Xara Designer Pro X and Photo & Graphic Designer Updates

[DavidLB]

Although I am subscribed for another 19 days to PGD365, I get the same as Jonopen when I check manually for updates via the Help menu; it's certainly not updating automatically. This is on Windows 7 64 bit.

Is anyone else having this happen, please? If so, any solution offered?

All sorts of weird things have happened to my various Xara installations today - I've sent a request for help to Xara support, and my Magix login doesn't work either. Very odd. I just wondered in the meantime if it was just me or if many people were having a bad Xara day...

Thanks.

Cheers,

David.

[rpc9943]

Looks great that we can stretch photos now! However I see that if we skew vertically it is still "broken" in how it works with the image. Needs another fix!

[Jonopen]

After re-reading Kate Moir's post again, I realised I missed the vital detail (in bold!) * If you have an active Update Service *!!! I was then thrown off-course when nothing happened after closing the Xara Cloud popup advert. In the past I'm sure it used to say my Service Update had expired (which it did, 2 Dec 2017). It probably got fed up with me ignoring it.

It does seem a bit mean though, to have to pay for an update, that fixes a major issue (bitmap and text resizing) that the version I previously paid a licence for, suffered from.

I note the Magix website says to expect continual "innovative, new functions and useful improvements to the program". We'll see, let's hope so, but based on recent evidence it's not looking hopeful.

HIGH QUALITY DRAWING TOOLS/BRUSHES AND INOVATIVE VECTOR PLUGINS PLEASE

Meanwhile back to the old version for me.

[brianlj]

Selecting Help|CheckForUpgrades with my Xara P&GD 12.7.0.50257 DL Jun 7 2017 takes me to an upgrade which morphs into offering an upgrade to to P&GD-365.

What version is this?

Looking at my Magix Service Center page trying to check which products I have shows me that ALL my products from Xara Xtreme 4 down to a P&GD 12 Trial were apparently bought on 11/24/2017 . I presume that this is 24th Nov 2017

Apart from the fact that it doesn't show my (pretty much consecutive) products back to Xara Studio OR the fact that I have an actual version 12 - not a trial - how do I upgrade (any of the products I have) to the latest version of P&GD ?

TIA

[Edit]
I have found a Trial version of 15.0.0.52382 DL x64 Dec 1 2017 If I register that, is that the latest version ?

(No, this Trial doesn't allow resizing of bitmaps, but I presume the real version will, yes?)

[stevegill]

Hi Kate,

I for one appreciate the tables so thank you.

= Steve

[Promidi]

I have found a Trial version of 15.0.0.52382 DL x64 Dec 1 2017 If I register that, is that the latest version ?

(No, this Trial doesn't allow resizing of bitmaps, but I presume the real version will, yes?)

I had version 15.0.0.52382 DL x64 Dec 1 2017, but this allows updating to the may 2018 version of DPX15

The version I have is DPX version 15.1.0.53605 dated May 3 2018. With this version, if you right click on the Lock Aspect Ration button (when visible), you can deselect "smart Transform". Once you do this, you can stretch bitmaps vertically and horizontally.

I am pretty sure that eventually the trial page will be updated to contain the May 2018 update.

[Boy]

I am pretty sure that eventually the trial page will be updated to contain the May 2018 update.

Yes! So, Xara please let us known when the latest version is available for download!

[Pixelpusher]

I don't know... it's all starting to make me take a serious look at Affinity Designer. Slow updates and subscription to get hardly anything.

[wallace]

I have just updated to xaraDP 365 I would like to bring in my offline content Where is it located

[Acorn]

I have just updated to xaraDP 365 I would like to bring in my offline content Where is it located

If you are referring to downloaded content from an earlier version, look at https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...365#post594365. Change (username) to your logon and 10 to 10, 11 or 12.

Once found, you can use the Local Designs gallery > Disc designs button.

It makes more sense to right-click on each Local Designs gallery Folder adn pick the Download all option.
These downloads will then be in .../15/...

Acorn