Hallmark Scrapbook Studio 2

by Nova Development US

Product Features

• Sierrahome
• PC
• Extensive collection of Hallmark scrapbook templates, images and phrases

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005Y0J4
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 11, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,459 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #78 in Software > Home & Hobbies > Scrapbooking
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Remembering special life events, such as weddings, births, graduations, and personal achievements, is what scrapbooks are all about, and Hallmark Scrapbook Studio makes scrapbooking fun. This flexible software suite delivers a rich and creative collection of scrapbook templates; just gather up your cherished photos and memorabilia, select from more than 4,000 Hallmark art images, and you'll have a one-of-a-kind electronic scrapbook that can even be e-mailed to family and friends. As a bonus, Scrapbook Studio also lets you create and send Hallmark's very special Memory Cards. Plus, this software's built-in photo editor allows you to retouch red eyes and enhance photos, so you can make your memories picture perfect.

Product Description

Hallmark Scrapbook Studio 2

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointing!, May 6, 2002

By 

Kathy Kubo "SoHappy2BeMe" (Mililani, Hawaii United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hallmark Scrapbook Studio 2 (CD-ROM)

I originally bought the Scrapbook Studio Deluxe, and although I loved the pre-made templates and graphics, was very disappointed that I couldn't get my photos into the layout in the fancy shapes it showed (not even an oval!). When I saw the upgraded version, I quickly bought it, hoping that I would now be able to layer my downloaded or scanned photos into the templates without them becoming distorted or having to manipulate it in another program. Not the case! If working with squares or rectangles I could manipulate my images, but it just isn't user friendly. I can't even crop my photo in the scrapbook program, so I have to estimate in another program and bring it over. My understanding is that the intent of the program, or any scrapbook program is to display and preserve your photos in a creative and appealing way. I don't want to print out a template and manually cut the hole and lay it over my photo. I want it all done in the program. Also, I have noticed that if I tilt a picture to accommodate the layout, it prints out fuzzy with all the pixels at the edges showing. This has not been a problem in other scrapbook programs I have used, nor is it an issue with my printer which is excellent at printing photos. Once again I am highly disappointed that the program did not live up to all that it has the potential for. I will be returning this second version since I am still within the 90 day money back guarantee and hope that the engineers in R&D can create a program to actually work hand in hand with downloaded and scanned photos, and can reproduce images at a much higher quality!

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible, August 25, 2002

By 

"mattj_ny" (Middle Village, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hallmark Scrapbook Studio 2 (CD-ROM)

I just bought this and I will be returning it. It has alot of nice templates but they are set up for the pictures to go OVER them which means they have to be shaped and cropped to the exact size of the boxes. What is worse is that when you import your picture into the graphics holders on the page it stretches the image, losing the original aspect ratio. If you want to crop the picture it actually says you must load up the included utility and change the picture there, then import it. Anyone with any experience with this kind of thing will immediately realize how ridiculous a concept that is. What a dissapointment. I wish I read the review here before I bought, now I have to waste my time further with a trip back to the store.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Dissapointed, November 28, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Hallmark Scrapbook Studio 2 (CD-ROM)

Why would you want to buy a scrapbook program where you have to print out the pages, cut holes for the pictures, then lay the template over your photos? You wouldn't! This software does not place the picture behind the template frame like almost every photo program has been doing for years. It's utterly absurd that to make scrapbook pages in this software you have to crop your photo to the frame and try and get it to fit exaclty and try to maintain aspect ratio mannually. I'm amazed at how nice the templates are and how bad the software is. This one is going back!