Xara Xtreme and Magix Xtreme Photo & Graphic Designer

[taleequale]

Hi all,

can anyone tell me what's the differences, if there are, between Xara Xtreme and Magix Xtreme Photo & Graphic Designer..

THANKS

[Egg Bramhill]

Bump.
I'm to tired to answer at present but this thread was sinking unanswered. Someone please. Welcome by the way taleequale.

[steve.ledger]

I don't really have any idea what the differences are taleequale.

Perhaps you could download both trials and do a comparison for the rest of us?

[Soquili]

I'm downloading the Magix trial version now. However I will not have time to test it until tomorrow morning after I get home from work.

I'll report my findings as soon as I can.

[Soquili]

I installed the Magix trial and have examined the program.

1. The trial download is 139MB in size. Much larger than the Xara Xtreme trial download. However the Magix download includes template files which are a separate download for Xara Xtreme.

2. The install takes much longer than the Xara Xtreme CD install. The Xara install includes the same templates, but also includes Fills and Fonts which are not part of the Magix trial install.

3. Magix Xtreme Designer is more like Xara Xtreme 3.2 rather than Xtreme 4.0.

4. Magix Xtreme does not have a Color Gallery and does not support named colors. There is no Name Gallery.

5. Magix Xtreme has fewer Export and Import formats. See the attached images for the Magix Export and Import lists.

6. Magix Photo Designer 7 is included in the install. This is also installed with Xara Xtreme 4.0

[Soquili]

A few more points.

The Magix Xtreme Photo & Graphics Designer trial period is only 7 days.

Magix also places a XtremeStartup.exe in the notification area of the Taskbar.

[steve.ledger]

It also installs a copy of Magix Photo Manager by stealth which remains installed even after uninstalling Magix Xtreme Photo & Graphic Designer.

MPM requires uninstalling separately.

PS: Oh yes, it also installs FireBird SQL Server - MAGIX Edition which is not removed by either of the previous uninstalls..

[Soquili]

For anyone using the Magix Photo & Graphic Designer.

The next version of XaReg will detect and perform registry tweaks for those options that are the same as the Xara Xtreme options.

[steve.ledger]

an official leak!!?!

[Soquili]

Yes, you heard it here first.

There is another version of XaReg pending release.

Now if my Beta tester would stop finding errors it would be available soon?