Customer Reviews

ClipArt&More 3 Million

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

I got this once and there really aren't any good images on the cd-rom. It is an activation code for clipart.com. I used it for a year and have been able to find a bunch of images using the site. $32 for a year is much better than getting the subscription on the website ($170!!) If you don't mind not having images on a cd-rom then this is decent, just download all you can in a year and burn them to a cd yourself. I find searching on the website easier than trying to hunt something down on a cd anyway.

I just ordered my third set of "Clip Art & More" CD's - it's an annual rite of passage in our home. However, I never even attempt to use the CD's themselves - yes, they're pretty useless. I just want the one-year subscription code to www.clipart.com, which costs $159.95 to purchase but is "free" with software purchase (code included in software purchase). So - I buy the software (this year I found "Clipart 3.0 Million" at a site for 9.98 + 5.00 shipping - took a little hunting but deals are out there) and so for $14.98 I will now have my 2008 yearly subscription to www.clipart.com! Beats paying $160!! Clipart.com is a highly-rated graphics program (#2) in "top ten reviews" and my son and I have used it quite frequently for school projects, etc.

This isn't worth the amount of paper it took to make the box. The box advertises "Search by: Animals, Sports, Science, etc." and makes statements like "Locate the right image fast!" and "Every piece ... is key worded and cross-referenced..." Yet the Windows software and the Mac software provided for looking at and finding images are just file browsers with absolutely no way of finding anything. The file names are also non-descriptive. Many images are identical with slight variations on colors or rotation. My teenager laughed at the images and said that he could draw better and I don't doubt him. This is a true "pig in a poke".

Totally agree with the other reviews.

The physical product you receive in the mail is really useless. Disc one contains a software program that should allow you to search the other two discs in the set. Those, by the way, contain wire-framed art (looks rendered back in 1980)and some bad sound effects. So, totally NOT what I was expecting (and thus the poor rating).

This is basically paying $39.95 for a one year membership to a great web site that will cost $169.95 per year thereafter.

Regardless of whether the value is worth what you get (and it probably is), the offer and product are still not clear.

I bought this product looking for an inexpensive home clip art collection. What I received was three discs that I basically can't access and a one year subscription to a clip art service I probably won't get my money's worth out of. What an extreme disappointment. The least IMSI could have done was actually stated this is a subscription service you are buying. I will not buy from IMSI again. They don't advertise the truth with their product. I'll stick to Nova. I've bought their product before and they deliver what they advertise. I'll pay the extra money for that. Boy did I get burned!!

I purchased this product however the CD's don't contain the millions of images, fonts, clip art etc. You get a couple of CD's with some fairly useless images and an activiation code entitling one years access to their download website. After the year they expect that you will pay for a subscription at crazy prices!! Unless this is what you want don't bother with this item.

Mine is going back since this is not what they represent on the box. (they designed a good package/box but the contents are nothing like what the box shows).

As other posters have said, this product is a subscription for clipart.com, which would be wonderful. I got mine in the mail this morning, I went to clipart.com to register, and was told that the activation code had already been used. So I call Jupider Images (clipart.com) and speak to their customer service representative who informs me that they have ended their partnership with the company that makes this product and that they no longer honor their free subscriptions. So this product no longer includes the free subscription to clipart.com which is where the 3 million and more images come from.

Returning this item today. What is advertised on the box is not what you get.

I am pretty sure I lost the CDs months ago. They were pretty bad.

But the package is worth the price - even if you pay the full listed retail - for a year's subscription to clipart.com . This is a great website with a full complement of images for just about anything you need. Illustrations, clipart, and photos. The website is very easy to use and can be accessed anywhere you have access to a web browser.

In short, if you are looking for clip art, this is the best deal you can find - the only catch is, it will expire in a year.

Outstanding Value, Buy For Online Subscription!

"Clipart&More 3 Million" really is a gem of a buy, if you know what you getting! As other reviewers have noted, the included CDs are basically useless and I do not use the included program at all (hence the 4 out of 5 star rating).

Included in this package is an activation code for a 1-year subscription to the clipart.com website (normally a 150 dollar fee). This is a very good site with 10 Million images (reported), a good search tool, and easy to download features. In addition, the usage and licensing agreement is very generous and allows me to use the images in my personal project (kid's homework, fliers, etc), advertising for our business and, even in our professional educational (candle making) videos we make!

Highly recommended for the access to the online images! For these needing a more dedicated clipart and printing program, I recommend Printmaster - Platinum Version 18

I was really disappointed when opening the box to find there is very little in the way of clip art on the CDs. Much of it was dated looking. Others were just words presented in a dozen or more ways. the real clipart is on their web site. Inside the box is an access code for one year worth of access to their good clipart. You need to search on line and then download individual pieces. At the end of the year you access runs out. This is not at all what was expected and I am really disappointed.