yeah, i tried to use the included software once, and never again. what a headache.
Discus is really nice for designing everything from the discs themselves to the sleeve cover, etc. although, i admit that i rarely used any of the numerous stock images/ designs that Discus supplies. But, the ease of design and the drag and drop ability from iPhoto thumbnails (easy even on a 12" screen, with expose) have been wonderful. I believe that there is a demo version for download, so you can try it out for your self. on a related note, for anyone that has ever tried to print pictures at home, using iPhoto, you know how big a pain in the @%$# it can be, especially if you want prints without borders, or more than one sized pic on a sheet of paper, i'd also ***highly*** rec.: Portraits and Prints http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/Portraits_Prints/ pnp_overview.html it even has Iphoto library intergration. again, well worth the money. You'll make up for it it saved photo paper in no time. another program/function that should be a part of iLife/OS X. and while i'm at it, two more little things that i find extremely useful. 1. PithHelmet - ad blocking for Safari. http://culater.net/software/ PithHelmet/PithHelmet.php i had to go two days without it after the latest system upgrade, while the developer put out a new version, and i thought my head was going to explode from all the junk ads on the web that i never have to look at... 2. iPhoto Keyword Assistant - http://homepage.mac.com/kenferry/ software.html i'm still waiting for an update to give back full functionality after the Ilife '06 update, but this little iPhoto ad-on makes organizing and managing your photos *MUCH* easier. This should be standard in iPhoto, because frankly, its handling of keyword tagging is atrocious. enjoy, Rick On Jan 20, 2006, at 5:25 PM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote: > On Jan 20, 2006, at 5:15 PM, b3 <b3studios at gmail.com> wrote: > >> also, i ***highly*** rec. Discus ( http://www.magicmouse.com/ >> h_discus_detail.html ) for designing and printing onto disc media. >> well worth the money IMHO. > > Thanks for the tip, Rick. I HATE the disk software that came with > my R200. The end results are great, but the interface is so brain- > dead it's a pain to use. They shouldn't even include it on the > list, just a file with links to REAL disk printing software. > > j. > -- > Jonathan Fletcher > jfletch at newmediaconstco.com > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
