestion for past versions was to include a bunch of cool script/macros that would do effects like these and others. CorelDraw 9 and 8 had them and then they were gone. I put this suggestion every version so far but I guess it got buried in the pile too.
I hope yours makes it.
~John
RunFlaCruiser said:My suggestion for past versions was to include a bunch of cool script/macros that would do effects like these and others. CorelDraw 9 and 8 had them and then they were gone. I put this suggestion every version so far but I guess it got buried in the pile too.
I suggested the same some years ago. Altough is not the most important thing for advanced users, is useful for apply an effect or several effects, and allows to save the result and apply to other jobs
You're right Ariel, this has been brought up many times during the last years.
I believe it would be a very welcome addition.It has been in Xara for a long, long time and just look at how their users create some magnificent stuff.They use edge feathering extensively, and fast, to get natural looking edges and highlights for example, where we have to use workarounds with blends, mesh fills and blurred bitmaps.
Ronny Axelsson said: You're right Ariel, this has been brought up many times during the last years. I believe it would be a very welcome addition.It has been in Xara for a long, long time and just look at how their users create some magnificent stuff.They use edge feathering extensively, and fast, to get natural looking edges and highlights for example, where we have to use workarounds with blends, mesh fills and blurred bitmaps.
Seems such an easy add to give the program LOT of value. Maybe adapt the scripts that came with Draw 9, or make a bunch of new ones.
Hi my Friend Ronny.
Why you speak about macros?
Ariel has replied to RunFlaCruiser about his previous idea on the "Macros".
Not on my Subject.
My Subject's post here, on this page, is Only about the New WOW effect of "Vector Gaussian Blur" that i want to recommend for the New version X7.
Please discuss about macros on other pages of the forum.
Here, you are more than welcome to chat only about vector Gaussian blur.
~ Evros
corelX said: Hi my Friend Ronny. Why you speak about macros?
Brian, Jeff and Adrian talked about macros and you even marked Brian's posts as Verified answers. Not sure what you mean.
Ronny Axelsson said: Hi my Friend Ronny. Why you speak about macros?
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I am really sorry and i want to apologize to you.
RunFlaCruiser was talking about macros from the begining and he replied to you about macros as well.
I was just trying from the begining of this post, to Highlight the importance of this New effect, and convince Corel Technicians to bring this, in the New version X7, as an official Corel's tool effect, and not as a macro. That's why i wanted to show this effect as not a macro :-)
But after some Nice fellows explained to me, what macros can do, I realized the power of a Macro and the customization of it. So i have decided to accept this and started to love macros too! :-)
If Corel co., after reading this post, will never decide to integrate this tool that i suggested, we will be using the Macro instead :-)
Don't misunderstand me my friend, my intention was not bad :-)
No problem. I just couldn't understand where you found that I was promoting a macro, in favour of "the real thing".Macros are awesome, but in this case (vector feathering) it should definitely be built in, and I have personally suggested it since I first saw it in Xara, years ago.