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I'm currently 'attempting' to run Corel 9 in a Mac environment using Parallels. And it's not working out. I think the Corel version is too old for the setup.
(My drawing window simply disappears and refresh doesn't bring it back. I'm having to close down the window and reopen many times over.)
So I've been reading and noticed that there was a Corel 11 Mac version made. Anyone ever use this and have success with it?
Or is it better to attempt the latest Corel and load that to Parallels? (and does the latest and greatest save to version 9 format?)
My preference is to stick with Corel due to my work files being in a Corel PC environment.
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i have corel 6 for mac.. still in the original box.. Can you use this one?
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I bought a used Corel 8 for my Mac, mainly because it was dirt cheap and had a ton of fonts. It was so buggy and slow that I took it off my machine.
You don't say what version of Windows you are running in Parallels. If it is Windows 7, I would guess that your Corel problems are with 7. I'm running several programs through Parallels without a problem. The only other possibility is that IF your version of Corel is very heavily dependent on a graphics card, that could be the problem, but I doubt it. I had a problem running Artcam in Parallels, but only when I used the sculpting tools. Those tools depend on the graphics card very heavily, and Parallels doesn't use the internal physical graphics accelerator.
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I have Corel 11 running natively on Mac OSX Tiger without issue, but I suspect your problem is more along what Si said - version 9 not liking your version of Windows.
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Speaking as a guy who moved into the multiple workstations realm long ago...
...if you invested some of the hours this issue might cause you into some fund raising for a second computer instead, I can't help but wonder if that might be another suggestion to consider.
Not to spark any OS wars (really... please, let's not go there people...) but it very well might be a valid option, from a cost standpoint, if you already have a working version of Corel that could run on Windows XP for example.
I only mention this because there are often some very low cost second hand PC's, that could become a dedicated workstation for Corel only, and if it saved you the time & expense to research, invest & trouble-shoot other improvements to your otherwise working Mac system, maybe it's a less costly option.
This issue reminds me of a post a post I made here about 6 years ago, when I needed to move ahead to a newer OS for some of my computer demands, but also wanted to hang back in a Windows 98 world for another part of my operation..
...and I struggled to get a dual boot set-up, only to find a huge inconvenience with the time involved in going back and forth.
I worked alone & didn't really want to need a whole new desk to run a second computer, but it started seeming like a second computer was the least intrusive approach for moving forward with one foot in the future & still being able to drag one foot back in the past.
The solution for my 2 pc's back then, may well be possible with a Mac and a PC today (mighta been back then too )) and that was to buy a KVM switch, & hide the second computer out of my way, but share a keyboard, mouse & monitor. With 2 keystrokes, my monitor switched instantly to display my other workstation, where I would use the one program I needed for all my work files back then, and I could locate files, revise, complete or simply export files for other purposes, and then toggle back to the primary workstation where those exported files would now be accessible over the network, or just to get back to the things I could do on the new system.
Anyway, sorry for such a long post. I feel your pain on the upgrade trap, so thought I'd throw this out there....
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Hi Donna. Not exactly the same thing, but I had fifteen years of flexi files last year when I switched to illustrator on the mac. Thought it would be a huge issue but I find 95% of those files never need to be accessed. The ones I use regularly, I open on an old pc, convert to illustrator and transfer over to the mac. It's surprising how quickly you'll update your library. Learning curve for illustrator was only a couple of weeks to get up to speed.
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I agree Doug. I'd LOVE to. But there's two Signlab upgrades to consider as well. oh, and then the old dinosaur plotter. And on it goes. WAY more than 'just another computer, otherwise it would be done by now. And may have to be one day anyway.
Kevin, I've been debating the Illustrator option as well. I'll investigate it all.
Can I just get an AMEN on iWorks Pages though?!? I think I just fell in love.
Looks like my Corel version 10 saves all the way back to Version 5. I think I paid like $75 dollars for my copy of Corel several years ago. Seems like a fairly inexpensive fix?
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Hey Donna, it might be worth getting Corel 11. When I was using Corel quite often I had 11 on my Mac. It worked really well. Back in the OS9 days I had Corel 9 in Virtual PC on my Mac G4. The "Windows 98" start up sound was getting on my nerves so I Trashed Virtual PC and Corel. Today I use Illy 98% of the time but I have a small client who uses Corel, so once in a while I use Corel 11 for editing. I've had a few minor issues with Corel 11 on an Intel Mac but I imagine it would be less of a pain to start Version 11 in OSX then starting Windows and Corel. To tell you the truth I really wish Corel would make the latest version for Intel Macs. For now I really enjoy Illy.
