One of the two scrapbooking software packages we reviewed that are designed specifically for the Mac, iScrapbook by Chronos, LLC stands head and shoulders above most other contenders. It’s easy to use and won’t overwhelm the novice, yet has plenty of horsepower for the experienced digi-scrapper. It easily took the "TopTenREVIEWS Bronze Award" for Mac scrapbooking software.
Standout Features:
- Context-sensitive Smart Inspector appears only when needed
- Single window interface
- Favorites bin stores frequently used shapes and graphics
- Text bin contains favorite text styles
- Design in two-page spreads
- Design pages in layers
- View pages side-by-side or singly
- Export layouts in TIFF, JPEG, PNG or PDF formats
- Create a slideshow of your layouts
- Place items on pasteboard for easy access
- iPhoto import is integrated into desktop
- iScrapKit browser makes digital elements searchable
- Paste and Match Style feature matches the style of nearby text
- Powerful text effects including curved and spiral paths
- Gradients
- Perspective tool distorts image to give impression of depth
- Fill text with any digital element (photo, background/paper, etc)
- Robust photo edits, effects and overlays/masks
iScrapbook is loaded with options, features and tools that are powerful and not the least bit intimidating. The preloaded designs and elements are professional and polished and the ability to tweak/modify/create every aspect of a scrapbook page are the very definition of appeal and flexibility. A user with any kind of experience with graphic design will recognize a bit of an homage to a certain photo editing software in the tools, effects and organization of this Mac scrapbooking software.
Importing images and elements is simple to do. Chronos developers have integrated iScrapbook tightly with iPhoto. Your iPhoto libraries are immediately accessible within iScrapbook which is where any Mac user stores most, if not all, of their digital photos.
The main drawback here is the inability to add sound to or embed video in a layout. Macs have these lovely features called iTunes and iMovie that ought to make adding music and sound to a scrapbook page relatively simple. Given how well iPhoto was integrated, we were disappointed that they weren’t included.
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