XXPro5 can be used (being a bit careful) for serious CMYK and spot colors work, I could generate successful pdf files for labels, (short) brochures and newsletters.
I remember a series of labels for Champagne bottles which was composed only of six overprinting spot colors (black, browns, gold and UV lacquer), the printers required only files from Illustrator, I made them quickly in Xtreme, exported as pdf, text converted to curves and it worked without any problem.
XXPro4 didn't respect overprinting with CMYK colors in pdf output, but the problem has been solved in XXpro5.
At present only contone images with spot colors require some workarounds (otherwise they turn into composites).
It would be useful that among other templates Xara provided Xtreme Pro with a category reserved for professional printing, e.g. invitation cards with spot colors, newsletters with CMYK text or frames, etc., otherwise many capabilities remain hidden.
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