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Summary: Waste of time and money...
Review: Art Explosion should do just that - EXPLODE! It is just TIME CONSUMING trying to find what you want. The software doesn't have all of the graphics the user's manual does. Don't waste your time buying this... The art in here looks like a third grader's! The FEW that are good (and there are FEW) look amateurish. What a RIP-OFF!!! I can't believe they sell this junk to people.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: Boy, I really wanted to like this-especially after seeing it got 5 stars by other reviewers. However, I ended up returning it. It is an enormous collection and I have no complaint about the quality. The problem is the search engine. THERE ISN'T ONE.!! Finding an image is a labor of Hercules. Even the book they supply containing most of the images (the photo images are not included) is poorly conceived. The images are small, black&white and poor quality - some so dark and grainy that I couldn't make them out even using a magnifier.
I was looking forward to using this impressive set, but it isn't worth the trouble. You just can't find your images. It isn't searchable.
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Summary: Good product
Review: I agree with most of the other reviewers; this package is inexpensive for all you get, and the quality of the images is good. I'm using it with Windows XP Professional and have had NO problems with the interface between the operating system and the software. It installed quicky and easily.I did have a problem with one of the disks originally, but Nova came through with great customer service. Now I'm a customer for life.
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Summary: Good product
Review: I agree with most of the other reviewers; this package is inexpensive for all you get, and the quality of the images is good. I'm using it with Windows XP Professional and have had NO problems with the interface between the operating system and the software. It installed quicky and easily. I did have a problem with one of the disks originally, but Nova came through with great customer service. Now I'm a customer for life.
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Summary: Don't be fooled!
Review: I bought ClickArt 750,000 because it had more images for less money - only to find that there were fewer than 200,000 images in the box and I'd have to download the rest! Very aggravating. Art Explosion 600,000, in contrast, is an honest clip art product. All 600,000 images are in the box. It's a much better option. And the graphics are of very high quality.
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Summary: A Huge Selection of Clip Art
Review: I bought this software as a companion for Scrapbook Factory Deluxe 2.0. The book of images is great. Unlike the previous reviewer, I had no problem seeing the images (that is, they are not too small and grainy). The only problem with the book is that it is very HEAVY! If you can think of an object, Art Explosion 600,000 not only has it included...it probably has at least 10 different variations! I do not believe it is a labor of Hercules to find the image your searching for. The book tells you the category, find the category on the list of CD's, and then the images are in alphabetical order on the CD (as shown in the book). Not bad at all! The only problem is deciding which image to use!
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Summary: It comes with BOOK OF IMAGES!!
Review: I've been using clip art to illustrate a dental newsletter for years. I've used Corel, Microsoft clipart, ClipTures by Dream Maker, Art Explosion 125,000 and even online based clip art websites. What is important is that the software has quality images and comes with a BOOK OF SAMPLE IMAGES with an index. Art Explosion 600,000 has both. Most other packages (including Art Explosion 200,000) DON'T include a book of images. Aronbergvlad is right; there is no real search engine. Don't bother installing the "Art Explosion Installer", or their catalogue browser. The browser only searches the images on the CD that is in the drive. Not the other 28 CDs. It's useless. However the book of images is just fine for finding images. Just look up your subject the index, find a nice image in the book, pop in the corresponding CD, set Windows Explorer to Thumbnails view and scroll until you see one you like. Using clip art is not for beginners. It takes practice, but if you're ready, Art Explosion 600,000 is the BEST there is.
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Summary: Great Clip Art Collection!
Review: I've been using this collection for several years now, and may need to buy another one, I think I've worn out the first one! The Portfolio Browser that comes with it is a great tool for browsing the thumbnail catalogs, and the printed volume is also a handy item to have around. This is the best clip art collection I own; the large amount of graphics, both vector & raster, means I can always find what I need for the task at hand. The photo collection is impressive, and the web graphics & animation section is great (although a few more in this area wouldn't hurt.) You definitely get your money's worth with this collection.
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Summary: FANTASTIC!!!!!!
Review: I've used Art Explosion Clip Art for many years, first on a Mac and now on a PC. As a professional graphic designer I can't imagine working without it. I have each version they have produced and look forward to the next. I highly recommend it for both the casual user and the professional. The catalog is HUGE and that doesn't even include the photos. Super price for a wealth of clip art and professional quality photos.
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Summary: must have
Review: If you do a lot of graphic art and design and need an excellent variety of drawing-style clip art, cartoons, professional images, as well as real hi-resolution photography.... this is the way to go! Comes with a giant book in categories so you see what you're looking at in advance. Want a picture of a jukebox? Look in the index. There you go. Jukebox. A ton of choices too. I rely on this... don't know what I'd do without it.
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