5 comments about Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0.

1. I like Photoshop Album. The user interface is quite intuitive, it's reasonably fast and it has all the features I need for working with thousands of digital photos.

   However, it wouldn't have hurt if Adobe had spent a few more QA cycles on it. I have updated to 2.0.1, but it's still pretty shaky.
   Try to type european special characters via Alt+0xxx in the caption line - BOOM.
   Try to import photos from a folder that also contains Quicktime videos (which my digital camera generates) - BOOM, and no workaround. There are now whole areas of my photo collection that I cannot view because I have accidentally imported Quicktime videos...
   I don't use the "Creations" and "Online Services" parts of the program at all, so I can't say anything about them.

   I'd give four stars if the quality was reasonable. Let's hope the next version is better.




2. I would avoid this software. Download Picasa for free try out and see how it works. I have had nothing but problems with this version of photoshop album. I purchased it because I had used 1.0 and it worked pretty good. I have had lots of troubles with colors being different on the thumbnails fron the true colors. Lots of bugs and crashing. You must pay for support also - doens't seem fair.



3. This program would be great if it did everything it claimed.



4. Beware. Adobe is not honoring the rebate on this item. That and the poor quality of this software mean that you should look elsewhere.



5. Most likely one of the most frustrating applications ever to pollute my hard drive! I'm an avid user of Photoshop, I think it's a wonderful application, so how can the folks at Adobe create Photoshop Album, and screw it up so bad?!? The program crashes, ruins pictures, makes slide shows of your pictures all cropped wrong, with no option to change it.
   
   Run!

No comments about Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection [Mac].

No comments about Intermediate Piano and Keyboard Method (Win/Mac).

4 comments about Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional [OLD VERSION].

1. Since version 6.5, each upgrade offers very little in terms of tools or enhancements. However what the motion graphics community can expect with each upgrade of AE, is a more crash-prone product. On a new workstation loaded with RAM, I've experienced sluggish performance, slower renders and a couple of crashes a day. Seems like a regular occurrence with other users as well.
   
   Let's hope Apple makes their animation software (Motion) much more appealing in the months to come. It may inspire Adobe to make a better product again.



2. Effects isn't the only Adobe product in the CS3 family that crashes. We are having issues with all of them. Photoshop which doesn't normally import huge files is now crashing our Mac G4. I'm running Sony's Vegas Video at home which has quite a few "effects" add-ons available from other vendors. If Adobe doesn't straighten this out maybe Sony will take up the slack.



3. I just purchased Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional used and abused the program without a hitch.. no crashing... an awesome program. I must add I'm running a PC 3.3 Ghz , SCSI HDs with 4 gigs of ram... I have Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 as well as PhotoShop CS3 extended edition. I acquired PhotoShop when I only had 1 gig of ram, it crashed several times until I upgraded to more ram. Haven't had an issue since the RAM upgrade



4. I have used this product as well as almost all the other CS3 Products and have not once experienced any crashes or what not and I use only PC computers. Never a Mac and have run it on my Home brew computer and a ASUS laptop and a cheap Dell computer and on all three I have not once experienced any problems. I have 2 gigs of ram on all three computers and all are AMD x2 400 to 4200+ cpu's
   
   Excellent product and would recommend it to anyone. Though find yourself a user guide if you have not used the CS3 softwares before.

No comments about NOVA Hallmark Card Studio 2007 Deluxe - Windows.

1 comments about Turbocad Mac V3 2D Cad for Mac.

1. it's not autocadd, but it's for a mac. it's ok, saves files as dwg. so, you can transport files to/from autocadd. that's the biggest plus. it's not autocadd, but for a mac, it works fine.

5 comments about G7 Kontakt Edition.

1. See my previous review for G7 (from before Kontakt update.)
   This is a great program, with no bugs to speak of, and even faster than it was. I'm now at the point where I can do a fairly involved lead sheet in a half-hour. It's a fine teaching tool, and its font choices are all you could ask for. You can arrange 4 instruments (the most I'd use) easily. It will play back my arrangements so I can check for accuracy. It's completely in sync with my Mac. It's a pro tool.



2. The program is very user friendly if you know some music theory though not a lot. The scanning part of the software works great but requires a high quality scanner and there is still some clean up required of the user. The abilty to compose and publish music is great. I find it useful to listen to an unknown piece (using the midi player) and learn to play it. It will transpose and print out very useable scores of either notation or tablature. Great piece of software.



