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Thanks for the info, if it's fixed in V10 64bit then I'll upgrade to that version.

Hi, thanks for the reply, I don't have that option in FX, I'm using the 64bit version by the way, if that makes any difference?

Have attached my FX drop down menu
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Hi all,

Have recently upgraded to Designer Pro X9 from Xtreme Pro 5. In Extreme we had the Live effect tool Gaussian Blur, but this is missing in Designer Pro, I'm looking for it under the FX tool...

Not only that but not one printer i deal with will accept .PNG format and you cant export CMYK .PNG

Now i feel like a plum....thanks guys

I don't usually use XaraX for raster work, but the new year is approaching so im giving it a go...

Im sure this can be done but i cant figure it out and a forum search does not seem to yeild any...

Thanks Guys,

Thats a real shame...i know Serif's Drawplus7 supports alpha channel transparency in .tiff and hoped XaraX did too..one for the wants list.

Thanks for the reply Bill.

Does XaraXPro support Alpha channel in tiff files ?

Hi all,

Im not sure if im missing something here, but isn't .tiff supposed to support transparency?

Exporting to .tiff format we cant make the background transparent ?!

As this thread has become a very hot topic for both XaraX on Mac and the pros and cons of Mac/PC, i've started a poll which will hopefully give a better idea of how many would really like to see Xara...

This seems to be a hot topic at the moment, see http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthread.php?t=24517 so thought it might be a good idea to have a poll.

Fair comment about the compatibiity of Xara filters with Adobe and visa versa. I think this is amore of an issue for those that use programmes that are not the industry standard. Where you can share...

Simple requests, but may be not so simple to actually implement ??

1. Import/Export Illustrator CS2, inc filter effects support
2. Mantain document size when exporting to .AI. No matter what size...

I was about to post a feature request about this subject, then found this thread..so thought i might post a quick reply.

I beleive this is XaraX's biggest flaw..i really do.
Because Xara is not...

I don't want to get off topic and start discussing the differences between PC and Mac, but simply the Mac OS is so much better, more stable and faster than Windows, but really it's just a preference...

Thanks all for the in-depth response..

I'm going to sound like an idiot for asking but can someone elaborate on the purpose of converting vector art to bitmap.

Does it have benefits if i want to export to .ai which does not support...

Thanks Will,

The client and their business dictates the style of the logo, i.e. corporate, fun, high tech etc., then we get to run wild within that theme.

The JunkYardDog logo is a personal...

A few logo designs for various clients created in XaraX1...enjoy

Hi Doug,

Then there is no point making the switch to Mac, may as well stick with a PC. Experience from Mac users i have spoken with is that the Windows 'emulator' is not nearly as good as a decent...

Since the announcment of the Linux version i have been ithcing for an announcement of XaraX for the Mac. I am a PC user and have been for years, however i've been wating to move to Mac for a long...

Now thats good value, i might just take you up on that :)

I suppose i could buy an early version of AI and do it myself, but that kind of defeats the object of buying Xara for my vetcor work. I...

Ref the page size when exporting to AI/EPS...would make a nice little fix if it can be done, as i have to pay my printer £15.00 for every AI/EPS file i supply, for them to drop it into the correct...

Wow...the move to vector based packaged for bitmap work/export is not as simple as i thought..to be honest im a little confused...

Lets say im using XaraXPro (which i'm just about to purchase)...

When it comes to designing for print using bitmaps i've alwsys used Photoshop, set page print dimensions, set resolution to 300dpi and Phptoshop does the calculations for you and you have the correct...