Definitive Album Design List

I know there's lots of info out there on all the different album design

solutions, but let's get a list of what's out there in one place.

 

Other than PS, what album design software do you use and what do you think

about it? Also, can you state if the software is stand alone or you use it in

conjunction with PS (i.e. is it just a fancy set of actions)?

 

Here are the ones I know of:

 

Pictage

 

Pixel Creator

 

Yervant Page Gallery

 

Photojunction

 

Gary Fong Actions

 

Album DS

 

I'm personally using Pictage, but I want a stand alone program which will

permit output to PS so I can print and bind anywhere.

I've found that the only definitive design list is a blank template. Start your creative engines,

now go make 'em.

I love LumaPix/FotoFusion. So quick and easy. I design everything from scratch in there.

You might have a look at You Select It.

 

http://www.youselectit.com/home.php

I have been using TDA and found it great, as well as simple to use; however it is only usable for orders to Albums Australia.

Most of you likely haven't heard of or tried Album DS but I highly suggest you do. I just

signed on as VP of Marketing for Album DS but I'm a working pro and frequent contributor

to Professional Photographer magazine. The reason I signed on is I had been looking for a

product like it for my own work (www.lindenphoto.net) for a couple of years. My plan was

to write an article on the best album creation software and how it could save a person time

etc. etc. I looked for 2 years because I couldn't find a mac/pc solution that could do

everything I wanted to be able to do while still remaining user friendly and delivering

easily updateable designs. I don't like to waste people's time by producing articles that tell

a person what not to use and prefer to write on how a business can save time, or/and

make more money by using a particular product. Anyway I finally found and tried Album

DS and after talking to the developer and seeing no US presence I knew I had to bring it

here. We just launched in the US at PhotoPlus a couple weeks ago and have a new demo

that you can produce actual client albums with. The demo has limited templates but a

good overall selection and you can print with no watermarks and kick the tires so to

speak. Album DS produces layered tiff or psd files and works directly w/photoshop cs or

better for mac and pc.

 

The basic version has 560 templates that can be opened at any size/resolution and aspect

ratio and always works from high resolution images. There are video walkthroughs so

please try for yourself. Get it at www.albumds.com.

 

I hope you don't mind the shameless plug but I wouldn't give it if I didn't believe it and I've

tried everything.

 

Cheers,

Bryan