ArcSoft Print Creations Free Edition

This software suite includes Greeting Card, Slimline card, Photo Calendar, Scrapbook, Album, Photo Book, Quick Photo Book and Photo Prints.

Pros: ArcSoft Print Creations has a range of printing applications in one package. These include Greeting Card, Photo Calendar, Album Page, and more. Create projects in any of the categories and get started. Quarter fold greeting cards lets you create your own greeting cards with personalized text messages. Use designs out of a large library of design ideas. Add photos if you feel like it and make it absolutely unique. Preview the stuff and then get it printed locally or through a service offered by the publishers. If you like, you could send it as image via e-mail or share with family and friends via the photo services on the web.

Photo book similarly lets you create a unique album. Pick and choose the style of the album, the style in which photos are to be attached to the album. Choose an appropriate layout too. Templates in several groups holding multiple designs are available. Thumbnail layouts pop up to give you a better view of how they look like. Several color schemes are available in each style. Pictures are quickly and automatically grouped together and placed in a specific layout. Add customization in terms of images and text. Preview the flash file album, the application will help you flip the pages even for you. When completely satisfied, you get it printed locally or via the service as earlier. The interface is very simple and nice to use with a nice color scheme.

Cons: While the available are quite a few, as with any such creative activity one always hopes for more options so that one can choose really very suitable for himself.

Overall: Simple and easy to use application with an intuitive interface this application gets a 5 star rating easily.

ArcSoft Print Creations brings together ArcSoft's latest printing applications into one great user experience. Starting from the Print Creations Launch Pad, you can access any of ArcSoft's great new printing applications including: Greeting Card, Photo Calendar, Album Page, and more. Projects can be printed at home or saved as image files to share with family and friends by email or on the web. Quarter-Fold Greeting Card can help you create, print, and fold your own personalized greeting cards. The program comes loaded with designs for just about every occasion and tools to add your own photos and text.Quick Photo Book can help you create and print your photo book in an instant. Pictures are quickly and automatically grouped together and placed in a specific layout. Then easily order your photos directly within the application without having to wait for pictures to upload. Photo books can then be saved as Flash files to share with family and friends.