james_drescher Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 <p>I would Like to hear what everyone thinks is the best layout software album design on on a Mac OS system. Thanks for your time. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmanamey Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 <p>Illustrator - but then, my hubby and his brother are both trained in graphic design, & have worked in printing, etc. Therefore, Illustrator and it's commands are 2nd nature to them. They can work as fast in Illustrator as most people do using templates & other programs.<br> I use Photoshop for my album pages, because, while Illustrator is better w/ a little more functionality, the commands & tools are a little different, and I know photoshop commands, not Illustrator. I also don't deal w/ vector art yet.<br> I still recommend using Illustrator or Photoshop, and either create templates for yourself, or buy them, or find somebody who wants to earn a little $$ designing the templates for you.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon rennie Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 <p>InDesign. Illustrator and Photoshop are ok for single page design but not designed for books or multiple spreads.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooman_b Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 <p>I've been quite happy with <a href="http://www.youselectit.com/home.php">YSI</a> - bunch of premade template, or make your own. You can drag and drop into the templates, which is really nice. And you can edit a layout in PS through the software. Export features abound and you can set the templates and layouts to the dpi And sizes you need. I think there is a 50% off sale going on now as well.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_drescher Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 <p>Thank you Jon , I am looking more for multiple page layouts capability. Also Thank you Hooman the site looks great and the deal is good as well. thank you all for your time. Any more suggestions will be appreciated.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_deerfield Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 <p>I'll bite.... Illustrator? I haven't used Illustrator in years but way back then Illustrator was for Vector graphics, Photoshop for Raster images and InDesign was the layout. So for Layout I suppose InDesign, although we only use Photoshop (and we have InDesign and Illustrator)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weddingbelles Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 <p>Kubota has some great software (Photoshop templates) and Yervant's Page Gallery is my favorite. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilambrose Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 <p>Photojunction.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmottershaw Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 <p>+1 for Photojunction.</p> <p>Like any software it takes a bit of getting used to, but once you do it's a breeze.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_drescher Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 <p>I have been looking for a price for photojunction . How much does this run? </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 <p>+1 for PhotoJunction although I'm confined to JAD for Jorgensen albums.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jill_gately1 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 <p>Try YouSelectIt. I use it with my iMac. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda_baylis Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 <p>A little late, but wanted to add another +1 for Photojunction. It is now a free download, they have recently released a new version, and they some good tutorials available. Just check out the website and you can download from there. I have a design background so use photoshop primarily for albums, but have evaluated many of the album design options for mac and think Photojunction is one of the best.<br> Also, if you wanted to go the InDesign route, there is a great free tutorial at:<br> https://www.kissweddingbooks.com/questions.html<br> Good luck!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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