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- Price: Free to try (15-day trial); $349.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP
- Date added: October 22, 2003
- Total Downloads: 90,429
- Downloads last week: 50
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 12 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Adobe Photoshop faces a new and worthy adversary in Canvas. After a poky installation comes a poky launch. You'll immediately see why it takes so long, though, when the program window opens. The sheer number of drawing, image-editing, and publishing features seems endless, too numerous to address in this limited space. Suffice it to say that whatever you can imagine doing to an image, you can do it with this software. Despite all the features, the software operates quickly and provides a welcoming interface. The only problem is that there are so many tools, you need to set your monitor to quite a high screen resolution to see them all. The scope and feature set mark Canvas as a tool for professionals.Publisher's description
From ACD Systems of America :Canvas 9 is the cross-platform, technical-drawing program that seamlessly integrates advanced image editing, page publishing, Web graphics, and presentation features into a single creative application. It continues its award-winning tradition of innovation with more than 100 new features and enhancements, including greater drawing precision (a double-floating point); an intelligent user interface; new technical drawing features; an expanded image-editing architecture; more scripting options; support for more than 70 file formats; and GIS mapping and scientific imaging options. Canvas 9 Professional Edition is the premiere solution for technical professionals in business, science, and engineering.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 12 votes
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2 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Canvas 9.0.2
"Tell me what you can't do with this?"
Pros: To be short: very good program. It knows all the common (GIF, JPG, etc.) and many other file types, openable file extension number is 61+all files, nice. With Canvas you can also open CorelDRAW files so are able to switch between the two applications anytime (besides i don't know if CorelDRAW can open Canvas files or not).
It's possible to run with lower memory - which is a good point -, however, i'd suggest 512MB from DDR type next to an XP + your own memories.
Working with Canvas is very easy and it knows all the tricks the basic applications can give you and over all, it'll triple this knowledge. From this program my favourits are the arrows and the object backgrounds (so easy to access and use).
Cons: The offline help is missing - tried this demo - so you can only work online if you need help.
It seems the installer is too simple, only a launch icon is placed to the Start menu, so you won't get author url, removeing, help, etc. links.
It is possible that i miss something but i can't use/test save.
I couldn't understand why the dimension tool shows me another measures when i resize it's high (probalby another feature i don't know yet).
When i've tried the update process and the program couldn't get it's INI file from it's home page, i tried to close it: the program asked 3 times from me wether i want to close it... Fun one? Too bad i was able to bring this one up only once. Then i've closed by x, the program asked if i want to close the update process and i sad "No" (by the way, the other option was "cancel") and the updater windows closed... Fun two?
Actually, the first two problems caused that i only gave four stars instead of five but this is a decent solid program :).
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Version: Canvas 9.0.2
Pros: I like this image editing ware. And thought I have a few of the biggies, I have added this one to my design arsenal cause its still fills a void in the creation of super-looking graphics for web pages and off-line publications. I may not be for someone just starting off in design cause its so robust with features, but its a good challenge if one is willing to take the time to learn and appreciate the awesome capabilities of a top-tier product. Highly recommended!
Cons: For the professionals, but worth the while if one is willing to be a serious designer.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Canvas 9.0.2
Pros: never got to use it
Cons: will not allow you to print or save unless you buy!!!
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Canvas 9.0.2
Pros: I did think it was free but on dial up it takes 12 hours to download ,being a pensioner its out of my rich ,but the art rage is a lot better than the wacom edition that I have with a tablet
Cons: to long to download on dial up and its not free
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Canvas 9.0.2
Summary: I have worked with a lot of software applications and this one really delievers what it promises. Really stable. I work with 8 and 9 meg files that demand a lot and Canvas allows me to work quickly. Everything is handy and easy to work with. Ope... read more >>
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