osu9400
05-01-2007, 01:23 PM
I made my first book in 2003-4 with version 1 of the software, now I just made my second book with version 2.1. I am surprised how little the software has advanced in this time frame. Here are some features I would like to see in the software:
1. More layouts.
2. more control of the layouts. Why can't I rotate a photo 20 degree and have it slightly overlap another photo.
3. I would also like to see drop shadows, frames, and edges for each photo. If you overlap photos, then you need shadows.
4. Overlays... I would like to place one images as the background, convert it to grayscale, then place other relevant images on top of it. I did this in my current book, but I had to use Photoshop for the effect.
5. Page spanning. I would like to take one long photo and span it across two pages. I tried this with my current book by splitting it into two parts. We'll see how it looks printed.
6. Image controls. I like the basic image controls you have, but I would like to see these as a toggle. For example, if I select B&W, then I would like to unselect it also. I know I can undo the last step, but the toggles would allow for more creative control.
7. More fonts for goodness sakes! This was my big complaint before with only 3 fonts, but it is still bad. And why in the world is the font size limited to size a small size on the title page?
Thanks for listening.
1. More layouts.
2. more control of the layouts. Why can't I rotate a photo 20 degree and have it slightly overlap another photo.
3. I would also like to see drop shadows, frames, and edges for each photo. If you overlap photos, then you need shadows.
4. Overlays... I would like to place one images as the background, convert it to grayscale, then place other relevant images on top of it. I did this in my current book, but I had to use Photoshop for the effect.
5. Page spanning. I would like to take one long photo and span it across two pages. I tried this with my current book by splitting it into two parts. We'll see how it looks printed.
6. Image controls. I like the basic image controls you have, but I would like to see these as a toggle. For example, if I select B&W, then I would like to unselect it also. I know I can undo the last step, but the toggles would allow for more creative control.
7. More fonts for goodness sakes! This was my big complaint before with only 3 fonts, but it is still bad. And why in the world is the font size limited to size a small size on the title page?
Thanks for listening.