Photoshop Or Corel Draw?

[rpgsearcherz 5]

I'm going to put in a vote for Photoshop, solely because it's the only one I ever see advertised...Honestly the last time I heard about Corel (anything by Corel) was years ago, at least 5-6.

[onscreen 0]

I'm going to put in a vote for Photoshop, solely because it's the only one I ever see advertised...
Honestly the last time I heard about Corel (anything by Corel) was years ago, at least 5-6.

I surely disagree on that. I still see Corel advertisement, only in digital art related magazines like FX Artist, Computer Arts, Digital Arts, Web Design and rarely appears in photography magazines. This is still based on the company itself, Adobe is huge, 65% of its application used in everyday task while 97% usage of their Adobe Acrobat that explains their need of exposure to everyone.

Corel understands that not everyone is into arts so they specified their advertisements to appear only in some magazines that serve that specific purpose. Thus, limited their general exposure to new comers.

If you ask a hobbyist, what program did they used to make their forum signatures, many will say Photoshop instead of CorelDraw.

[user681 0]

Photoshop All the way!!!

[eauncarter 0]

Well have not got the chance to touch Corel Draw for the past few years. Had used Corel Draw 9 or something 3-4 years back but comparing it to Photoshop, I think Photoshop was quite better at that time too and considering the leaps of progress that Photoshop has made in the last few years, I think Photoshop wins by far

[iGuest 3]

Adobe photo shop vs, corel...Photoshop Or Corel Draw?

I was schooled in the art of Corel Draw and Corel Draw Photoshop. I'm into the t-shirt screen printing business. So for me, Corel has been a great asset to my business.What I have learned though after the fact in my business, was Adobe Photoshop is in high demand in the Graphics and Marketing/Advertising  industry. Saying that, Before owning my own business, I've work with the

"Major Company's"  in my area. So far, none have had Corel in there priority. Though I'm very experienced in Corel. The jobs want Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrated, and or Adobe something...

 That said. I urge to advance my knowledge to meet the demand. BUT... What I have seen so far is that Corel has the same eligibility as Adobe , and some. Too big of a statement for now, until I begin my courses in Adobe. As a reasonable guy, I can see where I can advance in the screen printing business with bitmaps in halftones. (Speaking to those who understand my words). I guess I'll have to get back to you all about the difference...  Just me speaking on the issue at hand... It's just that all that I have met are not in tune with Corel. Just so you know. Corel can vectorize and image and separate colors to a bitmap or jpeg...  I'm taking the courses, just to see the difference... My respect to all the Adobe users... 

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[Quatrux 4]

Photoshop is widely used to edit and create graphics and I guess animations? Edit Photos and etc. create logos and banners..But there are a lot of Corel products, which are used in universities to create projects and I guess they're focusing on it? I don't think you can easily use Photoshop to create how will your room look like?Some corel products can do this and it's not like a CAD program, it's more into graphics.Also, to add, GIMP has the ability to undo and redo, it can be done through menu or using keys CTRL Z and CTRL Y.Besides because GIMP is free and you only need several functions at home to edit or create graphics it's a good alternative to use it than Corel or Adobe Photoshop, but if you're more into graphics when you need to use something better and more of a standard in companies, universities and other workplaces in which or for which you might be doing something.

[Teyu 0]

Photoshop is much better, but i think coreldraw must be compared with Illustrator because they are more alike.Either way Corel Photopaint (the real competition) loses against Photoshop so my vote is for the last one.

Edited November 27, 2010 by Teyu (see edit history)

[kira423 1]

I have never used Corel Draw, because I have only heard bad things about it from fellow designers, so I mainly stick woth Photoshop, as this is the software I learned digital arts on, it's hard to switch from what your used to, but I don't have many problems with Photoshop, and like I said the rants I have heard about Corel, I don't think I would ever want to switch (:

[Patrascu 0]

I have only used Corel Draw occasionally so I can't state a clear opinion about it. Photoshop is the greatest graphic editing software ever built and Adobe never stops to amaze me with every new version which includes brand new and incredible features. At first Photoshop may be confusing and "hard" to use but after you get to spend some time on it you realise how friendly it is especially with the workspace features. When it comes to performance I think there is nothing to say besides good words. I've used it for about 3 years and I think that it has become a must have for me. Also Photoshop seems to be a bit cheaper than Corel Draw and even more popular. My vote clearly goes for Adobe's puppy!

