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Originally Posted by Conceptstore
Anyone used both? Whats your thoughts?
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I use both Corel and Adobe products on a daily basis, in a professional capacity and for both Graphic and Photographic output. Have done so (from amateur to pro) for over ten years.
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Corel Draw Vs Illustrator? (does CD have a mesh tool?)
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Do you mean the tool which can shape and adjust shading on pseudo-3D images? Yes, Corel pretty much innovated it.
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Paintshop Pro Vs Photoshop? (is it just as advanced?)
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Photoshop I would say. Bear in mind that Paintshop Pro was bought out from JASC by Corel so it's not strictly a Corel product.
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Painter Vs Photoshop? ( i know that painter is the bee's knee's, but any other thoughts)
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As far as I'm aware, Painter does different things from PS so I don't think it can be compared.
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Also does anyone know what Corel Photo-Paint is?
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Corel PhotoPaint is the Photoshop equivalent included in the Corel Graphics Suite (Vector App, Bitmap Editor and Image Tracing). In many respects, it's light-years ahead of Photoshop in my experience.
Now, here's my honest opinion on comparing the two:
CorelDRAW vs Illustrator
CorelDRAW, the vector application, innovated and
continues to innovate many of the tools/effects/options also seen in Illustrator. Adobe is just very good at 'nicking' them and claiming them as their own!
From an ease of use perspective, CorelDRAW kicks Illustrator into a cocked hat (whatever
that means!). Its node editing tools are legendary and most functions operate on a right-click basis (so it's
very intuitive). I've struggled to get to grips with Illy for years and it's just useless by comparison. I can do things in half the time with CorelDRAW. As an aside, signwriting firms swear by it.
PhotoPaint vs Photoshop
Now here's where the lines gaussian blurr a little. Both apps are extremely competent tools but it's horses for courses with PP vs PS. If you're a died-in-the-wool PS user, you
will struggle to get the hang of it because it works intuitively, rather than having to know where things are (as with Photoshop). Again, I use both apps daily but I can work 50% faster with PhotoPaint than I can with Photoshop.
Photoshop is better supported with plug-ins/filters/tutorials of course, but purely because of its user base - it's not surprising really.
Don't get me wrong, neither Corel App is perfect but I've wanted for nothing all these years.
At the end of the day, why not trial it and see*? I'll state again that Adobe users
will find it 'alien' - but only because they're so used to PS and Illy.
Adobe: Industry Standard
Corel: Industry
Leading!
*You'll need to be on PC - Corel stopped supporting Mac years ago.
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As an aside, want to hear a story?
I designed a logo for a Mac Games site a few years back. I didn't have the heart to tell them I'd done it on a PC - and with Corel!
It gets funnier: I also once designed a logo for a
very well-known Photoshop tutorial site. I produced the goods to their satisfaction, they paid, I delivered the files but when they found out that it had been done on a PC
and with Corel, they refused to use it on principal! I guess they just 'assumed' it was done with Adobe products due to the quality.
Which kinda proves my point...
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Corel Vs Adobe - Whats your opinion (from professional experience)
..and I picked it up no problems. Its very easy to use. I personally prefer Illustrator but I would say both are excellent packages.
