Hi guys , can someone tell me why CorelDraw X7 is only on Windows and not the Mac . Is it because Corel can not programme for mac, or did Corel fall out with Apple ?
Just do not understand , I have X6 on Windows and have had since the fist version of CorelDraw suite 6 . And have really enjoyed using for years . Just happens my wiffy wanted to get an iMac ,and you just can not understand the disappointment we have in finding out that version X7 is still ONLY Windows . I have tried many forums to find out if it would work with VM or parallel s . And I have not read a review yet to say they are happy running CorelDraw on Mac as of yet .
Would or could someone advise a good way of running CorelDraw X7 on the MAC please . .
Hello,
I'm new to the forum but like Oriley1UK I've been using Corel Draw for years. I started with Illustrator at college but found a job in an all PC company using Corel Draw 5 at the time.
A few years later I bought one of the original iMacs and was delighted that Mac World were giving away a free copy of Corel 8 but the iMac never really lived up to my expectations so I ditched it and bought a PC.
I've been floundering around work wise for a few years now. I've done freelance work for all sorts of clients but I felt I needed to bite the bullet, buy a Mac and try and get myself industry compliant. i.e. Adobe CC as opposed to Corel X7. The thing is, I'm finding it so long-winded and at times nonsensical. Things that make perfect sense in Corel seem to take forever in Illustrator e.g. Leading and Kerning being more guess work than Corel's visual approach.
I don't ask too much from the software as the majority of my work is vector based so as long as the drawing tools are reliable I'm good to go. I've always taken a belt and braces approach to artwork ensuring that little is left to chance or misinterpretation when it comes to separations etc. so I'm feeling a little disappointed with the feeling of fragility that working in illustrator gives me. Trimming and welding are invaluable for screen print artwork. Manual tracing using bezier curves in wireframe is another particular favourite/essential which Illustrator doesn't seem to get. Working with fills and gradients in Illustrator also seems far more complicated than it needs to be.
I'm sure all these things are possible somehow in Illustrator if you know where to look but I happen to like Corel's terminology and common sense approach and I would love to be able to use Corel Draw on the Mac if only it were possible. I don't fancy going the Parallels route because the graphics industry is heavily Mac biased and I'm convinced that unless Corel attempt to produce a Mac version of Draw they will lose out and eventually disappear.
There must be many people in my situation. It is in both Corel and Mac's interest to see this happen because the Illustrator users will probably never switch, the Corel users could embrace Mac OSX and take Corel forward the and PC users who refuse to pay Mac prices can still get exactly what they need.
I think that Corel Draw is a perfect program for what I need and I don't want to stop using it but if I want to work in the graphics industry I have to keep my skills relevant and be able to slot into a typical studio setup. It would be a shame to see Corel fall by the wayside. Adobe obviously see mileage in making a PC version of their software so they can hardly cry foul if Corel developed for Mac.
My apologies for going on but I think that Corel Draw is too good a program to lose. I would be overjoyed if Corel was available for the Mac and if enough of us can get the message through, you never know?
It amazes me how some people let an OS dictate the software they use.
Not much runs on a MAC, never has, never will.
Boomhauer said:It amazes me how some people let an OS dictate the software they use
Think about this, the MAC users complain, the software available on the MAC is not good enough and that the application that does what they want and has the features does not support the MAC, and their solution is not for them (the MAC user) to change but for others to change. Go figure.
David Milisock said: It amazes me how some people let an OS dictate the software they use Think about this, the MAC users complain, the software available on the MAC is not good enough and that the application that does what they want and has the features does not support the MAC, and their solution is not for them (the MAC user) to change but for others to change. Go figure. [/quote] I went into the Apple store at the mall the other day. Man, some really sweet powerful machines. My wife really wanted one. It's wouldn't be a problem for her. Myself though, as a die hard CorelDraw user, basically just walked out. I'm gonna stick with Windows for not only the benefit of CorelDraw, but a host of other programs that are only for Windows. My windows machine is quite powerful with the software I have on it, why switch, no need really. None at all. I think they also don't release a Mac version because of Visual Basic, / Studio Licensed for CorelDraw. The automation system which is more than a HUGE (and I cannot stress the word HUGE enough) part of CorelDraw, relies on Windows. If you did make a Mac version imagine rebuilding the entire automation system that took decades to perfect, using a different automation system.
It amazes me how some people let an OS dictate the software they use
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I went into the Apple store at the mall the other day. Man, some really sweet powerful machines. My wife really wanted one. It's wouldn't be a problem for her. Myself though, as a die hard CorelDraw user, basically just walked out. I'm gonna stick with Windows for not only the benefit of CorelDraw, but a host of other programs that are only for Windows. My windows machine is quite powerful with the software I have on it, why switch, no need really. None at all.
I think they also don't release a Mac version because of Visual Basic, / Studio Licensed for CorelDraw. The automation system which is more than a HUGE (and I cannot stress the word HUGE enough) part of CorelDraw, relies on Windows. If you did make a Mac version imagine rebuilding the entire automation system that took decades to perfect, using a different automation system.
Exactly my point, R&D cost cannot be supported by the number of MACs in the world
David Milisock said:Think about this, the MAC users complain, the software available on the MAC is not good enough and that the application that does what they want and has the features does not support the MAC, and their solution is not for them (the MAC user) to change but for others to change. Go figure.
Well said, David.
Moreover, the development costs are higher and there are very few developers because coding on a MAC is a nightmare.
Sub GDG_John( ) said:I think they also don't release a Mac version because of Visual Basic, / Studio Licensed for CorelDraw. The automation system which is more than a HUGE (and I cannot stress the word HUGE enough) part of CorelDraw, relies on Windows. If you did make a Mac version imagine rebuilding the entire automation system that took decades to perfect, using a different automation system.
The easiast way would be to make a Mac CorelDRAW version without Visual Basic. Simply make a version without that "feature". It would still be a great program. Many users probably never use Macros. Or very few of them. I tend to use very few third party myself.
But would Corel create such a version? A "slim" version?
But money is the big ssue as always.