Corel Stereo Equalizer 9 User Manual

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Table of Contents

Corel Corporate Profile__________________________________________________ 4

Learn about Corel Corporation’s history and products.

Executive Summary____________________________________________________ 5

CorelDRAW™ 9 delivers performance and productivity, compatibility, and value to graphics professionals.

Introducing the CorelDRAW™ 9 Product Line____________________________________ 7

Learn about the main application, supporting utilities, plug-ins, libraries, fonts, and documentati on included
in CorelDRAW 9.

What’s New and Enhanced in CorelDRAW™9?____________________________________ 10

Learn about the new and enhanced features in CorelDRAW 9.

CorelDRAW™: Award-Winning Technology______________________________________ 25

Find industry awards won by CorelDRAW technology.

Where Do I Get More Information?___________________________________________ 29

Find contact information for media inquiries, customer service, and technical support for CorelDRAW 9.

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Corel Corporate Profile

Corel Corporation is an internationally recognized developer of award-winning graphics and business
productivity applications. Since its foundation in 1985, Corel has developed products known for exc ellence
and value that target emerging trends in the software industry. Committed to value, compatibility, choice, and
open standards, Corel develops products for Windows®, Macintosh®, UNIX®, Linux®, and Java™
platforms. Corel is renowned for its comprehensive, competitively priced products that have powerfu l core
applications and value-added utilities. Corel develops market-leading products, such as the CorelDR AW™
suite of graphics applications and the WordPerfect® suite of business tools, and continues to meet the
demands of the corporate, retail, and academic markets.

In 1992, Corel introduced the first graphics suite to coincide with the launch of Microsoft® Window s 3.0.
CorelDRAW 3, a competitively priced, all-in-one graphics solution, established the company as a wor ld leader
in graphics software. In 1995, CorelDRAW 6 was released as the first major 32-bit application avail able for
Windows 95. Keeping its commitment to cross-platform solutions, Corel released CorelDRAW for Power
Macintosh® in 1998. The expanding CorelDRAW product line continues to attract industry recognition,
winning more than 300 first-place international awards.

In 1996, Corel broadened its focus when it acquired the renowned WordPerfect family of business
applications. Corel carefully re-engineered this world-class software into a market-leading line of powerful
productivity applications.

Corel is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. Corel’s products ship in over 17 languages through a netw ork of
more than 160 distributors in 70 countries. Corel’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market
under the symbol COSFF and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol COS.

For more information, visit Corel’s Web site at www.corel.com .

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Executive Summary

The mission statement of Corel Corporation expresses the focus of its technology leadership to deliver
performance, compatibility, and value to its users. CorelDRAW™ 9, the newest version of Corel
Corporation’s flagship graphics program, delivers high performance and productivity enhancements,
exceptional compatibility features, unparalleled creation tools, and unrivaled value. CorelDRAW 9 i s a vector
illustration and page layout program that also contains productivity-enhancing utilities for font a nd media
asset management. Both new and existing users will find CorelDRAW 9 to be valuable to their design process
and overall productivity.

Since its introduction to the graphics industry in 1989, CorelDRAW has become the industry-leading PC
illustration program, with 10 million sold worldwide. In January 1999, CorelDRAW celebrated ten yea rs of
graphics excellence, marking the continuation of its commitment to providing leading edge technolog y to
graphics enthusiasts worldwide..

CorelDRAW 9 was developed for the professional graphics designer and desktop publisher. To meet the
needs of this group of professionals, Corel focused on several key areas: productivity and performa nce,
compatibility and integration, and value.

Productivity and Performance

Graphic designers face many challenges — from creative deadlines and time constraints to output iss ues.
CorelDRAW 9 is an essential tool for the graphic designer because it provides users with unique cr eation
tools, innovative user interface controls for ease of use, and customization options for streamlini ng the
creation process. CorelDRAW 9 also includes a variety of interactive tools that generate live effe cts, letting
designers experiment with their creativity.

Corel professional graphics products share the same powerful print engine that offers high quality
PostScript® output, full PDF functionality, and prepress functionality, including separations and i mposition
and layout enhancements. Accurate color management is essential to high-quality output, and CorelDR AW 9
includes support for the International Color Consortium (ICC) standard color profiles. Profiles can now be
embedded in a range of graphic file formats for accurate color representation at their destination.

