GSP Family Tree Genealogy Suite (New Version) (PC)

A family tree can be large and complex, stretching out through your extended family, or small and simple; either way, Family Tree Genealogy Suite 4.0 UK Edition provides the tools to help you define the different relationships that interest you. Some of the jargon is initially confusing--you'll have to wrestle with concepts such as "create a new daughter"--but it doesn't take long to get the hang of things. You can display the results in a traditional family tree format but also add pictures and even sound recordings, should you have access to them. Completed family trees can be published to the Web or burned onto a CD-ROM to distribute to relatives.

Of course, in order to produce a good-looking family tree you need the information in the first place and along with the aforementioned 44 million UK names, Family Tree Genealogy Suite 4.0 UK Edition includes links to over 100 websites. The links to official sites such as the Public Records Office, General Registers and National Archives are the most useful, though some of the others in the Getting Started section offer more general, practical advice.

The manual could be better organised--the tutorial should be flagged more clearly and there doesn't seem to be any installation instructions, which given that there are seven CDs, could confuse beginners. By contrast, the accompanying "How to Research Your Family Tree" booklet is both informative and engaging. The only other criticism is that the program looks oddly old-fashioned, particularly if you're running it on Windows XP. Even so, it's a significant step forward for UK users and well worth it if you'd like to get to know your family a little better. --Rob Beattie

You can personalise designs with vivid colours, expresive fonts, borders and even photographs. Share your findings with family and friends using printouts, online scrapbooks, slide shows and more. Getting started is as easy as 1-2-3! Enter what you know, search for more ancestors, then create and share your family tree!

Back up your file to CD

Preserve your heritage by protecting your valuable Family Tree Maker data from viruses, hard drive crashes and corrupted discs. You can restore your back up copy in seconds.

Copy and Paste between Family Files

Copy and paste individuals, family branches or an entire tree from one Family File to another. New individuals are pasted exactly where you specify and merged with identical indivduals in that file, so you don't have to worry about relationship errors.

View Two Files Simultaneously

View, compare and edit Family Files side-by-side. You can check for similarities and differences between your files and ones you receive from family members or other genealogists, before or after merging.

Data Entry Wizard

This easy-to-use Wizard gets you started on a solid foundation. Just fill in the blanks with the information you already know.

Standard Pedigree Tree

Simplify your research with blank Standard Pedigree Trees. Take them to the library or to family reunions. It makes it easy to organise and record data when you can't bring the computer along.

Merge Files

Family Tree Maker's merge process walks you through the few simple steps to complete a merge. Whether you are merging two files, duplicate individuals, or importing new data into your file, you'll be able to do it in just seconds.

One-Click Searching to Find Leads on Your Ancestors

Family Tree Maker scours virtually every genealogy-specific site on the Internet to create a ranked list of resources that are likely to contain information on your ancestors.

Step-by-Step "How To" Guide

The How-To guide is your expert search companion. Use it to learn how to start, who to contact, what to ask and more.

Export to PDF

Now you can share your Family Trees and Family Books with friends and family members whether they have Family Tree Maker or not. You can easily create a professional-quality document and export it as a PDF file to send to relatives anywhere in the world!.

Professionally Designed Templates

Take advantage of professional artwork to help you create beautiful family trees for gifts or display.

All-In-One Tree

The All-In-One Tree allows you to display every member of your family file in one continuous tree. Create one for your next reunion - your family will love it!.

Maps and Timelines

Trace your family's journey through time and across continents. Maps show the migration of your family from the Old World to the new, while Timelines display your ancestors against the historic milestones that helped shape their lives - and yours.

Family Tree Books

Combine your favourite printouts into a book. The programe automatically generates a Table of Contents, Index and more. Print a keepsake for a loved one, or publish it on your own Home Page.

OTHER TOOLS

Date Calculator

Family Statistics

Relationship Calculator

Research Journal

To Do List

VIDEOSTUDIO 7 SE

Ulead VideoStudio 7 is video-editing software that makes editing your movies as fun as shooting them.Use fast, cutting-edge technology that allows first-time users to easily create professional-looking video. And do it all in Real-time! Share your movies with others on tape, Video CD and the Web.