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I'm just getting used to Win 7 at work since they got me a new computer there, mostly just the usual small differences in the user interface. It's OK, but it seems like the whole system gets bogged down when a program misbehaves and the screen greys out while it's thinking hard.
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CorelDRAW 11 was the last one native for Mac, I was using it on the G5 iMac previously, and now the 27" iMac I just received last Friday. It will save down to version 9 no problem, I use it for design then save files as version 8 so the other computer tied to the Roland can open the files for production.
If you're honestly considering Illustrator, you might just want to make the switch. There's something to be said about running software that you can upgrade for new features down the line. Corel for Mac, well it's a dead end... unless Corel does what AutoDESK did and decide out of the blue to start supporting MacOS again.
You technically could run Corel in Win7 on Mac, and it would probably run fine given your Mac is pretty new, but you still just can not beat native software.
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I'm not very confident running windows programs on a mac. Yet. My experience thus far has been very minimal yet negative and I'm reluctant to spend big coin to not be able to run it elsewhere just in case. I can't run x5 on my old junk downstairs.
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The way your blog is going Donna, it might do you well to look into the Adobe Create Suite. I've done quite a bit of job searching out there and the Graphics world is for the most part running Adobe software. What page layout software does Corel offer? Adobe has indesign and is widely used. So when Better Homes offers you a job at the Magazine, you'll be good to go!
Personally, I agree with Mike....you might as well make the switch since Corel doesn't seem to think the Mac is worth their time. I have the same feeling towards their software. I don't have windows loaded on my iMac and do not intend to unless it is absolutely necessary....so far so good!
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I do most of my sign design and layout work in corel 9 here on a windows 7 32 bit system,..I would think your mac is a 64 bit os and you more than likely will have problems running older 32 bit programs on it,...I would suggest the same idea as Doug had and find an xp system to do the stuff you need done on a pc Donna,..that way you can get an economical work station(used xp box) to do what you need in corel and signlab without the cost of upgrading software that would normally cost you twice what a new pc will,....your version of signlab and corel 9 will work great with xp for 99.9% of the work you need to cut vinyl etc. without all the bells and whistles a new system would offer for about a tenth of the price,...do the math,...
edited to add,...it might not be all that simple but the mac and the xp system can be networked together where the old win 98 system can not be networked,..but all in all a simpe flash drive can transfer ai and eps files from the mac to the pc if you format the drive and files for a pc in the mac,...there are programs that you can download for free that will let a pc read mac formatted flashdrives,....making file transfers between the two systems quite simple once you learn to use the programs,...
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quote:I'm not very confident running windows programs on a mac. Yet. My experience thus far has been very minimal yet negative and I'm reluctant to spend big coin to not be able to run it elsewhere just in case. I can't run x5 on my old junk downstairs.
I hired an assistant a few months ago (yea me!) and she was only familiar with Mac and Illustrator. I needed her to learn Corel X5. We installed Parallels, Windows7 and Corel-X5 on her MacBook. It works just fine. Now she is flying through my PCs like an old pro.
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As far as the Windows environment is concerned, I feel Windows 7 is hands down the best Windows ever made. I feel they finally got it right. It is much more intuitive than previous Windows. I haven't had any issues with any programs other than one freeze. Of course this is just my opinion, but I like it way better than XP.
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When i switched platforms fifteen months back, a good friend recommended I switch from flexi, which I had used for ten years to Adobe. For about two weeks after, I doubted my decision because of the learning curve. However, it was the right way to go. Haven't had an issue opening any customers file in that length of time, not once. Macs and ADobe will always work together too unlike Corel
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)) and that was to buy a KVM switch, & hide the second computer out of my way, but share a keyboard, mouse & monitor. With 2 keystrokes, my monitor switched instantly to display my other workstation, where I would use the one program I needed for all my work files back then, and I could locate files, revise, complete or simply export files for other purposes, and then toggle back to the primary workstation where those exported files would now be accessible over the network, or just to get back to the things I could do on the new system.
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