WOW
WOW is absolutely correct...
HIGHLY recommend you download the 30 day trial. Xara Xtreme is same program without the PDF/Pantone support. If you are not going to do professional printing or need the PDF generation then XX will work.
I had XX and moved up to Xara Xtreme Pro (XXP) and am thrilled with it. The PDF works the way I needed so now our outside printer does not throw a fit!
The PDF full support is missing in the trial, but all the features of the program work.
Worth testing. It DOES NOT work the same way as PSP. At first I found it awkward. It takes some getting used to. But it is FUN to use, good forum
http://talkgraphics.com/ , and the extra cd that comes with it is loaded with the tutorials that are posted on
http://www.xaraxone.com/There are great movie tutorials on YouTube, search for
XARA. EggBram has 33 videos alone, and there are other contributors too on TONS of topics. I like Egg's comfortable style of presenting...Doesn't assume you know something, shows you every step.
Note: This is a heavy duty VECTOR program with some raster support and basic raster editing. It is not designed to totally replace a raster program (Photoshop, PSP, etc).