Xara Xtreme Pro announced

[Availor]

• Flash animation

Do you mean like timeline control?

• Multi-page support
• Enhanced Text tool
• Pantone spot and process colors
• Levels control for XPE
• Short-cut key configuration utility
• A host of other smaller fixes and enhancements (listed in another post)

Multi-page and enhanced text sounds good, but will it support a better layout and Middle Eastern writing (right to left)? Otherwise this is a too high price.

Xara Xtreme Pro will be priced at $199 + tax and shipping.

Now this is not fair It's expensive! That's more than 250$ for me!

I thought the whole advantage of Xara was a small nifty and cheap product, 250$ (maybe even more) is more or less like Adobe packages.

Maybe it's just me whinning for nothing and maybe I will change my mind after seeing the actualy product, but the price stings my pocket! Can't we be little more reasonable here? Please?

EDIT: Forgot to mention that buying additional plug-ins cost additional money, so if you take away the speed of Xara, it's price will be as much as Adobe Illustrator's.

[pauland]

Do you mean like timeline control?



Multi-page and enhanced text sounds good, but will it support a better layout and Middle Eastern writing (right to left)? Otherwise this is a too high price.


Now this is not fair It's expensive! That's more than 250$ for me!

I thought the whole advantage of Xara was a small nifty and cheap product, 250$ (maybe even more) is more or less like Adobe packages.

Maybe it's just me whinning for nothing and maybe I will change my mind after seeing the actualy product, but the price stings my pocket! Can't we be little more reasonable here? Please?

EDIT: Forgot to mention that buying additional plug-ins cost additional money, so if you take away the speed of Xara, it's price will be as much as Adobe Illustrator's.

LOL I think it still has a long way to go to be anywhere near to the price of AI. Show me where I can buy AI for $250 legitimately..

Availor, this isn't a 'must buy' product - I think Xtreme will continue to be available. As in all things, if the extra features aren't worthwhile in your workflow, then don't buy it!

It's a smart move and a good price point, I think.

Paul

[Doug]

Now this is not fair It's expensive! That's more than 250$ for me!

I thought the whole advantage of Xara was a small nifty and cheap product, 250$ (maybe even more) is more or less like Adobe packages.

Maybe it's just me whinning for nothing and maybe I will change my mind after seeing the actualy product, but the price stings my pocket! Can't we be little more reasonable here? Please?

The price you quoted is the full price. Don't you qualify for the $120 upgrade for current Xtreme owners?

[Availor]

The price you quoted is the full price. Don't you qualify for the $120 upgrade for current Xtreme owners?

Indeed, but if you calculate the whole price then you'll get even more price.
Don't forget that you've already paid the previous price of Xara X and Xara Xtreme.

Xara Xtreme pro, with plug-ins (to compare it to Adobe Illustrator) will cost about 400$. The calcualtion is:

150$ worth plug ins (which I did not buy but I did insert that in the calculation because AI has filters), and the original Xara Xtreme Pro.

Paul: Yes I know nobody twists my arm to buy the product, but it's a general feeling. You and me we both know that I want it, like a toy I must have. I won't feel happy enough if I dont have the latest version of my favorite app. You probably know the feeling. I was complaining because the whole Xara (Xtreme or X) costs less than 80$, and the difference between Xara Pro and the inital products costs 120$. So if you use simple math: 1 product for 80$, or an upgrade for 120$. Doesn't sound fair enough for me, sorry.
I don't feel the upgrades are 120$ worth of paying. It's not a totally different

I will probably buy it eventually, but I will still feel it's too much. That's the nasty feeling I get when a product I like is becoming more expensive only because they know that people will buy it anyway.

Just my personal thought.

[a4hire]

Wow! Intbel , I think the file you posted here might be inappropriate , dont you think? This is a family type place , maybe you need to remove the file.

Grace
I saved the executable to my hard disk and then ran it. It worked fine that way.

Availor,
you will just have to get your priorites straight. Do you want to take girls out on dates or have your new copy of Xtreme Pro ?
It's either that or work more hours. I think that is a fair price for this program.

[Soquili]

Hi Wolfgang,

The attached is a list of the import options, but being a Beta they may add others before the final release.

[Wolfgang]

The attached is a list of the import options, but being a Beta they may add others before the final release.

Hi Bill,

fast and helpful as ever ...

First off, I don't see PDF on you list. But my eyes are not the best anymore ;-)
Second, .eps as an option is already found in current versions as well. Only it does not, or very rarely work.

I try to attach an .eps an a .pdf. Could you please try opening it with Pro and tell me if it worked ??

Thanks
Wolfgang

P.S.: I enclose these files (two logos) for the sake of testing. Please don't use them otherwise.

[Soquili]

Sorry to report that Xara Xtreme Pro was unable to open either of those files.

The EPS file reported that it is a renderable eps file and not designed to be edited in Xara Xtreme Pro.

The pdf file reported no filters for that type of file were found.

EDIT: The EPS file can be opened with Xtreme PRO Select the Adobe Illustrator 8.0 import filter manually. Relying on the All Files to auto select the correct filter did not work.

[James Loudon]

[QUOTE=Wolfgang;183567]Hi Bill,


I try to attach an .eps an a .pdf. Could you please try opening it with Pro and tell me if it worked ??

Hey Wolfgang - I managed to open that in Xtreme with no problem, so Pro should do it I would hope. It must be a particularly friendly EPS

[gracehjs]

That is what I did. But when I click on the .exe.file all I get is a flash and then nothing. I thought maybe my hard drive was getting too full, but I cleaned it up and still no luck :-(