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Vance Galliher
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what would be a good mac graphic program compatible with CorelDraw x5. (not into complicated graphics...basic/intermediate stuff )
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Dan Sawatzky
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We use Photoshop and Illustrator. These are the standard programs across all of the graphics industry. Very powerful and fairly similar to Corel's products. Both are definitely on the pricey side but available on a monthly/yearly subscription which lessens the pain.

We've been mac based for more than a decade and we like it. We still have two windows machines to serve our router and plasma machines. Those I am not nearly as fond of. [Smile]

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Curt Stenz
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I agree with Dan. Photoshop and Illustrator cost me around $22. per month, each.

I am not too thrilled with the monthly thing, but these are great apps. The online support is worth the cost if you are new to these programs.

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Curt Stenz Graphics
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Marathon, WI 54448

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I also agree with Dan. I've been Mac based since I started this business. I have a Windows machine for the router and my plotter. The only reason I use Windows for the plotter is my 18 year old Power Mac finally died and I couldn't find a replacement so I had to go with a PC. I found a very cheap refurbished one with XP on it so it supports the parallel port on my old Roland plotter. Then bought Vinyl Master Cut for $50. Not only is it a great bridge program for Illustrator files, it can create new files and import graphics.

At first I didn't care for Adobe's subscription either. But I get the whole Adobe suite including their fonts for $55 a month. I use Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, Muse, Dreamweaver, and am ready to check out some of their other software.

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I'm all Mac, but when I see someone wanting to switch - either way, I have to wonder why, especially if you are heavily invested in PC/Windows.

I use Illustrator with CadTools for the majority of work, CadTools allows you to design in scale, but Corel just announced about a month ago that they have a Mac version for a non-subscription price. It feels like the PC Corel to me... That should make your transition a lot easier.

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Merge Corel Draw with Blender and that would be a very interesting program. Blender is free, but tricky to learn.

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