— Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 10 - Quick Look • Page 1 —
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
Two Power-Packed All New Photo Filters
Digital cameras and even smart phone cameras can take some really fantastic photos. But unless
you know a great deal about cameras and settings, you are at the mercy of
the built in exposure meter. The Auto function in the Brightness Levels
Dialog can help some photos, but it does not do a really great job of
opening up dark areas or grabbing more details in washed out areas. Drum roll please... Introducing
the Shadows Brightness and Highlights Brightness filters. These are brand new to the Photo Tool >
Enhance Infobar. My dramatic sunset clouds photo above left did a really great job of capturing the
clouds and the sky. But the foreground is almost black. The Shadows Brightness slider saved the day
restoring the foreground area and the house on top of the hill.
Clouds are beautiful and I never tire of taking photographs. But unfortunately, because clouds are so
white and fluffy, the shapes and details are often bleached out. My photo top right was taken a few
minutes ago with my Canon EOS Rebel. The new Highlights Brightness filter added back a lot of the
lost contrast and shape. This filter works really great with white on white images.
In 1996, when I first starting using Xara there was just one version, CorelXara. Since then, the
product we lovingly know as Xara has expanded into a family of specialized graphics products
including: Xara Web Designer, Xara Photo & Graphic Designer, Xara Page & Layout Designer, and the top
of the line, Xara Designer Pro. Something for everybody, in other words.
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 10
A Quick Look!
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 10 is designed for editing photos, creating illustrations, doing graphic design, and quite a bit more. While the number of new features in this release is not long, I am confident that when you finish reading this review, you are going to be as excited as I am. So let’s get right down to it and see what’s new and exciting.
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— Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 10 - Quick Look • Page 1 —
Two Power-Packed All New Photo Filters
Digital cameras and even smart phone cameras can take
some really fantastic photos. But unless you know a great
deal about cameras and settings, you are at the mercy of
the built in exposure meter. The Auto function in the
Brightness Levels Dialog can help some photos, but it does
not do a really great job of
opening up dark areas or
grabbing more details in
washed out areas. Drum roll please... Introducing the
Shadows Brightness and Highlights Brightness filters. These
are brand new to the Photo Tool > Enhance Infobar. My
dramatic sunset clouds photo above left did a really great
job of capturing the clouds and the sky. But the
foreground is almost black. The Shadows Brightness slider
saved the day restoring the foreground area and the
house on top of the hill.
Clouds are beautiful and I never tire of taking
photographs. But unfortunately, because clouds are so
white and fluffy, the shapes and details are often bleached
out. My photo top right was taken a few minutes ago with
my Canon EOS Rebel. The new Highlights Brightness filter
added back a lot of the lost contrast and shape. This filter
works really great with white on white images.
In 1996, when I first starting using Xara there was just one
version, CorelXara. Since then, the product we lovingly know
as Xara has expanded into a family of specialized graphics
products including: Xara Web Designer, Xara Photo & Graphic
Designer, Xara Page & Layout Designer, and the top of the line,
Xara Designer Pro. Something for everybody, in other words.
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 10
A Quick Look!
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 10 is designed for editing photos, creating illustrations, doing graphic design, and quite a bit more. While the number of new features in this release is not long, I am confident that when you finish reading this review, you are going to be as excited as I am. So let’s get right down to it and see what’s new and exciting.
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PAGE
First Look
by Gary W Priester
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
Two Power-Packed All New Photo Filters
Digital cameras and even smart phone cameras can take some really fantastic
photos. But unless you know a great deal about cameras and settings, you are at
the mercy of the built in exposure meter. The Auto
function in the Brightness Levels Dialog can help
some photos, but it does not do a really great job
of opening up dark areas or grabbing more details in washed out areas. Drum roll
please... Introducing the Shadows Brightness and Highlights Brightness filters. These
are brand new to the Photo Tool > Enhance Infobar. My dramatic sunset clouds
photo above left did a really great job of capturing the clouds and the sky. But the
foreground is almost black. The Shadows Brightness slider saved the day restoring
the foreground area and the house on top of the hill.
Clouds are beautiful and I never tire of taking photographs. But unfortunately,
because clouds are so white and fluffy, the shapes and details are often bleached
out. My photo top right was taken a few minutes ago with my Canon EOS Rebel.
The new Highlights Brightness filter added back a lot of the lost contrast and shape.
This filter works really great with white on white images.
In 1996, when I first starting using Xara there was just one version, CorelXara. Since
then, the product we lovingly know as Xara has expanded into a family of specialized
graphics products including: Xara Web Designer, Xara Photo & Graphic Designer, Xara
Page & Layout Designer, and the top of the line, Xara Designer Pro. Something for
everybody, in other words.
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 10
A Quick Look!
Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 10 is designed for editing photos, creating illustrations, doing graphic design, and quite a bit more. While the number of new features in this release is not long, I am confident that when you finish reading this review, you are going to be as excited as I am. So let’s get right down to it and see what’s new and exciting.
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