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| CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 [DVD] | ![CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 [DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VF4KhO7lL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | From: Corel
Category: Software
List Price: $429.00
Buy New: $189.02
You Save: $239.98 (56%)
New (28) Used (2) from $149.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 246
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 8.1 x 3.1
MPN: CDGSX4ENPC
Model: CDGSX4ENPC
UPC: 735163119206
EAN: 0735163119206
ASIN: B0012KZKZC
Release Date: February 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 A review from someone who knows not what they're doing May 15, 2008
I have no idea how this compares to Photoshop or any other photo/image creation software. I've never used any of those except at a most basic level and pretty much only for converting jopgs to tiffs or changing the sizes of some of the digital photos I've taken.
So, as someone who has no idea what he's doing with image software, I can say that - at least in terms of the basic stuff I do, this is pretty easy and intuitive. More intuitive than I ever found Photoshop.
I got this software package not so much because it's special or unique features, or to put it through a major trial - I bought it because I thought, "Gee, it's time to learn how to use image editing software now that I have a few thousand digital photos."
While I can't in any way give a realistic evaluation of the full capacity of this thing, I can safely and assuredly (I think) say that this is at least well-designed enough that I actually will be able to learn how to use it to, at some point, comprehend and use those advanced features that leave my mystified and stymied.
Pretty well done!
 Certainly not PSP May 15, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I snatched this product up since I was such a huge fan of Corel Paint Shop Pro, I've been around it since it's Jasc days. After installing it, I have to say that I was disappointed. I thought that maybe Corel Photo-Paint would be similar, and it is, but it lacks in many ways. I'm not much on drawing, so I never could get Draw to work. I've gone back to using PSP.
 Very nice product May 15, 2008
This product downloaded with little problems and does exactly what it is supposed to do. The graphics are incredible. I cannot recomend higly enough for working with computer graphics.
Useful, fun, from amateur to professional. May 15, 2008
This has been tried by a savvy 9 year old nephew, a professional designer in the family, and a normal guy (me). We all found the program useful for our different levels of expertise. The designer had the most uses for this product, and preferred other ways of doing some of the design work... but this was intuitive, easy to handle, and quite powerful as to how it can change images and create design.
A New Top Performer in Graphics May 13, 2008
Okay... I've been using the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 for over two months now. I resisted the urge to review it right away, because the darn thing is so complex and multifaceted that I feared my initial positive reaction would be dimmed with greater exposure. Not to worry!
I've been using (maybe I should now say `was' using) Adobe Illustrator for some time, but this is far superior in terms of usability and functionality in my opinion. I don't mean to go on an anti-Adobe rant, but if you're constantly clicking the right mouse button, cursing and then going to the menu bar for a simple command like `copy', then hallelujah an alternative is here! I sometimes think that Adobe too often sacrifices usability and convenience in their quest to produce a kickass product that will work with Windows without looking like another Microsoft product. There, I've said it... deep cleansing breath... and on to the remainder of the review.
The CorelDRAW X4 graphics functionality takes second chair to nothing else I've used. So much so that I wish my employer would allow me to use it, instead of the Illustrator (oops... I didn't want to badmouth those guys again). And the PowerTRACE application produces far superior results than any other graphics trace I've ever used, period.
With all of that, you might think that the Photo-Paint component would be an afterthought, barely more than an enhanced version of innumerable free photo editors available with Microsoft or Google (Picasa). But it's nothing of the sort. I've been grudgingly using Photoshop Elements (sorry, I just can't stand the gallery nonsense that they put you through) for a while now, but Photo-Paint is now my editor of choice; better enhancement and ease of use make this a new fave for me.
For all of the detailed specs, read the ones in the product description above the reviews. You don't need me to parrot any of that back. Suffice to say that I found the suite to be easy to install, way easier to work with and producing far more satisfying results than any graphic suite I've encountered.
The `oops' in all that is that now I may have to upgrade my digital camera, in order to get even more benefit from the darned thing. Is there any chance that Amazon Vines might need a review of the Pentax K10D 10.2MP Digital SLR any time soon (wink... wink...)?
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