Re: Is Xara P&GD better than, well, EVERYTHING?
Originally Posted by
Jon123Jon
Question -- does Xara P&GD have ALL the same NON-web features as Xara Designer Pro? Besides vector and raster graphics, does P&GD have the same text handing abilities, PDF generation, etc, etc?
If so, then for less than US$100, we have a miracle product... replacing, for 95% of what we do, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Microsoft's Word and Powerpoint. True that?
(Maybe not PowerPoint. God help us, you have to know PPT in business)
Jon, I wouldn’t say everything. There’s far deeper controls in Photoshop and InDesign. It depends upon the user. I find Xara Pro working with RAW picture files is a little ungamely and I think upon import of RAW files it may change to jpeg. InDesign is very capable at making books. That being said Pro+ is a very powerful solution for most of the work I do.
You may be interested in something in between like the Affinity suite for Photos and Desktop. Power users of Xara will sometimes look at another program for a feature or three.
Myself, I always return to Xara, partially because I know it, and the interchangeability between docs. I can use elements in a poster or newsletter, and make them into a website. All in one platform.
Bill Wood
Charity Web Design
XARA Pro+. WD17, Designer 17. Premium packages.
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