[Gimp-user] Opening .cdr and .cpt

[promovis <forums gimpusers com>]

> Jon Winters wrote:

> > Be prepared to lose your text layers... I don't think there is anything in
> > the Linux world that can edit a text layer from another application.


> That's the show stopper for me then. It's the text layers I need. The 
> non text layers don't need to be modified. In that case I'll just redo 
> the images in Gimp as .xcf and chalk it up as a learning experience.


> > Photoshop .psd files are proprietary as .cdr and .cpt so you'll eventually
> > have trouble with them.  Its always advisable to save important files in
> > non-proprietary file formats.


> Agreed. My entire move to Linux is so I can escape proprietary file 
> formats and closed source apps while I still can. A couple more years 
> and Microsoft, Corel, et al would have had me completely Borged.


Download Uniconvertor, convert your cdr to svg, edit svg with Gimp. Good luck!

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promovis