The rapid growth of the Internet and the World Wide Web has created a new market for content creato rs in
the graphic arts community and the corporate and academic environments. CorelDRAW 9 includes enhanc ed
HTML export and live hyperlinks, along with support for all industry standard World Wide Web graphi c
formats, including .JPG, .GIF, and .PNG.

The ability to automate common illustration tasks within CorelDRAW can dramatically increase produc tivity.
Corel SCRIPT™ has been included with several versions of CorelDRAW to let users record scripts for
automating repetitive functions. CorelDRAW 9 also includes Microsoft® Visual Basic® for Application s
(VBA) 6, an industry standard scripting language, which expands the opportunities for further custo mization
and automation.

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Compatibility and Integration

Corel is committed to delivering a family of graphics applications that are focused on compatibilit y and
seamless integration. Most graphic design environments are multi-platform, multi-user, and incorpor ate
multiple graphics applications in a typical workflow. Given this complex setup, it is essential to incorporate a
high standard of file format support. Extensive support for popular file formats, such as Adobe®
Photoshop®, Adobe Illustrator®, MetaCreations® Painter®, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), and PDF
means users can move files freely between different software applications. Support for the Adobe Ph otoshop
.PSD file format includes preservation of the layers, so that they can be manipulated when opened i n
CorelDRAW 9 or Corel PHOTO-PAINT™ 9. The full list of filters included in CorelDRAW 9 totals 71
import filters and 41 export filters.

Tight integration between applications is crucial to maximize any learning from one program to anot her.
There are common interface controls and options for similar features in both CorelDRAW 9 and Corel
PHOTO-PAINT 9. The Windows® and Power Macintosh® versions of CorelDRAW share a virtually
identical user interface and a common code base, which means users can exchange files seamlessly in
multiplatform environments. The Power Macintosh version of CorelDRAW 9 is planned for release in th e
summer of 1999.

Value

Corel is a unique provider of industry-leading graphics technology dedicated to the professional an d graphics
enthusiast. The concept of the graphics suite was pioneered by Corel in 1992 with the release of Co relDRAW

3. Since then, Corel has focused on delivering unique creative tools, extensive file format support ,
high-quality PostScript output, and value to the customer. CorelDRAW 7 marked the entrance into the
professional design community with its powerful productivity-enhancing functionality. With the laun ch of
CorelDRAW 9, users can choose between three different product offerings to suit their unique graphi cs
needs: CorelDRAW 9, Corel PHOTO-PAINT 9, or the CorelDRAW 9 Graphics Suite. CorelDRAW 9 also
includes professional digital content such as clipart, fonts, and photos.

The CorelDRAW user can create a wide range of digital art illustration, including logos, brochures and flyers,
signs, technical illustrations, abstract art, and textile designs. An incredible showcase of this a rtwork can be
seen in the annual Corel $1 Million World Design Contest, where thousands of entries are submitted from
around the world. They are viewed and judged by a distinguished panel, who decides on the Best of S how
design. For examples of submissions and information about the contest, users can visit the Corel We b site at
www.corel.com/contests .

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Introducing the CorelDRAW™ 9 Product Line

CorelDRAW™ for Windows® was introduced in January 1989, and quickly established a dominant positio n
in the PC graphics market. The application has evolved from a collection of graphics programs with broad
market appeal to a targeted professional design tool to suit the needs of professional graphic desi gners and
desktop publishers.

Corel is committed to offering professional designers powerful graphics tools on key platforms to e nsure the
highest degree of compatibility in a multiplatform environment. CorelDRAW 9 for Windows 95, 98, and
Windows NT® 4.0, CorelDRAW for Windows NT/Alpha™, and CorelDRAW 9 for Power Macintosh®
provide near feature parity across platforms, letting users seamlessly exchange CorelDRAW files. Ba ckward
compatibility will also let users exchange CorelDRAW 9 files with CorelDRAW 8 for Windows and Power
Macintosh, CorelDRAW 7 for Windows, and CorelDRAW 6 Suite for Power Macintosh.

The CorelDRAW 9 product line includes a graphics application and valuable supporting utilities that deliver
the latest in design technology, including productivity-enhancing features, interactive tools, and support for
Internet publishing. CorelDRAW 9 includes the following applications and utilities:

Main Application

CorelDRAW™ 9: CorelDRAW 9 is a powerful and intuitive vector illustration and page layout application that

provides a full range of creation tools, innovative effects, and high-quality output features. Sinc e its first
release, CorelDRAW has won more than 300 industry awards for ease-of-use, value, and product excell ence.

