Xara XS Upgrade Details

Xara XS to Xtreme 4 and Xtreme Pro 4 - Special Offer Details

As a special offer through Gizmo’s, there is a full version of Xara XS. Not only are we giving away a full copy of Xara XS (Valued at $79 + VAT), but you can also then upgrade Xara XS  to the latest and most comprehensive product in the Xara Xtreme family (version 4), at a discount of more than 30%.

The upgrade price to Xara Xtreme 4 is $59 (Plus VAT @15% in Europe), a $30 saving on the normal price of a full copy of Xara Xtreme 4 of $89 (Plus VAT @15% in Europe).

The upgrade price to Xara Xtreme Pro 4 is $199 (Plus VAT @15% in Europe), saving $50 off the normal price of $249.

The zip file also includes a free 30-day trial version of Xara Xtreme 4 and Xtreme Pro 4.

This special offer on the upgrade lasts 60 days. You can upgrade by clicking the Upgrade button on the XS starting screen or by visiting our website Xara.com, ordering Xtreme 4 or Xtreme Pro 4 and entering your XS registration email address and password.

Xara X special edition (Xara XS)

Xara XS is a special edition of the Xara Xtreme series of graphics software titles, designed to meet all your drawing and day to day photo needs, ideal for both print and the web.

Xara XS is the perfect tool for:

•    Creating personal and business graphics from simple logos and signs, though cards, invitations and stationery to more ambitious posters, flyers and brochures
•    Drawings from simple cartoons to the most ambitious works of illustration
•    Creating web graphics such as buttons, icons and navigation bars, with compact graphics and high onscreen quality
•    Any work with your photos, including simple crop and rotate, red-eye fix or auto-enhance of the brightness and contrast. All the drawing and text tools can be used on photos too -  which makes it child’s play to add captions or frames but means it’s possible to create impressive photo compositions suitable for anything from cards to posters.

Whatever graphics you need and whatever your skill level, the famously friendly user interface and unrivalled speed of Xara Xtreme will make it an absolute pleasure to be creative.

Xara XS is suitable for use with Windows 2000/Vista/XP

Xara Xtreme 4

Xtreme is based on XS but includes a host of additional features, tools and plug-ins that will offer new creative possibilities and make the creation of some very common graphical effects a walk in the park:
•    The world's slickest 3D Extrude tool.
•    A complete new 'Website Creation' Feature - build complete WYSIWYG multi-page websites, with mouseover and easy pop-up effects.
•    Revolutionary photo handling with a new integrated, ultra-fast, non-destructive Photo tool - 10 times faster than other photo tools, 10 times smaller files.
•    A quick and easy Flash Animation tool.
•    Significantly improved text handling, including text flow across multiple columns and pages and around objects so you can use Xtreme to create page layouts such as brochures and posters.
•    Many extra import and export formats including PSD & RTF import and export, EMF & TIFF import for greater compatibility with other programs.
•    A large number of editable template graphics such as cards, newsletters, web pages, scrapbooking layouts and photo albums.
•    A Live Effects tool that allows both Xara and Photoshop plug-in effects to be applied to your images (and a collection of more than 50 quality Photoshop plug-ins and featuring popular plug-ins from Alien Skin, Mehdi, Redfield and AVBros).
•    A Shadow tool for automatic creation of soft shadows.
•    A Bevel tool that adds bevels to any object.
•    A Feathering tool to smoothly blend the edges of objects.
•    A Contour tool for expanding and shrinking the borders of any object.

The Xtreme CD with bundled plug-ins, 3000+ items of clipart, example images, template graphics, more than 50 plug-ins, 500 textures and 250 fonts.

Xara Xtreme can normally be purchased online from xara.com for US$89 (Plus VAT @15% in Europe). Readers of publications from Gizmo’s, who have registered their copies of Xara XS can buy a full copy of Xara Xtreme 4 at a discount of more than 30%, that’s $30 off – simply register your copy of Xara XS and then enter the registration email address and password during the Xara Xtreme purchase.

Xara Xtreme Pro 4

In addition to the functions of Xara Xtreme 4, the Xara Xtreme Pro 4 version includes:

•    Multi-core support for extra speed, making the fastest graphics program even faster
•    Bundled Pan Studio, an advanced photo panorama stitching feature
•    Enhanced PDF export features, including support for PDF/X
•    Additional import & export filters such as XPS and RAW
•    Color separation support and PANTONE color libraries

Xara Xtreme Pro 4 can normally be purchased online from xara.com for US$249 (Plus VAT @15% in Europe). Readers of publications from Gizmo’s, who have registered their copies of Xara XS can buy a full copy of Xara Xtreme Pro 4 with a full $50 discount – simply register your copy of Xara XS and then enter the registration email address and password during the Xara Xtreme Pro purchase.

Further Details

You can find full details on Xara Xtreme 4 and Xara Xtreme Pro 4, including example graphics, demo movies, reviews & testimonials etc, at Xara.com

Xara Xtreme 4 and Xara Xtreme Pro 4 are suitable for use with Windows 2000/Vista/XP.