Xara Xtreme allows designers to create vector-based graphics and illustrations to be used in print and Web-based publishing. It primarily a vector graphics software, but it incorporates bitmap and flash editing tools. It is an alternative to Adobe Illustrator CS3 and CorelDRAW X3 for th Windows platform, and has much prove! The layout is well-organized with handy tools and easy-to-reach menu bars-most beginners and intermediate users should be comfortable from the start. Xara Xtreme allows advanced bitmap editing options. Operations like crop, rotate, auto-enhance,etc. Can be applied to bitmap images.
Each stp in the process of editing is noted by a picture, so backtracking to earlier versions of the is possible. The flash tool is very similar to the bitmap tool; even the interface looks alike. The features available here are pretty basic, though. You get support for print and pre-press; you can set up multi-page documents and spreads. Xara Xtreme Pro documents can be exported to PDF. The is support for rich txt documents-meaning th formatting is maintained in the process. Linking to an external editor is possible: Xara automatically updates its own document when one saves changes to the file or image in an external application.
Effects are rendered very fast; memory consumption hovered around the 60 MB mark during our test-pretty good for a graphics suite.
Xara Xtreme Pro turns out to be moor thn just a vector illustration program.The Pro 3.2 edition packs in some exceptional features for print and Web designers alike. Considering that Adobe Illustrator CS3 retails at $599 and Corel DRAW X3 at $399, the pric tag of $249 is decent.
Beginners might want to try out Xara Xtreme (not to be confused with Xara Xtreme Pro). The feature set is reduced, but the price is unbeatable: $79

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