Family Tree Maker 2008 Platinum [OLD VERSION]
by Encore Software
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Software Reviews of Family Tree Maker 2008 Platinum [OLD VERSION]
Customer Review: Software is SLOOOOWWW
Summary: 1 Stars
While there are some things I do like about this version, and things I did not like about the previous version 16, be aware that the sofware is extremely SLLLOOOWWW and is a memory and CPU hog. You can no longer search for a married woman by her married surname, there is no Family Sheet, etc.
I'm not getting any corruption errors like previous versions, and there are features I do like, but the speed, or lack thereof, will drive you nuts!
Customer Review: Don't spend money on this!
Summary: 1 Stars
I've been using different versions of Family Tree Maker for at least 15 years. I've never seen a new version go so far backwards. Gone are all the features I most often use. I can no longer make the reports or charts I use most commonly. I can't make a book. My old books are gone. Now I guess I have to find a "pre-Vista" computer to run version 16 on if I actually want to do anything with my family tree? I predict the next version will simply be a link to the Ancestry website and nothing else.... for about 100 bucks.
If anyone can recommend a replacement program by a different maker, please e-mail me.
Customer Review: working with Family Tree Maker
Summary: 5 Stars
I have used past versions of this product so I was already sold on the item before I purchased it. This version is somewhat different from the earlier versions so a learning curve is involved. I am still learning the items that have changed. I think the family page is much easier to work with and the web search and merge makes this a splendid program. I did have one problem with the program. I had started my family tree on the internet in a gedcom file and after getting this program downloaded my tree from the internet. This program wasn't sure where to put some of the information from the gedcom file. Names, dates, locations transferred perfectly. However the obituaries I had entered into the gedcom file under personal notes were not transferred to this program. The resource notes (census etc) were transferred to personal notes instead of source notes. Keep in mind that I was transferring over 1,000 names and documents so this glich is really not that bad. Given the advantage of hindsight I would still purchase this program, but before I entered so much personal data into the gedcom file.Customer Review: Great New Features
Summary: 5 Stars
Love the ability to organize my family history according to people, places and media. I found the interface to be very easy to use. Very cool web clipping tool that allows you to clip stuff from the web and even tag elements like names and dates in the clipping. I also like the timeline views and the interactive maps. Very cool to be able to see all of my relatives that lived in a given area or see a map of descendants of a certain people lived over time.
Very Cool.
Customer Review: Great Value
Summary: 5 Stars
Get six months of access to Ancestry.com and the Family Tree Maker software. That's a great value.
Things I like: interactive maps, new interface, merge capability, place authority, and the training video. If people are having a hard time getting around this new FTM, I highly recommend watching the included training video. They do an excellent job of taking you through jobs step-by-step. They used to charge extra for the FTM training videos in previous versions of FTM (2006, 2005, etc.) The training videos are now included with your purchase of Family Tree Maker. Thank you!!
What I don't like: I don't like that we are missing some charts and reports that were in previous versions of FTM, but I received an email from Family Tree Maker stating those reports will be added in an upcoming free program update. They quoted October 2007 as the projected release date for that update.