andrew_ito Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Hi all! I did a quick search of photo.net and didn't find anything that really helped me so I'll post this here. I've been researching different album design software that can be used on the Mac and have come across Yervant's Page Gallery and also LabPrint's Flush Album Designer. Yervant's software looks ok but it's expensive at $490. LabPrint's software looks like it can do the job adequately and is priced right at $150. but requires you to use the affiliated labs for the printing. I'm not familiar with any of the labs and would like to have the option of using my own lab. Anyone have any experiences with either software and whether or not they're worth it? Also, are there other options that I haven't stumbled across yet? What do you guys use and why? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomweis Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 I'm not familiar with the software you mentioned, but if you already have Photoshop just do albums with that. Take a little time to create page templates that can be used over and over again, save them and you're ready to go. I think you can get Photoshop Elements for around $100 if you don't already have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedding-photography-denver Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Try: www.MacAlbum.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_click_a_lot Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Photoshop does everything and more.<br> I do not understand people buying that kind of programs.<br> I was expecting everyone here should be Phtoshop masters by now.<br> (after that free lesson thing...)<br> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_ito Posted February 15, 2005 Author Share Posted February 15, 2005 I work on Photoshop nearly every day at work as a graphic designer. It's not a foreign thing to me. My time is precious to me though with a new baby and I can't spend a whole day figuring out an album layout, so I'm looking for an easier way to design the pages in a drag and drop format that works quickly and easily but is somewhat customizable. Maybe a solution for me would be to pre-design my own templates and actions. Just thought I'd try getting some input here. Oh, well, I guess I'll continue looking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl_miller Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Andrew - the best thing I've found in this (Mac) situation is to splurge for "Virtual PC". If you get it with Windows XP your talking $220 just by itself - but then your not limited to any software platform issues. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=T9715LL/A Then you can run something like Fuji Studiomaster Pro on your Mac (which is a really great album designer) http://www.studiomasterpro.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_painter Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 I am using Lab Prints and love it. It used take me hours to lay out a bridal album and now it's 20 minutes. It is best for traditional matted albums. I wouldn't use for magazine style. They have preset pages for Renesaince and Zook but you could use "generic" if your into Art Leather. Then print out the layouts and give it to your couples. It's easy for them to understand also and making switches is quick if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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