Gary (Gare),
After reading Chapter 1: Up and Running with Xara Xtreme and Bonus Chapter 14: Photographic Retouching, I'm certain that your Xara Xtreme 5: The Official Guide is going to be an invaluable resource for Xara Xtreme users of all levels. Whether someone is starting out with Xara Xtreme for the first time or they're needing to delve into the finer points of some of the tools they're already familiar with, I predict that this is the book everyone will be looking for.
Needless to say, I couldn't wait for my copy of the book. I had to jump in and complete the Bonus Chapter 14 Photographic Retouching exercise available from TheBoutons.com - Xara Xtreme 5 Bonus Chapter. In case anyone else is interested, the Xara Xtreme 5 Tutorial and Example Files that accompany XX5: The Official Guide are also available for download from the same TheBoutons.com web page.
Just to show my appreciation for all of your hard work, Gary, and to let everyone else know that it really can be done, here's the results of my working through the Photographic Retouching tutorial. While I stuck to the directions for the most part I took the liberty of doing a few things a bit differently. Voilą! No more migraine medicine bottle is there spoiling the fine still life photograph.
Maybe we can get a few others here on TalkGraphics to give the bonus chapter to your book a try while they're waiting for their Official Guide to arrive.
A fantastic resource, Gary, and thank you,
Harry
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