XDPro X11 - Convert Line to Shape Artbrushes are Bitmaps with Errors, *NOT* Vector??

Xara Designer Pro X11.2.0.40121 DL x64 Jul 20 2015, Win 7 SP1 Pro x64.
Please download the .xar file and follow the steps.

My main question is why are fully solid single color Artbrushes being rendered into a bitmap when converting line to shapes? I would have liked to see to converted line to shape to stay a fully outlined vector shape for many reasons, mainly print and high res output and further vector manipulation. Very disappointed to be honest. The rendered bitmap also has capping/line errors within the filling. See example attached. Change the Line shape and apply the brush to more dramatic curves, you will see the gaps in the rendered bitmap quite clearly.

This was discussed and there was a resolution to try to have the brush shapes be vector or convert to vector shapes. But I don't think this is going to happen anytime soon.

It is disappointing to be stuck with 96 dpi.
What I have been doing is rescaling the Brush and creating and then scaling back a bitmap copy.

i have also used a Brushes Layer that is hidden but published with a filename added so i can use a placeholder on the main site.

Neither options are long-term viable but it helps me present what i want to the fidelity i require.

Acorn

Hi,

Concerning exploding vector sourced flat fill brushtrokes as vector :

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Originally Posted by PhilM

At the moment even flat fills return bitmaps from Convert Line to Shape but we hope to be able to return flat filled vector shapes in those cases soon (it's on the list).
Phil

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I sincerely hope this will get done.

If you create a bitmap copy you can generate the DPI you want

Marc

After the initial euphoria quickly comes sobering.

Developers seem premature. The new product is very crude.
Probably the vector brushes will be "new feature" in the X12 version. :cool:
Now Xara is software for web designers. Why do they vector brushes. ;))

By the way. I added several other dictionaries (while the previous version (X10) had all the major languages). But "automatic hyphenation" work only with the English language. This is certainly a trifle. But I look forward to the update.

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Originally Posted by MarcT

If you create a bitmap copy you can generate the DPI you want

Marc

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that should also not result in gaps in the rendering, although you will loose the cliping