[Iniyila 2]

as the corel draw is vector based program i think the challenge should be between adobe illustrator and the corel draw. but anyway because i'm always changing between windows and linux so i'm trying to learn gimp which is freeware but the features are limited compared to photoshop. for making a logo i always use adobe illustrator and i prefer it to corel draw. i think adobe illustrator has more effects than the corel draw but corel draw is an old software and therefore it does the vector art just better but adobe is simpler for me so i'm using it. i'm not professional vector graphist so my opinions are just for the beginners.

[PhoenixGFX 1]

I use CorelDRAW for Vector and Photoshop for raster.You can't compare them because they have different functions.I decided to go Photoshop instead of the raster program that comes with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite (Photo-PAINT) because of the availability of resources and ease of use. Photoshop is light years ahead of Photo-PAINT.And CorelDRAW is far more convenient to use than Illustrator.I believe a combination of both will be best for any workflow.

[darko100 1]

Can't compare Photoshop to Corel Draw. Photoshop can draw vectors , but it is not specialised for them , and the support is not the same.However , Illustrator is an Adobe product , which can be compared to Corel Draw. And i think it is better than Corel. I use it and it is good and fast for rendering simple vector shapes.There are few things i want from Photoshop , like selecting menus by right click , or Blending options as a layer feature instead of menu. For simple tasks , like vector task and rounded shapes with gradients , no matter raster or vector , i use Photoshop. I also use SVG plugin , so the .psd can be exported as .svg - simillar to Illustrator.The Corel Draw is history for me. I haven't tried it much time , and it was not optimized, not simple and fast tool to use.

[safira88 0]

corel draw is a vector based program used to make vector art. Adobes answer to corel draw is Adobe Illustrator. Corel is an older program, although still being produced, but not widely used because Adobe packages their programs.Adobe Photoshop is a pixel based program that uses small squares of color to make a picture. This is called the DPI (dots per inch). Vector programs dont work in DPI.Difference: You can make a vector art file as large as you want. A block of color is a block of color. You can take a 1 in by 1 in square and scale it to 1 ft by 1 ft and it will look exactly the same. In photoshop if you create a 1 in by 1 in square and scale it to 1 ft by 1 ft you get pixelation.Read more: http://www.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_differences_between_Corel_Draw_and_Photoshop

[k_nitin_r 8]

I used Corel Draw ages ago to draw some vector art. The smoothing of mouse-drawn curves is simply amazing and I had only seen the feature in Macromedia Flash at the time. Adobe's offering to match Corel Draw as Adobe Illustrator and, from the Macromedia acquisition, Adobe Fireworks. I previously used Adobe Illustrator for drawing and Macromedia Fireworks for adding in the gradients and colors simply because Fireworks was easier for the kind of stuff. Adobe Illustrator did support the gradients but were hard to find on the interface - confirmed by the fact that when you save the Macromedia Fireworks document as an Adobe Illustrator file, Illustrator is able to display the gradients and replace it with a solid color.Macromedia did a pretty good job with Flash, ShockWave, and Director and Adobe has a pretty good way to get its hands on an industry of graphic designers, animators, and web designers.For the record, I am not a pretty big Photoshop fan (I prefer Adobe Fireworks because of my predilection for vector art) but having been away from Corel Draw for a long long time, I'll have to vote in favor of Adobe Photoshop.

[puneye 0]

I prefer Photoshop. It widely used application even you can create some vector base file too. I think Photoshop can create most of design what we required, we should have enough skills for it. I also used corel draw for making logos, some vector base hotel menus. It is easy to draw curves etc.