DrawPlus X2 Graphics Studio

by Serif

Product Features

• Serif DrawPlus X2 Graphics Studio is the complete design solution that makes it simple for business professionals and home users alike to bring their graphics requirements to life.
• DrawPlus X2's powerful features and total flexibility make it the ideal choice for every graphics task.
• It contains powerful, yet easy-to-use drawing, painting, charting, and scaled diagram features--plus impressive keyframe Flash animation.
• Boost your business with eye-catching, professional-standard designs and interactive web graphics.
• Easy to import AutoCAD, Photoshop, PDF and many other popular image and file formats for inclusion in your DrawPlus designs.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 2.1 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0017U9Q2A
• Item model number: DPX2USREVMBRT
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 16, 2008
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,741 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #77 in Software > Graphics > Illustration
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com

DrawPlus X2 is Serif's incredible, affordable, Vista certified drawing, graphics and animation superstar for anyone looking to create eye-catching professional-standard drawings, designs and animations. Versatility, power and usability are key with DrawPlus X2, which makes easy work of artistic painting, easy shapes and smart fills, scaled plans, diagrams and flowcharts, and interactive animation controls with Flash output for slick and efficient web graphics. All this power is complemented by on-screen help that offers direct guidance, plus project tutorials, fast and friendly editing tools, and easily-accessible galleries of ready-made objects, color palettes, natural painting brushes and special effects. All this and more means DrawPlus X2 brings unrivalled creativity.

Professional quality drawing & graphics made easy. Click to enlarge.

Transform your favorite images into works of art with DrawPlus X2. Click to enlarge.

Use DrawPlus for all your creative needs, including complex diagrams and flow charts. Click to enlarge.

Convert your ideas into a reality with DrawPlus X2's extensive resources. Click to enlarge.

Professional Quality Drawing & Graphics Made Easy

Animate & share
Make your drawings leap to life using animation and share them as videos, Flash animations or animated GIFs, whether you're a novice or expert. Easy and advanced features make amazing animations!

Full PDF editing capability
Essential for business professionals, DrawPlus X2 is able to open and edit Portable Document Files (PDFs) within the program, just as you would edit a standard DrawPlus document. DrawPlus allows you to add, delete and edit elements of the design and export it back to PDF, ideal for sharing with anyone, anywhere in the world.

Accurate drawing capabilities
It's quick and easy to create stylish flow charts, family trees and complex diagrams using intelligent connecting lines that maintain links between your objects even when they're moved on the page.

Edit with ease
Powerful imaging tools including AutoTrace for converting photo-style images into collections of editable shapes and a full range of photo adjustments make it easier than ever to apply special effects for unique results.

Wide range of tools
Achieve realistic painting effects with vector and bitmap-based pressure-sensitive brushes, from categories including watery paint and more, or even create your own. Also select from various paper textures for even more authenticity.

Unrivalled file format support
Import AutoCAD, Photoshop and many other popular image and file formats for inclusion in your DrawPlus designs. Like PDF files, AutoCAD files can be fully edited with DrawPlus. An Export Optimizer means you get perfect exported results every time too.

Impressive results
Even if you can't or won't draw, you'll be amazed by the outstanding results you can achieve. Save time by using one of the pre-designed and customizable QuickShapes including arrows, hearts, spirals and more. Or why not be creative with easy Smart Curves or the amazing Freeform Paint Tool.

Product Description

Introducing DrawPlus X2 - Serif's outstanding, Microsoft Windows Vista certified drawing, graphics and animation superstar. DrawPlus X2 is one of the first non-Microsoft creative applications to gain the full Certified for Windows Vista logo and it works great with Windows 2000 and XP too.

With enhanced drawing and animation features - including brand new Flash animation support, DrawPlus X2 is the ideal solution for anyone looking to create eye-catching, professional-standard artwork.

Whenever you need to create a stylish cover for your school or college project, an attractive family tree or business diagram, a photo-realistic art masterpiece, or even a high impact Flash animation - you'll find everything you need to create your most outstanding designs, ever.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Software non Vista Compliant, June 9, 2009

By 

Joey Rush (Mobile, Alabama) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: DrawPlus X2 Graphics Studio (CD-ROM)

I have owned graphics &/or web editing software since my first 386 Compaq PC in the early 90's. Later I discovered I liked the PaintShop Pro version best, but when the Pro 10 version went out of production, I considered new graphics software. The Serif software was suppose to be reasonably priced & compatable, even stating themselves to be "Vista's new graphics program", quote.
I have found it to be anything but so. In fact, a number of functions and the entire tutorial cannot be read & fails to work at all. File extensions are lost and misplaced, causing lost work, and many of the functions will lock up your computer. I have had a total of 119 registry errors since installing it, and overall it is not only a poor performing software, but much of it doesn't work.
This is not a hastedly written review either. I have owned the software for several months and have logged in well over 250 hours of "trying to make it work".
Plus you have to call Serif to give them your name and phone number when you install the software so they can send you useless emails and promotions for other things to buy.
My satisfaction with the buying experience overall is 0. I gave them 1 star simply because it was the lowest I could go. I would request a refund if I could.
Maybe X3, factory imbedded, or later versions will be better. But personally, I'll look elsewhere for affoardable graphics programs. I certainly would not buy a PC with this software imbedded into it unless it was clearly demonstrated to work before I purchased it.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent product, January 21, 2009

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Sean R. Pentz (Rufus, OR, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DrawPlus X2 Graphics Studio (CD-ROM)

I'm still figuring out all the possibilities with this program, still I'm very satisfied with the program and the results of the applications that I've used it on so far. It has multiple applications for me and I am more than pleased. Great buy, excellent product.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars AutoCAD Support is Weak, January 21, 2009

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B. Clement - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DrawPlus X2 Graphics Studio (CD-ROM)

I purchased this in order to create technical illustrations based on existing AutoCAD drawings. This product does not live up to its claims of opening dwg files. They don't look right, text is displaced, and they do not come in with the correct units (metric vs English).