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Anomalies with Windows Classic Theme and Corel Photo-PAINT
I'll admit I'm a fan of Windows Classic Theme.However, Corel Photo-PAINT doesn't play nice with certain dialogs in the theme, even though this theme has been officially released by Microsoft as part of...
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Alexander Penkin's NeonTool 7 released
For those working with neon, this item is an awesome CorelDRAW macro (for this specialized purpose). Here's more information about it. A video is here. (no audio)It's a free update for those with...
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ecut 5.0 special price
E-Cut 5 is a remarkable add-on for CorelDRAW allows many advanced abilities for artists who work with Vinyl, CNC machines, or laser cutters.While eCut has always been a tremendous value, you'll need to...
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CorelDRAW - work in scale, or simply scale art down?
If you create signs or large dimension projects in CorelDRAW, this post is for you!Working in scale might might seem easier to print large dimension artwork on smaller sheets of paper for proofing...
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Alexander Penkin's Symmetrical 2 updated
It now works inside CorelDRAW X6 - 64 Bit. The current version is 2.174. See it here.A great value for under 20 dollars! Supported Versions:• CorelDRAW X4(with Service Pack 2)•CorelDRAW X5(with Service...
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Anti-aliased edges on exports
Every so often, someone asks about how to get rid of fringes on exports, especially on solid boxes. Here's what I mean: this GIF has an soft edge between the blue and black.One solution for Coreldraw...
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James Leonard's Artwork Optimizer Standard - 64-Bit version now available
Now that some users are moving towards the 64 bit version of CorelDRAW X6, some macros and add-ons are being re-written for that environment.This particular plugin performs shape sequence / stacking...
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James Leonard's STANDARD & PRO DXFTools - 64-Bit Versions Now Available
Now that some users are moving towards the 64 bit version of CorelDRAW X6, some macros and add-ons are being re-written for that environment.This is the BEST way to make DXF files for CNC, Router,...
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Fastest way to fade an image
Sometime I see other users suggest convoluted ways to fade images. I propose that CorelDRAW's Interactive Transparency Tool is the fastest way to get the job done. Note that this method is also...
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Fastest way to get a color scheme for a project
I tend to design projects around the dominant hues found in the bitmaps used in that particular project.Put down that Twinkie and pay attention! I once charged huge sums for this info. CorelDRAW might...
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Alexander Penkin's Effects for Cut updated
New features:Slicing: by size with overlappingThe length of curves with separation by colorTrim for lightbox (with overlap)Search for 'thick' lines and converting them into an objectSearch forsmall...
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Scaling nodes
Hopefully most CorelDRAW users realize that the Property Bar changes, depending on what's going in the document area. For example, if you double-click on a curve shape, you'll see some functions that...
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Massive amounts of files and folders for CorelDRAW messages
In Feb of 2013, I noticed a lot of space being taken up in my roaming folder:Check the areas in yellow. that's a massive amount of files and folders.Since I like to keep a tidy system, I asked Corel...
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Linked bitmap resolution adjustment
Some of us hope for an overhaul for the handling of linked bitmaps. In the meantime, there are some fun things to play with in the Windows Registry. Some of us discussed this back in 2008.This isn't...
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GIF Animation using Swish Minimax
Some simple things can be animated in Photo-PAINT directly.However, for smoother results, that comes from keyframing. This is when software generates the intermediate steps automatically. Basically,...
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Containing sprayed shapes made with the artistic media tool
For the animation, I prepared some vector trees in advance as coreldraw object sprayer. I've covered this in other youetube videos such as this one:A user in the CorelDRAW forums asked in this thread...
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How PNG's open in Photo-PAINT
Some users prefer the old way found in Photo-PAINT, version 12 and lower. (Initial release of X3 worked like this too, but not after service packs).In old versions, the PNG would open, and user could...
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Let Us Spray
Here's another example of spraying objects, in this case droplets.I added a fancy secret touch... Someone was so impressed with how this looks that they paid me 10.00 USD to get a copy of it! Maybe I...
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My favorite "red eye" reduction method in Photo-PAINT
I don't use the built-in red eye tool found in Photo-PAINT. It doesn't offer the best results in my opinion. Instead, here's my favorite way - from David MacDonald from over ten years ago. David Mutch...
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Faster access to popular tools/features
One of the first things I did when customizing my workspace was make it much faster to access some of CorelDRAW's most powerful features. On many devices, you can have one-click access to all of these...
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