Quote Originally Posted by Acorn View Post
It is also possible that v19.0 does not have the fix that addresses:
  • "PDF import very slow due to text used as clipping path. Fixed. P9052-14282".
  • "Very slow PDF opening due to excessive rectangle conversions. Fixed. P9052-15753".
  • "Performance improvements so some large PDFs will open quicker.".
  • "Slow import of PDFs with very large numbers of colors. Fixed. P9052-16186".
  • "PDF Import: Reconstruction of shape outline and shape fill into single shape. P9052-18837".

Acorn
You may be right and may solved if Xara is upgraded but not for now.Thank you anyways!