Supporting Applications

Microsoft® Visual Basic® for Applications 6: Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) 6 is the leading

application in customization technology, used by more than three million developers worldwide. It l ets
developers build custom business solutions by automating and integrating off-the-shelf software app lications
to meet specific customer needs. VBA integrates rich development capabilities with host application s.
Developers who use VBA to extend CorelDRAW 9 applications can benefit from the familiar Visual Basi c
programming language, an integrated Rapid Application Development (RAD) environment, and fast runti me
performance. Developers can also benefit from Microsoft Forms Package and support for ActiveX™
controls to create rich user interfaces, provide easy access to the Windows API and the underlying file system,
add connectivity to corporate data, and integrate with other Component Object Model-based software.

Bitstream® Font Navigator™ 3.0: Bitstream Font Navigator 3.0 is a font manager for Windows 95 and Windows
NT 4.0, developed by Bitstream Inc., an industry leader in font technology. Bitstream Font Navigato r 3.0
offers a quick and easy way to find and install fonts, organize fonts into manageable groups, and v iew and
print font samples.

Canto® Cumulus® Desktop 4.0: Cumulus Desktop 4.0 is an award-winning media management system that
delivers fast, flexible, and powerful digital asset management. Cumulus Desktop 4.0 organizes media and
graphics files into a browsable catalogue which can be indexed so that users can find images, desig ns, clipart,
stock photos, and QuickTime® movies quickly and easily.

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CorelTRACE™ 9: CorelTRACE 9 is a bitmap-to-vector tracing utility that converts bitmap images to vector

images.
Corel TEXTURE™: Corel TEXTURE lets users simulate natural textures, such as clouds, marble, and wood, by

combining up to seven user-defined material layers. Users can define the interaction between the la yers and
apply lighting effects. Users can also create a variety of custom textures.

Corel CAPTURE™ 9: Corel CAPTURE 9 lets users capture images of a computer screen and record on-screen
actions as animation files. Users can capture images of the entire screen, individual windows, tool bars, flyouts,
menus, or any rectangular, elliptical, or freehand area the user defines. These images can be used in various
applications, such as word processors and presentation applications.

Corel SCRIPT™: Corel SCRIPT can be used to develop macros and scripts to automate tasks in CorelDRAW 9.
Corel SCRIPT Editor™: Corel SCRIPT Editor lets users modify saved recordings or scripts. Users can employ

Corel SCRIPT Editor to edit commands, add commands that cannot be recorded, or write scripts from
scratch to automate tasks in CorelDRAW. Corel SCRIPT Editor includes features to test, debug, and r un
script files.

Adobe® Acrobat® Reader: Adobe Acrobat Reader lets users view, navigate, and print PDFs across multiple
platforms. CorelDRAW users can also save their documents as .PDF files.

Plug-Ins

CorelDRAW 9 includes Adobe® Photoshop®-compatible plug-in filters, such as Digimarc® Digital
Watermarking and Human Software Squizz!™. These plug-in filters can also be used with Corel
PHOTO-PAINT™ 9.

Libraries and Fonts

CorelDRAW 9 includes an extensive collection of image libraries, templates, and fonts to enhance a user’s
documents, including the following:

• 25,000 clipart images and symbols, with 10,000 new to CorelDRAW 9

• 1,000 TrueType® and Type 1 fonts, with Euro symbols available for each font family

• 1,000 high-resolution photos

Documentation

CorelDRAW 9 includes comprehensive documentation, including a full-color reference manual that prov ides
conceptual and procedural information. A detailed online Help system is also available for quick re ference.

CorelDRAW 9 also includes the Corel Commercial Printing Guide. This document provides an overview o f
basic and advanced color management concepts, as well as information relevant to the design, output , and
prepress process users encounter when preparing their work for printing in a professional output
environment.

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Minimum System Requirements

• Windows® 95, Windows® 98, or Windows NT® 4.0

• Pentium® 133 Processor

• 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended)

• 100 MB hard drive space to install CorelDRAW™ 9, online Help, filters, and fonts

• CD-ROM drive 2X

• SVGA monitor

• mouse or tablet

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