[.uk] Nova Scrapbook Factory Deluxe 3.0 [OLD VERSION]

• Make spectacular scrapbooks in just 3 steps - Select a template, personalize it with images and artwork and print it out
• Includes designs for all sorts of people and celebrations - Birthdays, anniversaries, wedings, graduations, holidays, vacations and so much more
• Work with over 5,000 projects, 40,000 images and 1,000 fonts
• Add your own creative touches with the built-in graphics tools -- photorealistic embellishments, creative frames, captions, word balloons and paper dolls
• Produce iron-on projects, paper crafts, journals and much more

Amazon.com Product Description:
Nova Scrapbook Factory Deluxe 3.0 will turn your memories into unforgettable scrapbooks and keepsake projects that will bring a smile to your face for years to come. With over 5000 designs, 40,000 images, 1000 fonts, 2500 unique projects, and amazingly easy-to-use features, Factory Deluxe 3.0 sets the standard for scrapbooking software. Whether you want to embellish your digital photos for posterity, create your own slide show to view on your television, or make that special gift for your loved one, this software is for you. Create customized calendars with your favorite photos for your family and friends. With over 1000 fonts to choose from, you can customize your messages to reflect your subject's mood. Three Easy Steps to Scrapbooking With Factory Deluxe 3.0, preserving your favorite memories is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Simply choose a category from the easy-to-use drag-and-drop interface. Then select an event, occasion or theme from more than 5000 designs that are provided. You can choose from literally thousands of elements from the "scraps gallery" to drag and drop right onto your scrapbook page, including ribbons, words, alphabets, buttons, corners, borders, and more. Add your photos, captions, and personalized greetings, and simply print your results to any color printer for instant results. You can also export your project to a PDF file and share it instantly with friends and family around the world. It's that easy. Embellish your project by choosing from thousands of elements from the new Scraps Gallery. Thousands of Fonts, Images and Designs Are you looking to capture the beauty of your wedding? The excitement of your child's first lost tooth? Or maybe the first swing of tee-ball season? No matter what the occasion, you can be assured that with Factory Deluxe 3.0 you'll have what you need to create beautiful and professional looking projects. With over 1000 sensational fonts, 5000 unique designs, and 40,000 professionally created images to choose from, you can create the precise look and feel to reflect the mood of your subject. From the whimsical and fanciful, to the formal and serious, Factory Deluxe 3.0 can give you everything you need. Taking Your Photographic Memories Digital You can take your digital scrapbooking skills to new heights with Factory Deluxe 3.0. With just a few clicks, you can import your photos or images from your digital camera, CD or scanner. A built-in photo editor will then let you add special effects, remove red-eye, and even crop, flip, rotate and resize your photos. Once you have the effects you want, you can create slide shows from your photos and view them on TV. You can also burn CD photo scrapbooks with your own music, and replay them on most home DVD players. No matter what level of photographic skills you have, you'll be the envy of your friends and family when they sit back and watch the amazing projects that you've created. Perfect Gifts for Everyone Factory Deluxe 3.0 isn't just for preserving your memories. You can also create the perfect gift for your friends and family. Design a calendar for your parents with photos to remind them of their children's birthdays and special events. Make your grandfather a sweatshirt with an iron-on of your favorite baby picture on the front. With Factory Deluxe 3.0, you'll have dozens of ways to make the perfect gift for everyone in your life.

not as good as it looks:
I was so disappointed as to how the program works, (maybe partly because i have been using photoshop for editing pictures and scrapping). Their templates are "ok" though some really look cheap. I bought the product hoping to be able to import my project back and forth with photoshop so i can do more but they made it so complicated that i think it is not worth doing anymore. I must say that for quick cards and scrapping this is the product to use but if you are looking for some professional scrapping software id still recommend using Photoshop. (I even sometimes think that their picture on the package was done with Photoshop too. ;))

The Best:
Absolutely the best scrapbook program I own. Especially good for 12x12 layouts and editing photos on the spot.

READ THIS BEFORE WASTING YOUR TIME ON NOVA's WEBSITE . . .:
1. You can't use the newer version of this software (version 4) if you're on Windows 2000 -or- older. 2. You will experience endless grief if you hope to consolidate the four CD's into one manageable DVD. The program is too inept to allow you to search for the next install file; but it's worse: You can't even use more than ONE ATAPI (CD or DVD) DRIVE or I can guarantee you it won't install completely. You're installing ONE CD AT A TIME, from exactly ONE (the same) ATAPI DRIVE. But here's where the fun really begins: 3. Try performing the INSERT / GRAPHIC feature. If it doesn't work, you'll never believe why. Ready class? It's because you chose to not show your "My Documents" folder on your desktop. Tsk tsk. How dare you customize your desktop by removing an all but useless Microsoft-generated folder (for the clueless who haven't quite figured out that they can create their own folders . . . on their OWN DRIVE duh). Yes friends, that is your crime: You can't access the graphics without having this folder show on your desktop. I think this rates in the annals of poorly-executed programming as a champion example of stupidity. You can read the comments of others pointing out the many other fun-filled experiments in grief that await you with Nova's Scrapbook Factory Deluxe version 3; I'm just posting this so it sits (for awhile) on top of the other reviews, and as a public service so that you don't think you're losing your mind. Because NOWHERE on Nova's website will you see this issue addressed.

Love this program:
This is a great scrapbooking program. Easy to use and makes scrapbooking simple, but still allows you enought creativity to have fun doing it. Templates can be easily changed to suit your needs and there are hundreds of designs to choose from.

Cute and fun:
This is the only software I have ever seen in person or used. Overall I like it much better than traditional scrapbooking, which was getting way too messy, and my kids were always getting into it. This software is easy to use after playing around with it. Also, it allows you to import free or low-cost digital scrapbooking supplies from the internet. Most of the designs are CUTE, not pretty or beautiful, and many are downright cheesy. I found it very easy, CHEAP, and quick to print pages online at ScrapbooksToShare.com. Overall this is much easier and cheaper than traditional scrapping.