mega collection

[Newfiesignman]

i am looking for the mega collection book ( mine walked out the door ) can't get a replacement from roland anybody have any ideas

[Dennis Raap]

I have a program called ACDsee that can read the EPS files maybe you could use a program like this to print out a new catalog of your own.

[Newfiesignman]

Thanks for the tip Dennis i have acdsee just trried it can only open 1 file at a time but it works might take some time but better then not having a cataog so i only need to print popular stuff anyway thanks again

[Fred Weiss]

Unfortunately, due to illegal copying, Vector Art and most other clip art publishers use their image catalogs as a control and do not sell separate copies of the book.


I'd suggest you look into getting a copy of Extensis Portfolio or Thumbs Plus and create your own clipart database.

[Newfiesignman]

Thanks Fred thats what i am doing now couple folders at a time opening in acdsee and printing page by page , then photocopy and put one copy up, looking forward to mega collection 2 soon be on the go

[Fred Weiss]

Thanks Fred thats what i am doing now couple folders at a time opening in acdsee and printing page by page , then photocopy and put one copy up, looking forward to mega collection 2 soon be on the go
Have you ordered it yet? We should be receiving our first order shortly and are running a special if you're interested.

[idsign]

Newfie,

I bumbled into a post about EXTENSIS Portfolio and tooted my horn about Corel 11 and automating .ai file imports. Then about using Photoshop to automate making thumbnails - a bitmap web gallery. If you don't already have a later version of CorelDraw or Photoshop, yoy may have to purchase some portfolio software.

Me, I like CorelDraw.

If you want to start compiling pages you use most - Using Corel you can quickly and easily print pages, make multi-page CDR or PDFs with .ai or .eps images from VectorMegaArt folders...example follows

In Corel, make your page layout letter size. Click on the import icon, open folder vol 5 the art treasury/ai/155 (example source folder)

click on and highlight images 1-26/import (the mouse pointer will turn into what looks like a photo corner) click & drag each image onto the page to whatever size you want. If you have set-up the page with guidelines and set snap to guidelines, your images will be more uniform in size.

Label each page with the volume and folder number and at least you can find what you want fairly fast if you put the pages in a ring binder or GBC. Or you can keep it as a digital catalog - next paragraph.

ThumbsPlus and Extensis do a great job but software is not free. I am a cheapskate and Corel is paid for. I only have small expense if I print out pages.
I turned my Corel multi-page catalog document into a PDF I can e-mail to prospects.

I started making these CDR/PDF catalogs of the stuff people are most intersted in. It has paid off with more sales and faster access to the art on disk.

Barry

[Newfiesignman]

What kind of price tag is on the new mega 2 Fred any ideas? and thanks Barry for the idea

[Fred Weiss]

List on that is $299 USD. We're running an introductory special at $199 + shipping. We expect to receive our first order around the end of next week.

[iSign]

Is this the mega collection plus some stuff, or is it all new stuff?

[Fred Weiss]

This is Mega 2 Collection and is 5,070 new image files. It can be ordered through my website or by phone 1-800-330-4488. The website does not show the special so enter "$199 Intro Special" under comments if ordered there and it will be correctly charged offline.

Info: http://www.allcompu.com/vectorart/vamc2.htm

[Techman]

canto cumulus can make yoru catalog for you. IT comes as a demo in corel 9 too.
It allows you to make a catalog of all the images on each cd, then print out a page with thumbnails . its very fast.

The demo version limits you to 5000 images per catalog. But all u have to do is make more catalogs.

Techman