Convert CDR to PDF

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Page size

Orientation

Photos per page

Image placement

Page margins (mm)

Photo spacing (mm)

Background colour

Image compression

Quality85

Cover page

Title

Subtitle

Photo information

Date taken

Camera

Lens

Focal length

Aperture

Exposure

ISO

GPS / location

PDF mode

Vector PDF retains supported page content and page order. Rendered PDF uses the existing Collection composition settings. Source Corel metadata and original colour profiles are not copied as print semantics.
Images are combined into one PDF in collection order. Photo information includes only available selected fields.

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What happens when you convert CDR to PDF?

Local document import

Supported pages, paths, text, gradients and bitmap resources are imported locally. Document-specific version, font and unsupported-effect diagnostics describe preservation limits. Native Corel layers and print separations are not inferred from drawing groups or RGB appearance.

Vector or rendered PDF

Collection exports selected pages in their chosen order. Vector PDF retains supported paths, gradients and clips; live text is outlined with available font data and substitution is explicit. Choose rendered PDF for features outside the vector writer.

CDR

Source

CDR

CorelDRAW document

Compression: Not a pixel codecTransparency: YesMetadata: Document metadata, XMP, ICC

CorelDRAW vector documents, imported locally as ordered pages with supported paths, text and images. Source only.

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PDF

Target

PDF

Portable Document Format

Compression: Depends on variantTransparency: YesMetadata: Document information, XMP, ICC output intents

A fixed-page document format mixing text, vectors and raster images. Image conversion requires deliberate page rendering.

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Is CDR → PDF right for you?

Good choice when

PDF fits your delivery use: Fixed-layout documents & print.
You review the document warnings before export.
You choose the required PDF representation.
You can validate the destination’s sample precision and colour interpretation.

Probably not when

You require a complete CorelDRAW replacement.
You assume rasterization repairs an unsupported Corel effect.
You require identical samples without a defined colour and precision policy.

CDR to PDF conversion details

Local document import: Supported pages, paths, text, gradients and bitmap resources are imported locally. Document-specific version, font and unsupported-effect diagnostics describe preservation limits. Native Corel layers and print separations are not inferred from drawing groups or RGB appearance.
Vector or rendered PDF: Collection exports selected pages in their chosen order. Vector PDF retains supported paths, gradients and clips; live text is outlined with available font data and substitution is explicit. Choose rendered PDF for features outside the vector writer.
Sample precision & colour: Imported vector geometry remains vector on supported SVG/vector-PDF paths. Bitmap fragments retain their decoded precision. Page rasterization produces SDR display pixels; source ICC/CMYK/spot separations are not retained.
Compression: CDR: Not a pixel codec → PDF: Depends on variant CDR: CDR remains source only. No conversion writes a CDR document. PDF: PDF has no single compression quality. Different streams may use lossless or lossy filters; page rasterization can remove document structure even when the resulting pixels are encoded losslessly.
Transparency: CDR: Yes → PDF: Yes
Multiple images: PDF: Page tree
Vector graphics: PDF: Paths & text on pages
Dimensions: Conversion keeps the decoded image dimensions unless you edit or resize it. Orientation is applied by supported decoders. ICO fits the image into one selected square size; PDF page layout and rendering DPI are configurable. Device, memory and codec limits still apply.
Metadata: Vector PDF retains supported page content and page order. Rendered PDF uses the existing Collection composition settings. Source Corel metadata and original colour profiles are not copied as print semantics.

Common questions

Which source information survives?

How are multiple pages exported?

Are bit depth and colour values guaranteed to match?

Imported vector geometry remains vector on supported SVG/vector-PDF paths. Bitmap fragments retain their decoded precision. Page rasterization produces SDR display pixels; source ICC/CMYK/spot separations are not retained.

Will metadata and colour profiles be retained?

Vector PDF retains supported page content and page order. Rendered PDF uses the existing Collection composition settings. Source Corel metadata and original colour profiles are not copied as print semantics. Imported vector geometry remains vector on supported SVG/vector-PDF paths. Bitmap fragments retain their decoded precision. Page rasterization produces SDR display pixels; source ICC/CMYK/spot separations are not retained.