Xara Designer Pro – Designer is the solution for all types of graphic design work, whether it’s vector illustrations, DTP, photo composition, web graphics or Flash animation.

Producing vector illustrations is quick and easy using the comprehensive drawing tools, but many of the advanced features which Xara pioneered – such as transparency and real-time anti-aliasing – can be applied to both vector and bitmap images. Rather than falling into the bloatware trap that is common with graphics products, Xara has concentrated on creating the world’s best implementation of the essential toolset that designers really need, in order to ensure that working with Xara X can be both highly creative and very productive. As well as all the drawing tools you would expect, Xara X offers options such as automated shadows, bevels and contours, pressure sensitive brush stroking, multi-stage graduated fills and feathering.

Xara can produce compact, highly optimized graphics, making it an ideal choice for creating web graphics, and with this in mind we have added a tools to aid in creating graphics for the web, such as a NavBar tool, image slicing capability and Dreamweaver integration. As the name suggests Pro includes additional features most likely to be used by professional designers.

Productivity & Interface Benefits:

    Speed
    Direct Action Tools
    Easy Drag & Drop
    Solid Object Editing
    Infinite Undo / Redo
    Zoom to 25,000%
    Top Quality Screen Display

All The Creative Tools You Need:

    Text & Page Layout
    Drawing Tools
    3D Extrude
    Blends
    Transparency & Feathering
    Live Effects
    Shadows, Bevels & Contours

Revolutionary Photo Handling:

    Fast, non-destructive photo handling
    Integrated Photo Tool
    Magic Photo Erase tools
    Photo Panoramas
    Intelligent Scaling
    Bitmap Tracer
    Adobe Photoshop® Plug-ins

Designer Pro & The Web:

    HTML Website Creation
    Animated Flash Export
    Total Design Freedom
    Clever Stuff
    Web Widgets
    Compatibility
    Presentations & Webinars

Compatibility With Industry Standards:

    Import & Export
    PSD Support
    PDF Support
    Color Separation Support

more info 
http://www.xara.com/us/products/designer/