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Scrapbook Software Reviews

There are many different types of software and a wide assortment of websites to help you improve your digital scrapping skills.

Scrapping Software

Indigo Rose Scrapbook Max (SM) Novice. Easy to use software that utilizes customizable templates. Limited flexibility, low learning curve.

Scrapbook Factory Deluxe (SFD) Novice. This scrapbooking software provides good results without much or a learn curve. Low to moderate flexibility.

Hallmark Scrapbook Studio (HSS) Novice. Low learning curve and very limited flexibility. Good for the casual user.

Lumapix FotoFusion (FF) Novice/intermediate. Easy to use software that offers a little more flexibility than most entry level software.

Ulead Photoimpact (PI) Intermediate. This scrapbooking software provides great results without a huge learning curve.

Corel/Jasc Paint Shop Pro (PSP) Intermediate. This scrapbooking software is a powerful graphics program

ACDSee PhotoManager & Photo Editor]. Intermediate. Many scrappers that use Adobe Photoshop Elements use ACDSee's PhotoManager to keep track of their scrapping supplies. The new ACDSEE PhotoEditor is a strong imaging software in its own right with a great deal of flexibitly.

Adobe Photoshop Elements (PSE) Intermediate. This scrapbooking software is a "light" version of Photoshop. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles but is still a very powerful program. The majority of scrapbooking tutorials are written for this program and it is a common choice for the dedicated digital scrapper!

Adobe Photoshop (PS/CS) Advanced. This is the most powerful scrapbooking software and graphics program out there. The possibilities are endless. It is a difficult program to learn, but well worth the effort.

This is only a partial list of the many different image/graphic programs that can be used for digital scrapbooking. Many of them offer free trial downloads, so experiment and find the one that is right for you!

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Corel PaintShop Photo Express 2010

by Reba Kuske, Tue 24 of Nov, 2009 (18:53 UTC)
First off, I'm a novice to photo books but very anxious learn more. How well is viovio compatible with Corel PaintShop Photo Express 2010? I've been reading about compatible software for digital scrapbooking. Is this a good one to use to upload with viovio? Rebabiggrin
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Re: Corel PaintShop Photo Express 2010

by Viovio Support, Tue 24 of Nov, 2009 (20:19 UTC)
Reba,

greetings from Viovio and thank you for your interest.

Any software should be fine :) Just make sure you can save your project as one complete PDF or separate .jpg files. We recommend your images be at 300 dpi.

For all our trim sizes we recommend you make the cover images as well as the interior page images 1/4" larger than your book size. For example if you plan to create an 8.5x11 book the cover image as well as interior pages would be 8.75x11.25 (at 300 dpi).

Most importantly, keep all important items (people, heads, text,borders) away from the outer 1/2" on all sides.

Here is a page that may help
http://www.viovio.com/wiki/index.php?structure_id=303

We trim 1/8" on all sides and just keep in mind an 1/8" is a greater percentage of the book for our mini books than it is for say an 8.5x11 book. In other words 1/8" is a greater percentage of 5" than it is of 8.5". Does that make sense?

If you have other questions or if I missed something let me know and I'll do my best to help.

Viovio Support
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Digital scrapbook software and viovio

by Rebecca, Sun 20 of Sep, 2009 (22:31 UTC)
I'm also curious about Serif's Digital Scrapbook Artist. How does it work to upload to viovio? I'm thinking about purchasing this software, but want to make sure I can use it to print photo books before I buy it. Also wondering about Memory Mixer - can it be used easily with viovio?
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Re: Digital scrapbook software and viovio

by Reba Kuske, Tue 24 of Nov, 2009 (21:16 UTC)
Thanks! I will keep your suggestions in mind. Each book I create should be better and better as time goes along! Thank you. Have a great turkey day!smile
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Re: Digital scrapbook software and viovio

by Kettie Mooney, Wed 25 of Nov, 2009 (17:28 UTC)
Reba,

Good to hear! Let us know if you have anymore questions :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Kettie
viovio support
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Re: Digital scrapbook software and viovio

by Viovio Support, Tue 22 of Sep, 2009 (15:58 UTC)
Rebecca, I'm so sorry we are not the experts on the variety of PDF software available. We do power a site that has a very active forum and the creators are knowledgeable about PDFs.
Check it out at photoshopcreativeelements

Here are a few links to some of our pages on PDFs
Upload wizard
FAQ
PDF Specs
Cropping and Bleed

I would read each carefully some of the information may apply to you and some may not.
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Has anyone used....

by cortney, Sun 20 of Sep, 2009 (05:39 UTC)
Has anyone used or have any tips about uploading PDF's from Serif Digital Scrakbook Artist? It has been wonderful to work with, I am getting ready to upload my books to print and was wondering if anyone else out there has used it? If so are there any common problems I need to be aware of?
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Re: Has anyone used....

by Viovio Support, Tue 22 of Sep, 2009 (15:52 UTC)
Cortney, I'm not familiar with that software. However, we power a site that has a very active forum and the creators are knowledgeable about PDFs. Check it out at http://www.photoshopcreativeelements.com
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CropMom online scrapbooking software

by Kathryn Balint, Sun 21 of Jun, 2009 (05:21 UTC)
CropMom is an online scrapbooking site where you can create digital scrapbook pages using your photos and designer-quality digital scrapbook graphics. You can purchase your print-quality JPEG files and have them printed here at Viovio. CropMom is easy to use and it's free to create screen-quality layouts. You pay only for the print-quality JPEG files of your layouts.
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Re: CropMom online scrapbooking software

by Viovio Support, Fri 03 of Jul, 2009 (15:00 UTC)
Kathryn, wow, thanks for the post.