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Iuse for years the different versions of Serif DrawPlus. I have installed Affinity designer this evening. Although it seems to be nice, I noticed that it seems not possible to open or import files from serif draw plus. If this is really the case, I find that very inconvenient. Furthermore, it seems that the sofware needs a larger time to start than DrawPlus.

Serif DrawPlus and Affinity Designer are different programs and do not share any code. We have not added the ability to load DrawPlus files, because if we did every feature that is saved in the DrawPlus .dpp files would need to be read and interpreted in exactly the same way, meaning that Affinity Designer would have to support every saved feature of DrawPlus. This is not possible, sorry.

We recommend that you continue to use DrawPlus for the tasks that DrawPlus is best suited for, and that you use Affinity Designer for new projects that suit Designers features.

There is also an alternative. Through DrawPlus, there is the option in the File menu to "Publish as PDF." That will keep your artwork in vector quality and Affinity does have control over PDF documents. When you bring the file into Designer, just click on the button on the context toolbar that says "Edit Document." Do keep in mind that since Designer was built from scratch, some groups or layer arrangements might be misplaced, but testing this for myself, the artwork looks exactly the same.

I understand the technical argument... But isn't it strange that a new Serif product is not able to support older serif formats (of which Serif hes the full source code), while it allows to open as is Adobe formats?

Well aside from the program being built from the ground up, it was originally Mac exclusive just as the Plus range is still Windows exclusive. Not too many people would balance between the two platforms.

Serif is a developer and publisher of creative software for the home, office and classroom. The company was founded in Nottingham (UK) in 1987 by a group of developers that made it their aim to create the first sub-100 desktop publishing software for the PC. The first version of PagePlus was released in 1990 and the rest, as they say, is history. Over the years, PagePlus has received countless awards and is widely recognized as the number one desktop publisher on the market.

Other improvements in DrawPlus X5 include end-to-end CMYK document support including full color separation plus new drawing tools designed to save time and offer designers more control. All of the new and improved features in X5 are designed to appeal to professionals and put serious pressure on industry standard applications, like Adobe Illustrator, which cost considerably more than DrawPlus.

The software market is constantly evolving. Tablet devices are changing the way users create and view content and there is a big shift towards electronic publishing. The release of Windows 8 is going to be a big milestone too. Exciting times!

Flying Cow Labs are a UK-based design agency and just one example of a business using Serif software on a daily basis. DrawPlus attracts many talented artists too. Griff Wason is a technical illustrator that uses DrawPlus to create artwork for some of the largest companies on the planet. There are many other good examples too.

Serif software is used in approximately one third of schools in the UK and many in the US too. We offer a wide range of educational resources, including videos, which are designed to assist teachers in the delivery of the creative curriculum using Serif software.

Serif is renowned for offering customers first class help and support. For users that want inspiration or want to learn more, Serif offers a wide variety of written and video tutorials online as well as a dedicated YouTube channel. We also have an active forum at Serif.com that is a really great source of information and users can post comments and suggestions too. User feedback is very important to Serif and the forum is monitored on a regular basis by our dedicated and knowledgeable staff, who interact with our customers and implement customer suggestions when possible.

To get the best results, invest in a good quality graphics tablet that will help you develop your natural drawing style. Posting your work on sites and forums and becoming part of an online community to receive feedback and critique can also be really useful, as well as helping to keep you up to date with the latest trends and techniques.

I would recommend you visit our website www.serif.com for our current offers. Downloading DrawPlus Starter Edition is a great starting point, then there are opportunities to upgrade to the full version.

This is a great technique aNDY.

I've read about it a few times before in relation to a certain other photo editing program. Unfortunately, Photoplus X2 doesn't have the pen tool so I've never tried this before.

However, your tut prompted me that the pen tool is available in DrawPlus X2 and so I can do it there. If you want to crop a JPG, TIFF, etc. you have to insert it as a picture first.

The really great thing about this technique is that you can amend the outline you draw with the pen. If you do a crop and think it needs to be adjusted you just CTRL-Z to go back, use the node tool to move/add/delete any of the points created by the pen tool, and then reapply the crop until you get it right.

It's a shame that the pen tool isn't available in PhotoPlus as I sometimes find I want to make a mask and end up having to use the magnetic lassoo, or somesuch, which isn't as flexible as the pen tool.

Thanks for the pointer (no pun intended).

John

ages ago(permalink)

I have said many times that in my opinion this is by far the best way to crop an image. The key thing is to familiarise yourself with the drawing tools in DrawPlus. It's back to basics I know but for me it was the best lesson I ever learnt.

You might like to give intersect a try rather that crop. The benefit is that if you cut to much off you can drag the shape to reveal more of the image.

Glad you like it, spread the word.

aNDY

ages ago(permalink)

Hi John

The Polygon Selection tool is almost as good as it lets you release the mouse button (for a rest) and it stays selected waiting for your next click - without auto closing a selection like the freehand selector does

I use it a lot and then transfer the cut out image into drawplus for further manipulations like crop to top etc and more usefully (to me) as imported bitmap images for fills

Sean

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seanyriley45 (a group admin) edited this topic ages ago.

I'd suggest using smooth nodes so there are no polygons, but being that you instructed using many short segments, the resulting edge should not be too noticeable as a bunch of straight lines. In general, my own goal when tracing or creating "clipping paths" (the same thing you did here, but in the Adobe Photoshop dialect) is to create as few nodes as possible to accurately represent the smooth outline of an object.

Thanks for putting in the time on these tutorials. This type of thing should really improve the quality of this group, helping beginners looking for answers especially. Unfortunately the way forums go, if something doesn't show up as a new posting, people will probably ask the same question again, even if it is answered in an older post. In this way, forums are not an ideal format for tutorials. It would be nice to have a menu system that had all the tutorials categorized for easy access.

Phil

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ages ago(permalink)

Thanks Phil, he he!

We have already encountered this problem and chewed over how we could remedy it...I think that is one of the main reasons we wanted to branch out in other directions as aNDY says with a place where we can acheive a collective of downloadable Tut's and possibly a store of objects etc etc for everyone to use and maybe contribute to also,

It is just finding the ideal vehicle and (for me personally anyhow) finding time to impliment it and keep it going with no existant finances :>( and no extra free time :>(

In an ideal world it would be feasable, but, I have found that even running/contributing to just 3 serif flickr sites I have no time to be creative with my own artistic pursuits. I often joke that I am on page 15 of every software manual that I own, but alas, it is true, I cannot cram enough hours into a day already without meeting my tail end coming back LOL!

We will have to see how it pans out, in any event we have a good crowd here as we are and it can only go upwards :>)

Sean (Not a Negative Nelly really! - just being honest)

ages ago(permalink)

I am pleased you brought that up Phil, I was just saying to our newest member in the welcome page that there is a lot of good stuff hidden in some of the older threads.

I like to go and take a look from time to time and often come across things I have forgotten about.

I don't think there is any objection at all with bringing back old topics if they are of interest

Links to Tutorials is a fab idea if we can get it together. I guess the easiest way for now would be a closed thread with the links to tuts we already have in this group, If that worked out OK we could add more from other sources.

aNDY

I must also add that as this is such an active group where new threads and posts are updated regularly, it is worth going back to make sure we have not missed out or let anything slip past.

As always if you have any suggestions or ideas for the group, or if something might work better if..... please say, it is after all your group.

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indiandy edited this topic ages ago.

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