3. The Sibelius G7 supports all sorts of fretted instruments, including banjos, steel guitar, dulcimers, mandolins, gamba, requinto, sitars, ukulele, vihuela, dobro and lute. In addition you can add keyboards: piano, electric, synthesizer, honky-tonk, percussion: all sorts of drums, cymbals, tambourine, wood blocks, handbells, too many to list, string instruments: treble and bass clef, and voices.
   
   For the guitars and fretted instruments it easily converts from notation to tab and vice versa by selecting and then copy/paste. You can also edit the tab properties to your liking, and watch the playback on the fretboard.
   
   There are also preconfigured staffs, that have the most popular combinations of instruments, even a mariachi band is included.
   
   Note entry is easy and intuitive. You can use the mouse, or keyboard, and also click on the fretboard. The documentation and tutorial are clear and easy to follow, and within minutes you will be composing or transcribing some music, arranging to fit your band or ensemble, and printing it out or uploading to the Sibelius G7 website to share with others. The printed output is nice looking too and comes with several styles including Jazzy and Handwritten. The program itself seems stable on my Windows system, unlike Noteworthy which caused the computer to hang (losing my work when I rebooted).
   
   Finally, G7 will meet most of your needs for small ensembles and bands, and unless you are composing a symphony, you won't need the really expensive Sibelius Professional edition. The price is right and it's fun to use. The included Kontakt sounds emulate the fretted instruments pretty well. I should also mention that it does notation for guitar special effects like pull-offs and hammer-on, bends and releases, slides, trills and vibrato, tremolo arm bends, slides and scoops, as well as notation for chord slashes and strums. Chord diagrams can also be easily created above the staff. There is just so much included, you won't be disappointed.



4. I have found everything about the G7 product itself to be wonderfully easy and intuitive to use. I have been using G7 for almost 3 months now and have only one complaint - and a word of warning to those of you still pondering a G7 purchase.
   
   One of the features of the G7 package is to be able to read the music notation of other G7 and Sibelius users on the Sibelius website forum, and that same material which a friend may send to you via email. This is done by an add-on piece of software called "SCORCH" which is included in the G7 installation CD. However, even though your computer may download and successfully install SCORCH, it may not work, even though your computer's OS (operating system) may handle the bulk of G7.
   
   When I purchased G7 from Amazon, my OS (Windows 2000) was included in the G7 minimum specification requirements for the host computer. But Sibelius does not tell you in any of their advertisements or published specs that W2000 won't work with the SCORCH add-on. So, while I can write, print, email, and even publish my music, I can't read it - or anyone else's.
   
   Here is the email I finally received from Sibelius after trying several different SCORCH downloads and failing to be able to read the notation:
   
   Dear Frank
   
   Unfortunately when creating software and drawing up license agreements, we cannot foresee the changes in technology. This does mean that older software will no longer work on occasions. Scorch is an add on and we have had to change this technology so that it can work with the latest OS on Mac and PC. It cannot work with both old and new I'm afraid.
   
   Best wishes
   
   
   Richard Payne
   Training Manager &
   Products Specialist
   
   Sibelius Software Ltd
   The Old Toy Factory, 20-22 City North, Fonthill Road, London N4 3HF, UK
   
   Tel: 020 7561 7999 (+44 20 7561 7999)
   Fax: 020 7561 7888 (+44 20 7561 7888)
   http://www.sibelius.com
   
   London and San Francisco
   
   So if reading Sibelius or G7 notation not generated by you is important, check with Sibelius to see if your OS is compatible with the SCORCH add-on.
   
   Frank Balogh Jr.



5. The shipping was very fast. The product itself is very easy to use. My only disappointment is you can't use a USB 2.0 hookup its got to be traditional midi. So what I have won't work for entering music through playing guitar. Had I known I probably would have just stuck with my Finale program. Although I like the fact that this is geared for guitar.

1 comments about RECORDING & MIXING VOL. 1.

1. There is just no way I can state enough how helpfull this DVD is at understanding every aspect of what it takes to be skilled at recording music.

1 comments about Printmaster Premier 7.0.

1. You can make your projects as simple or complex as you want with this program. Features include cards, art projects, envelopes, banners, posters, and more. There are thousands of clip art images, and you can import your own photos, and then crop them with provided shape or by hand, you can even give them an older look. The choices of font are amazing! You can even create your own headlines, with different colors, textures, shapes, shadows, and outlines to add to the text. The program offers ready-made projects, assistance with projects, or you can create your own from scratch. With all the options for cards you'll find yourself making all the cards and invites you need for any occasion. You'll be amazed at everything you can create! Once you register your program PrintMaster will send you information about additional upgrades. All of which are affordable.

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