But for output to the Edge coloring in Omega is your best bet. Pretty much it depends on your hardware, Gerber is an Equipment compant and they make software to run thier machines.

And they run thier machines the best. but if you don't run Gerber equipment, then I will say there is probably better software out thier right now.

One final note, you still can't beat Gerber's quality of thier fonts. True type is made for printing not cutting. Much like Corel, it is a desktop publishing program not a sign program.

I think Gerber have lost alot of loyal customers of late....but then I feel Gerber attitudes have changed....perhaps more than Joseph Gerber would have liked. There are hundreds if not thousands of GA users still out there, and I think as they feel abandoned by Gerber, if not prepared to move to Omega, the more they will look to products like Signlab.

When Gerber has a rock solid program like GA that does work, and customers that have paid many thousand dollars to buy it, in the first place, feel dumped if there not prepared to change....it leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

If you have a Gerber Edge, GA or Omega are the best way to 'drive' the Edge.

I use Flexi Pro, and it is an awesome program. The text editing is so easy. If you add, say, a shadow and then an outline to text, and then want to change the font, all you do is select the type, change it, and instantly the shadow and outline adjust to the new font.

I also have Omega, but find it cumbersome compared to Flexi. Flexi has the "feel" of other graphic design programs like Photoshop & Illustator. And if you need a great color RIP for digital printing, Flexi is hard to beat.

I find it easier, most of the time, to design in Flexi, and then export it to Omega to print on the Edge.

Good luck with your decision!