clip art

I bought this for use in making websites, which I do for a living. The ease of use is great. I found the search feature quite productive and found tons of images covering many categories.

However, I must complain about what another reviewer here mentioned. The photos are high quality resolution wise and being able to customize the background is an excellent feature. But, the actual objects in the photos were less than satisfying. The objects were old and outdated. The items, as another reviewed mentioned, indeed looked old. And yes, the majority of the human models were far less than attractive.

I am largely unable to use most of what is on these CD's to design professional commercial websites. Because I wasn't able to use it for what it is largely intended for, I rated this two stars. However, please note that there are good points, it is just the subjects of the pictures are not one of them.

The photos in this collection are as good as any from the other major players like PhotoDisk and Eye Wire ... and they typically charge hundreds for a disk with 100 photo objects.

In addition to the great variety of objects, they are all set with a clear (alpha) background which makes them very easy to work with. Photos can be saved as jpg, gif, tiffs and more.

The interface is the best yet. If you allow for a full install (149 megs) you will be able to search by keyword and view thumbnails on your pc without every needing to look at the full color book of images that comes with the software. Each image uses many keywords so your search results in lots of choices.

The software also will allow you to create titles that combine any graphic and any font. For example, you could combine the words July 4th with images of American flags ... or spell water using an image of the ocean.

I buy lots of software (too much) and this was an absolute delight. It may be the only image collection you'll ever need. An OUTSTANDING VALUE. It deserves more than 5 stars.

The software errors each time I try to open it and then it closes up...I uninstalled and reinstalled, still won't open. So I am sending it back...