Digital Scrapbooking

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Comment by Michelina Hall on August 22, 2009 at 9:40pm

Sorry I haven't been able to be back and join the conversation sooner, been busy with my husband's birthday^_^
Deborah, I am with you about the differences between PSE and HM studio 3.0!
Hummie, I too will check out that new scrapHD when it comes out, and while I am using both PSE and HM Studio3.0, one day I will find the time to learn to use CS3, when I will have a professional camera and I will want to really play editing the pictures I will be shooting^_^

Comment by Deborah Davi on August 19, 2009 at 6:34pm

ooh, just checked it out says coming soon! can't wait to see it! Thx

Comment by Hummie on August 19, 2009 at 12:02pm

Deborah, have you seen the new ScrapHD? http://scraphd.com/ It's sure to give Heritage Makers some competition. It seems a very similarly run site. Once again, neither are for me, but each has to find what works for them.

Comment by Hummie on August 19, 2009 at 11:49am

Yeah! Upgrades are always exciting, Christie!

Comment by Deborah Davi on August 19, 2009 at 11:21am

whoot whoot! that is exciting Christie! I always wanted CS3..

Comment by Christie on August 19, 2009 at 10:57am

I just upgraded from PSE 6 for Mac to PS CS4. SO far the learning curve has been great, but I am excited to learn more of the advanced photoshop features like getting rid of my double chin. Kidding. Sorta. OK, I'm not. ;)

Comment by Deborah Davi on August 19, 2009 at 10:22am

I use both PSE and HMStudio 3.0. HM is sooo much easier for me. i have created templates in PSE and used them in Studio. But I find i get way more accomplished with HM as it is super easy and fast. I only paid 8.33 a month for my premier and they provide tons of new elements, paper etc each month that I can design beautiful pages with. And now I have tons of beautiful books for everyone to see my work and my photos, (life) in print instead of stuck on my hard drive or online.
LOVE Heritage Makers!

Comment by Hummie on August 16, 2009 at 12:03am

I can make a template in PSE also and just change the photos, elements, and papers.

Comment by Brandi Dickerson on August 15, 2009 at 10:00pm

As a Heritage Makers user, I have to say that I have debated seriously about whether to use the Studio or to make my own designs in PSE, and have done both. I have come to use HM almost exclusively, especially since the last upgrade to Studio 3.0 Besides my own scrapbooking, I use it to design books for clients as well. I have just found that it is so much easier to use. Especially once you truly begin to see how fast it can make creating. For example, you can design a page, "lock" it and then all you have to do to change elements, papers, pictures, etc id to drag it there. Once I got used to this, it was so much faster that I just haven't been using PSE much.
I do have say that I am a HM consultant, but not such that I promote the company as a whole. I simply use them as my publishing source for my custom clients. Just thought I would throw in an opinion of a HM user.

Comment by Hummie on August 15, 2009 at 2:37pm

But as an oldie in digital scrapbooking, I see that as very limited. It encourages you to buy the Premier membership at $19.95/month. Wow! I watched the video and the program is very basic also. I guess it would be great for some people who only wanted to do limited things, but I would never encourage anyone to start out that way. Sorry. People respect my opinions online and I have to be careful to say it as I see it. You can scrap for a whole lot less and do a whole lot more by other means.

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