CompactDraw combine features you can find in different vector
and Bitmap editors and some you can hardly find elsewhere. The list of all
the features would be too long so here are at least the most important:
Vector editing with beziers and Polynomes
Editing shape of the text with beziers
Texture Mix with hundreds of textures, Transparency texture mix
GenetX Procedural Textures and Colors - millions of combinations
Bitmap Effects from standard Saturation, Sharpen, Boost to some exotic effects
Arrow Line object - great for tutorials
Four levels of Antialiasing
Antialiased rotation of bitmaps - any angle
Style Library and Object Library
Effects: Smooth, Flat and Framed Bevels, Feather, Drop Shadow, Glow, Sun
Shadow, Halo, Cutout and more...
You can apply effects on any object
Everything is editable all the time.
Nondestructive editing
Export with detailed preview, quality control, size image and sharpen.
A special Editable E-JPG export. E-JPEG is compatible with standard JPG.
You can view it with web browser or any graphic application, and if you load
it into CompactDraw you can again edit the objects.
Multimedia Export to Multimedia Builder or generic to any authoring tool
Smart nondestructive Crop
Nested Grouping
Fill textures can be rotated, shifted or distorted
3D ball effects to create ball with light reflection