Capture

Grab video from camcorders, PC cameras, TV tuners and VCRs. VideoStudio automatically detects what type of video you're capturing.

Using batch capture, mark only the segments you want and then let VideoStudio automate the capture process.

Let VideoStudio scan your footage and cut each scene into separate, easy-to-manage clips in the timeline.

Edit

Have fun editing your movies and enhance with special effects.

Add voice narration, music, text and titles.

Create special effects such as picture in picture, overlays, etc.

Enhance or repair videos with 14 filters; brightness & contrast, colour balance, nostalgic, old film, lens flare etc.

Share

Creates up to 74 minutes of MPEG-1 (VHS quality) on CD discs as Video CDs.

Share your videos over the Internet or send by e-mail.

PHOTOIMPACT XL SE

PhotoImpact XL SE gives users the most innovative image editing tools for the PC. Edit, manage and share digital photos plus so much more. more digital photography tools, more filters and effects and more learning resources. It's everything you need to produce professional results, fast!

Digital Photography:

Take the guesswork out of photo correction using the new ExpressFix Wizard.

Achieve proffesional effects without expensive lenses and filters.

Create a Web Album and Web Slide Show and burn to CD or DVD.

Creative Design:

Produce 3D text, logos and objects with a vast selection of easy-to-use design tools.

Apply any one of 100 stunning still and animated effects.

Add special effectsto text-wrap, bend, deform & 3D. Wrap text to a pre-defined shape.

Web Graphics:

Easily layout and generate Web pages without coding.

Get started with 800 Web components.

Create JavaScript effects like rollovers and pop-up menus.

Produce GIF animations with the latest compression techniques for fast-loading.

MY SCRAPBOOK 2

My Scrapbook 2 offers every tool you need to create complete scrapbook pages, patterned background papaer, clipart and titles on your computer. Start from scratch or customise themed templates in 8.5" x 11" or 12" x 12" format.

Customised Themed Scrapbook Pages:

Choices include Holidays, Birthdays, Sports, Wedding, Seasonal or Title Pages. Design your Pages in 8-1/2" x 11" or 12" x 12" format. Don't have a large format printer? No problem! Simply print your 8-1/2" x 11" pages along with complementary borders to make great-looking 12" x 12" layouts.

Create Unique Titles:

Add special effects to make titles look like they're covered in snow, blazing with fire, or embossed into 3D. My Scrapbook 2 comes with 30 free fonts. Plus, you get four additional Creating Keepsakes Lettering fonts.

Add Clipart:

Choose from a variety of clipart to add to your designs. You can choose from eyelets, tags, speech bubbles, famous landmarks and more! Print them in different shapes and sizes.

Share layouts like never before

Attach your favouritescrapbook pages to an email and send to family and friends in seconds. Show off that award-winning layout by making it a calendar for each week, month or year. Print out multiple photos onto one sheet of paper.

INTERNET RESOURCE CENTRE:

This dedicated UK Resource Centre provides access to billions of records online via 100 of the UK's best-selling genealogy websites*. The sites are broken down into 5 categories; Getting Started, Official Records, Reference Material, Mailing Lists, Message Boards and Other Resources. Includes:

UK Census Records

Public Records

Passenger Lists

Military Records

Births, Deaths and Marriages

Name indexes

International Genealogical Index

UK Parish Records

UK 1851 CENSUS (General Records)

This important data collection represents 10% (1.2 million records) of the UK population in 1851. Morethan an index to the census, this resource includes all of the information you'd find on the actual census page. Knowing the exact town or parish of a person's birth can be especially helpful in tracking a person's mobility and in locating the proper entries in civil registration records or parish registers.

30 DAY FREE SUBSCRIPTION* TO ANCESTRY.COM'S UK & IRELAND RECORDS COLLECTION:

Expand your family tree into Europe. Search more than 200 million names from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The U.K and Ireland Collection also includes the 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 England and Wales census along with civil and ecclesiastical records.

Benefits of subscription:

With Parish and Probate records dating from as early as the 16th century, you can learn more aboout your ancestors' family relationships and discover where they once lived.

Learn more about the geography of the day with gazetters, atlases and town directories.

New records are added regularly making this collection an almost limitless source of information.