Shape Builder tool
Edit existing photos and graphics with the new shape drawer. Make further customizations to photos which have already been edited with the shape drawer, e.g. make invisible areas visible.
Graphics can be customized just as easily. Add elements to any vector shape and create completely new shapes. If two shapes are selected you can use the shape drawer to combine them into one.
Shape Eraser tool
With the help of the new shape tool "shape eraser" you can adjust your graphics and illustrations just the way you want. If you use this tool to erase an image into two separate parts, each separate shape can be edited individually.
You can also use the shape eraser to make contact with a line form the outside and move it further in. This allows you to create even more detailed shapes easier than ever before.
This tool is also really useful for extracting image elements from photos.
Color Mask
Color correction
With the new color picker you can select a specific color or an entire color range and remove it from the entire image. This lets you create artistic color effects for your photos.
Color Picker
Extract subjects and motifs
Do you want to combine several different objects and need an extracted image without a distracting background? With the color picker and the color mask this is now possible and easy to do.
Simply pick a color in the photo or image and remove it with a click.
Magic Erase 2.0 (Intelligent photo retouching)
Magic Erase is a magical tool for removing unwanted objects from your photos. In the new Version 2.0 you can get better results than ever before. Simply select the unwanted area and remove it from the picture with a click. The Magic Erase logarithm fills the empty space with the appropriate pixels - it's like the object was never there! You'll get faster and better results than you would with similar tools in other programs, e.g. a clone tool.*
No matter what you want to do Magic Erase makes it possible:
- Enhance nature photos
- Remove unwanted areas from you snapshots
- Delete unimportant objects
- Get rid of shadows
- Retouch portraits (e.g. remove skin blemishes or circles under the eyes)
* Note: Results will vary depending on the composition of the image. Matching pixels can only be found if they are available.
Format text quickly
Set up a specific format for headers or text blocks. This format can easily be applied to other text areas allowing you to easily create a document with a uniform appearance. Whether you use the format for a short paragraph or an entire block of text it will always look amazing! You can choose from a wide range of format presets or create your own and save it as a template to be used on other projects. It's fast and easy to give your creations an impressive uniform design!
Create unique image bullet points
Spice up your text with your company logo or other graphics. Transform long, tedious lists into interesting, eye-catching displays. You can also create a uniform, professional design for your Internet presence.
The new diagram widget
Do you want to use a range of visualizations, e.g. for company details? Do you want to use a variety of diagrams for a presentation? Xara Designer Pro offers eight customizable diagram types expressly for this purpose. Be as creative as you want with your diagrams - customize colors, sizes and backgrounds!
Embed music on your website
Are you looking for a way to impress you website's visitors? The built-in web MP3 player lets you drag MP3 tracks onto your website to add background music. You are free to choose if the song should play automatically or not. Done!
Improved galleries
The new Design Gallery
All user-friendly photo and graphics software relies on adjustable templates and graphic elements. These allow you to get a quick start and achieve impressive results without any prior experience. The Design Gallery in the newest version has been completely redesigned and now offers more high-quality templates, design elements and clipart to make it even easier for you to achieve amazing results quickly and easily. Thanks to a completely new structure you'll have no problems finding exactly what you need for every project.
Through a direct connection with our servers we can ensure that your Design Gallery is constantly updated with the newest templates and design elements.
Page & Layer Gallery
The improved Page and Layer Galleries give you even more creative freedom. Now you can select more pages and move, delete, copy, cut or integrate them into other projects in one go. You can easily work on different projects at the same time and simplify your workflow by copying several elements from one project and inserting them into others. It's never been easier!
For users who want to keep things simple it's still possible to work without layers in Xara Designer Pro.
New pop-up layer features
The new pop-up layer remains open until the user decides to close it. Of course you can choose between pop-up layers that close automatically or use the new close feature. Just select the kind you prefer when creating pop-ups.
Intelligent web design templates
Design websites from scratch yourself or use one of the many license free example websites.
All templates automatically adjust the page size, resulting in an even faster workflow!
Simply add your text to the design templates and all of the existing elements will be adjusted automatically. This prevents uneven formatting and ensures that your website always looks great.
BONUS! The all-round web package
Includes a domain of your choice*
Use this comprehensive package for an impressive Internet presence:
www.yourdomain.com/.co.uk...
Includes 500 MB webspace
Publish your website for free on MAGIX Online World:
- 500 MB web space
- Access via FTP directly from Xara Web Designer Pro
- Optional: Domain & Email Service
- Guaranteed simple, quick, and secure!
Use your favorite fonts on websites
Do you have a favorite font? Is it web safe? Now you can use any font you like for your website!
Other programs can only offer a limited selection of fonts but with Xara Web Designer you can use any font for your Internet presence. All fonts are embedded directly in the website and displayed true to the original in all modern web browsers.
*This offer from MAGIX Online World is valid in combination with a hosting service offer (at least the free hosting package) and includes one domain (all domain endings except .tv available) which can be used for free for 12 months. A one-time setup fee of EUR 9.99 will be charged after registration. After the period of free use, the domain can be used further according to the terms & conditions of MAGIX Online World.
Other new features of Xara Designer Pro
Live copies
You can now create multiple ‘Live Copies’ of an object, vector or photo, on single or multiple pages, which update when one is edited. It is still possible to apply transformations such as skew, scale or rotate independently. A powerful feature and a great time saver (sometimes called ‘Live Clone’).
Edit inside groups and other composite objects
At last a really easy way of editing grouped objects and adding new objects into an existing group. Double click on a group or other composite objects for editing in a separate document window. Just click and save when you’re done
Non-axis aligned snapping
You can now also align to lines that are neither vertical or horizontal.
Even faster workflow
Benefit from many time-saving new features when creating and editing your projects
- The new gallery system can be expanded and placed individually with the mouse. This makes it easier to access galleries quickly and to keep track of your workspace.
- The hierarchical order of all templates allows you to find matching designs and elements even faster.
- The clearly laid-out page gallery displays thumbnails and makes it easier to switch between individual pages in large projects.
- Switch between full single page view and the current
multi-page view. - If you change the headers or footers in multi-page documents, the changes are automatically applied to all pages.
- Copy entire pages and insert them at a different place or into a different project, including all layers and properties.
- Thanks to the independent copy & paste function you can now even transfer object properties such as size and position, replace selected objects or copy them into an active layer.
- An optimized right-click menu provides direct access to the most frequently used functions.
- Anchored graphics: Objects can be linked to blocks of text, so that both can be moved together.
- Edit grouped, repeating, and anchored objects as
separate "mini projects". - Tabs that are available directly next to each other enable faster access to all loaded projects.
MX = Media-X-change
Perfectly connected: Transfer projects and media to other MAGIX programs, e.g. MAGIX Photo Manager MX Deluxe, use the clear program interface to organize and edit photos and videos. All of the products in the new MX series enable data to be exchanged easily from one program to another. This connectivity also includes social networks, cloud services and mobile devices.