Customer Reviews

Clipart & More 2.5 Million

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This software sounded like the answer to a prayer. 2.5 million cliparts should cover everything. Forget it. The box came with 3 cd's, no catalog or instructions. The installation disc corrupted the My Computer file on my computer. The other 2 discs had a list of wav files and some buttons on them. I called Nova for help and the tech tried to install the program with me but to no avail. The comment was that it is a new program. He finally got me into the web site with clipart that you get free with this program. What they don't tell you is that most of the clipart is online on this site and after a year you will have to pay $100 to continue your subscription. Needless to say I restored my computer back to before I used this program, boxed it up and returned it to Amazon. Amazon stood behind the purchase as always and gave great service. My advice--look for another program.

I am a Macintosh fan and try not to have any Microsoft products on my computer, including Microsoft Word. So, I was dismayed when the instructions for this clip-art collection were in Microsoft Word. As far as I know, there are no other instructions on the web or anywhere else, and this company would not tell me over the phone how to use the software (unless I wanted to pay $10 extra.) I have fiddled with this program and as far as I can see, there are only about 100 images that are high quality. (Maybe there are more, but I have not been able to figure it out.) Even though this program only cost $30, I have not been able to come up with any images that are usable, and have not been able to come up with a complete set of instructions. I feel like I have been ripped off!

I actually found this title to be pretty easy to use and, for the price ($29.99), it's a great deal. Yes, most of the images are through an on-line subscription but you download and save as many as you want. No, there are not 30 discs of clip art but your not paying $100 either

I have to say this product does not deserve any stars. The only thing that's true on the items box is the fact that there are 3 CD's inside. I was very disappointed with this software. When I seen this software in the store my first thought was that I should not buy it. I guess that's why some people say go with your first thought. I wish I had. After hearing about the customer service for this product, I did not bother to even call them to ask them where the other images were..such as the high resolultion photos and the fonts. But oh, well you live and you learn.

I bought this product for the huge collection of clip-art, photographs, and fonts. Then I opened the box to find a fraction of what I was promised. It wasn't long before I realized that no, I was not missing any discs, and I was not happy to say the least. Instead of a vast library to install on my hard drive, I was directed to the website clipart.com where I could download what I needed.

The box mentions that instead of giving you a lot of discs you can download images from the Internet, and an Internet connection is listed as a system requirement, but there is no clear indication of the fact that this box contains only a portion of the promised 2.5 million images. This is misleading to say the least, and as I said, I was not happy.

But once I got past the initial outrage (and once you realize that no, you are not missing any discs), I realized that this product comes with a whopping FULL YEAR subscription to the website--a $100 value--for the mere $30 I paid. THIS IS A TERRIFIC VALUE!

If only they had been more clear on the box as to what you were buying. Maybe they'll sell more this way, but look at all the dissatisfied customers.

Oh, and the image browsing program included with the set...well, I'm sure they spent at least an hour developing it, but if you have Windows XP there is absolutely no reason to install it.

I had read bad reviews about the clip art in the earlier ClipArt&More 2.5. But I went ahead and bought ClipArt&More 3.5 it because I could afford it. Having used it, I have to agree the reviewers for ClipArt&More 2.5. The clip art is not that great, the search is difficult, and downloading is a chore.

If you don't have big demands, then this might work. But if you're trying to do something serious, this product might not be your best bet.

Yet that is not my big problem with this product. My big problem is that I do not know what I bought. First off there is very little clip art on the CD that comes with it, certainly not 3.5 million. So when my one year subscription runs out for ###.com, do I still get access to the 3.5 million clip art? Also, when I log on to ###.com it says there are 6.2 millions with no mention that I'm getting restricted access. So am I getting 3.5 million or 6.2 million.

But all that said, when I log on to ###.com I can't tell there's that much stuff on it. I question their claim to have millions of clip art on that website.