Manga Studio 3.0 Debut for Windows Reviews

• pretty decent product.

  
  By AD4PE3V8ZU34D on 2006-09-05
  I purchased the mangadebut because i wanted to dabble in tones and inking (which I usually never do, usually I just scan in the sketch and then darken it with a photo editing.) I came to find out that using lines and erasing the sketch makes for a much more clean finished product. Of course, you could acomplish this with MS Paint if you really wanted to.
  One of the main (and only, in my opinion) advantages to this program is the amazingly vast variations of tones available to make your art more interesting. that alone makes it worth the 50 dollars you put into it.
  
  One downside is that this program, because of it's many tones, uses and requires quite a bit of space. When I uploaded it on my laptop,it slowed down significantly. So much so that now I load it when I want to finish a nice drawing and the delete it from the computer again! XD
  
  overall it deserves about 3-4 stars. ^.^
  
  

• much faster & easier than other programs

  
  By AMWMQ7UXLGRQ4 on 2006-10-11
  wow, this really made a difference in my ability to create professional-looking comics. i have a graphics tablet and the drawing feel is really good. i think my favorite feature is the tool for making Panels. Plus the tool for doing special effects lines, which is pretty sweet.
  
  i just draw comics for fun, and for this price it is totally worth it. Manga Studio is perfect for publishing a webcomic or adding effects to existing drawings.
  
  I would definitely recommend this software if you like to draw comics or manga.
  
  

• Misleading Ad

  
  By A8YV1PXBLN1ZT on 2007-03-11
  This is a simple drawing program, much like Paint. Don't be mislead by the colored picture on the cover, it only does black and white. And it has no help in drawing Manga figures. And it is a stripped-down program, at that. The documentation is for the full program, so you can't do much of what you read in the manual and help files. Save your money, this program isn't worth buying.
  
  

• The Manga Edition Of Photoshop.

  
  By A2CGICTRRXTLWH on 2007-01-21
  This software is basically photoshop, except you can add panels. It has most of the same features...it is very useful to artists. However, it is not very 'user-friendly'. When you want to scan in a drawing, it needs to be scanned in as a certain type of scan, of else it won't work. It is also quite hard to use the features. After you learn to use it, it's a lot better, but it would be TONS better if it would let you scan easier.
  
  

• I love it

  
  By A2IBSMHNFHO3IL on 2007-05-10
  I really like this product. If you draw any sort of comics it's great. You can jump right in and draw, create panels, and worry about all teh advanced stuff later. My 10 year old pastes drawings that he scans into it,creates panels and then touches up and adds to those drawings with the tools included. A great deal of creative fun, for less than the price of a PS3 or X-Box game.
  
  
• It alright for beginner
  By AVTQCYSEALAQ6 on 2007-07-16
  I'm good at drawing in real life, but in computer not so will, This software for who want to start making manga or a hoppy. If you are professial, DO NOT BUY THIS VERSION, buy the full(EX) Version. This version contain simple content for creating manga. The good part is a good price $40 at Amazon, other place $50 or more for this software where work wonderfully, but the bad part is import art and use of it, is very hard if you draw in the computer for most people, the import even worst it only import from scanner that had TWIN 32 compliable mean more money to spent.
  A good artist are old school people, pencil and paper are cheap than software, computer, tablet, monitor, and more. But PC give us the perfect of art.
  
  Recommand for people who is old school, Buy good Tablet Laptop will cost $700-more, No need tablet or scanner for that Just draw direct to laptop screen.
  
  New school peole Buy good Tablet which will cost at least $150 At Amazon, don't buy the cheap one becase it will be hard to draw in this software, recommaned Wacom Tablet, But Genius is cheapest Tablet out there, if you don't no how to use it well, Do not Buy, because the pen had hard point and not soft, no easer tech, is like a very Hard stick design for a caveman.
  
  One last thing if you going to do animtion or Comic/manga or other art media for a your futuer careen,
  Buy a Good Desktop and Laptop with good graphic card and large memory, If you know how built PC, buit a good one, Because it will take alot of memory, there no room for porn, game, and others thing you have in computer. Because you will need.
  
  
• black and white only Manga Studio
  By ATH7R5LZ92EW7 on 2007-12-03
  Manga Studio has a color image on the cover and for advertising. I was surprised that it was only for drawing in black and white.
  
  However, my kids liked this software and they use it.
  
  
• mostly an advertisement for more stuff
  By A2R5GVS3SPKE8V on 2007-12-06
  I purchased this item for my classroom. It comes with no printed instruction manual. Besides this incredible inconvenience is the fact that once the program is open, it can not be closed without turning off the computer. I have loaded it on my new classroom computer and had this problem so removed it an loaded it on a new tablet laptop with the same problem.
  
  What I have seen so far, rather than making this version accessible and usable, is about how they really think you should buy their more Delux version. There is nothing I have experienced with Debut that would encourage me to purchase their more advanced copy. Also, so far I have experienced nothing with this program that makes it significantly better for drawing than photoshop.
  
  
• e frontier Manga Studio Debut
  By A29H374F3ZL7KJ on 2008-02-06
  This is my first try and computer aided graphics. The program is easy to use. I was able to create some awesome images the first day. I am a little disappointed that NO speech balloons are included with this version. What is a manga or comic book graphic art program without speech balloons? DAH! e frontier could have included a few speech balloons with the Debut version.
  
  
• DOES THIS WORK FOR VISTA??
  By A2WMHZNEO1G495 on 2007-08-10
  ~ ~ ~ DOES THIS TABLET WORK FOR VISTA?? ~ ~ ~
  
  i want to buy it, however im afraid it wont work with my vista notebook
  
  

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