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Summary: Hemera Photo-Objects Vol I Costumers: buy the Vol II !
Review: I?ve bought Photo-Objects Vol I and waited to buy Vol II. When you install the search engine of Vol I, you have the option of displaying Vol II photos or not. Just turn it on and discover what you?re missing...
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Summary: Definate Downgrade
Review: If you don't own volume one, you will probably like this suite. If you do own volume one, you will definately hate it. Absolute waste of money at half the price. Most of the pics are washed out tapestry scenes that have virtually no practical use anywhere. And some of the pics are already on Vol 1. In other words, buy Vol 1, skip this disaster.
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Summary: Beware - Know what you buy
Review: If you think that the claims made by the manufacturer actually come through and you are purchasing high quality images, think again. Although they offer a money back guarantee if you don't like the collection (shipping is on you), all too many images are blurred by an "artistic" coating that makes them unusable. Then they show you the real image in tiny slides. If you really want the "good" picture, you have to go to their web site and buy it... There are some images you can actually use in the package, but not nearly as many as they claim! I found some 350 variations of ONE picture (1 easter egg). The search engine is really buggy, but they offer an update online.
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Summary: Hemera should not review its own software!!
Review: Let the customers decide for themselves without trying to skew the voting with a 5 rating from someone with a "hemera.com" email address. Amazon should delete that review. Does anyone know how to go about requesting this? (I looked through the Volume 2 catalog in a store, and was very skeptical about this product myself, and I own Vol 1... what's with all the repetition and goofy "groups of 35mm slides"??)
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Summary: Beware Indeed...
Review: Maybe I am naive but I had assumed these images were in a usable format. Instead, you have to export them, one by one, via a cumbersome 5-step process which is quite pointless and only serves to slow you down. This is not particularly useful to a designer. I just wanted some clip art. Now I see why they charge so little -- they cripple you!
Also I concur that the images are not nearly as good a quality as Hemera would have you believe. All in all, though I love the quantity of images, the quality (and usability) is deeply lacking. Oh, and little would you guess, but if you want more than one computer to be able to use this library (i.e. over a network) you have to call them for a bulk license. Come on! That's what we designers use software like Portfolio for. Not the freeware-quality Hemera Clip Art Thing (tm).
I had high hopes. Now I feel generous in offering two stars for any such products.
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Summary: Wait for Price Drop
Review: Thanks for your reviews. You just saved me $100.00. When people from different walks of life have the same opinion, the reviews speak for themselves. Thanks again!Gene
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Summary: Very useful!!!
Review: This is a great collection!!! It has a broad range of imagery and the quality is fantastic, especially at such a low price. The search tool is BLAZINGLY fast! I had no installation problems whatsoever. I recommend it.
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