Can Christa Quarles take Corel up a notch with a more innovative cloud and digital services strategy? Christa Quarles has been named CEO of Corel Corporation. Quarles comes to Corel from stints as CEO of OpenTable and executive positions at NextDoor, and The Walt Disney Company. In the prepared statements welcoming Quarles, John Park, Chairman of the Board and KKR Partner, … [Read more...] about Corel gets new CEO with rich online experience
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Corel picks up the AI brush for Painter products
Latest version of Painter includes benchmark tool giving users insight into how brushes work. The Painter family of products has its origins in MetaCreations, a digital arts development powerhouse in Santa Barbara. They were early pioneers in computer graphics software for artists and the work they did lives on at Daz3D, Poser, and most vibrantly at Corel in Painter. The … [Read more...] about Corel picks up the AI brush for Painter products
Corel releases CorelCAD 2019
Clone CADs are finding their space in a post-AutoCAD world. As a CAD program based on the ODA DWG format and the Graebert Ares CAD engine, CorelCAD come late on to the scene. The Ares engine was introduced in 2005 and today Graebert is a leading provider of a CAD engine for development. The company got a major endorsement when Dassault chose Ares as the base for its Draftsight … [Read more...] about Corel releases CorelCAD 2019
CorelDraw Graphics X8 Suite as full of goodies as ever
A pioneer in PC graphics keeps its user base happy. By Kathleen Maher CorelDraw first shipped in 1989. It is one of the seminal software programs of the Windows era, which officially kicked off with the shipment of Windows 1.0 in 1985. At around the same time, Adobe introduced Illustrator (1987) and Photoshop (1988). During this peaceful pre-3D era, these three products … [Read more...] about CorelDraw Graphics X8 Suite as full of goodies as ever
Corel upgrades VideoStudio, Pinnacle, and Painter
Corel has found its niche with serious consumers and professionals who are not paid to be visual creatives. New ParticleShop works with Adobe image files as well as Corel. By Kathleen Maher Corel rolls out new products in a disciplined cadence, though like most companies, all updates are not equal. Usually, it seems the company alternates between major upgrades and … [Read more...] about Corel upgrades VideoStudio, Pinnacle, and Painter
Onshape adds on Graebert’s new cloud-based CAD technology for drafting
Graebert GmbH and Onshape have signed a long-term licensing agreement to integrate Graebert's Xenon cloud-based CAD technology into Onshape via the OnShape's API. Berlin-based CAD tool developers Graebert has teamed with Onshape of Cambridge, MA to add drafting capabilities to Onshape’s cloud-based modeling technology. Onshape has licensed Graebert’s Xenon technology. As a … [Read more...] about Onshape adds on Graebert’s new cloud-based CAD technology for drafting
Apple revamps photo apps; Corel and Adobe respond
Corel and Adobe quickly react with special deals and reassurances of commitment. GfxSpeak takes a quick look at Lightroom and AfterShot Pro as alternatives to Aperture. By Kathleen Maher At WWDC14, Apple announced new APIs for camera and photo apps. The company is rationalizing all its photo applications and at the heart of the plan is Apple’s new Extensions architecture, … [Read more...] about Apple revamps photo apps; Corel and Adobe respond
CorelCAD 2014 arrives
The latest genus of CorelCAD fits into the family of products based on Graebert's ARES engine. This update offers interface improvements and new features for ease of use. With this update, Corel has updated to the latest ARES Commander platform, which features a new ribbon user interface, it has improved the layer tools, and is making Design Resources available to users. It … [Read more...] about CorelCAD 2014 arrives
Corel PaintShop Pro X5 seeks the middle market
Extending HDR, adding social networking tools, and using layers to add styles are among the new features. Corel has updated its popular PaintShop Pro product with an X5 version. Corel’s PaintShop tools are searching for a market that sits between Adobe’s Elements line of consumer products and professional tools like Adobe Photoshop. Corel’s tools come with organization … [Read more...] about Corel PaintShop Pro X5 seeks the middle market
New app controls Corel Painter 12 with iPad
Change commands with one hand on the iPad while using the other hand to draw on a pen tablet. Corel has released a new iPad app that gives uses of Corel Painter 12—a desktop product—creative control from an iPad. Cinco for Painter is a new companion app that gives users complete creative control of the Painter 12 desktop with an iPad. Cinco integrates into the Painter … [Read more...] about New app controls Corel Painter 12 with iPad