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HGTV Home Design & Remodeling Suite | 
| From: Nova Development US Category: Software
List Price: $49.99 Buy New: $32.95 You Save: $17.04 (34%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5 reviews Sales Rank: 104
Format: Cd-rom Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp Media: CD-ROM Edition: Home Operating System: Windows Vista Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6 Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 2.5
Model: DJWT UPC: 727298406696 EAN: 0727298407617
Release Date: December 1, 2008 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Condition: Brand New. UPC removed for rebate. Everything inside is untouched and new. Will ship by next day. Confirmation email with all orders.
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| Features:
| • | Wizard-driven interface makes any project easy, plus HGTV How-To Video Tips and a printed user guide to get you started | | • | Photorealistic 3D Technology with virtual walkaround and thousands of 3D appliances, furniture, lighting and more | | • | Easy room makeovers--start with your own digital picture | | • | Appropriate for all home styles, with thousands of sample home plans for a fast start | | • | Includes free technical support |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Design Your Dream Home with Help from HGTV. Take a fresh approach to the way you live with HGTV Home Design & Remodeling Suite, from the #1 home improvement television network. Design Your Dream Home with Help from HGTV. | Easily draw out your room. Then choose materials and furnishings just by dragging and dropping. Click to enlarge. | Perfect for creating a new living space. Click to enlarge. | All the tools for creating winning kitchens & baths. Click to enlarge. | Are you looking to update a living room, bedroom or other space but aren't really sure where to begin? HGTV Home Design & Remodeling Suite makes the process a cinch. Easily draw out your room. Then choose materials and furnishings just by dragging and dropping. This new software is perfect for creating a new living space; adding a fireplace; making your home energy efficient with new appliances; replacing countertops, cabinetry and fixtures; and enhancing any room in your house with a brand new look. You can import digital photos of your home's exterior or interior and instantly change paint colors. You can even design your dream home from scratch. And it's easier than ever--no design experience necessary! Just point and click! - Room Makeovers
- Interior Design and Remodels
- HGTV How-To Video Library
- Kitchens & Baths
- Landscaping & Tools
- Home Design
- Cost Estimating
Get Professional Tips from HGTV's Video Library and a printed user guide to get you started and keep your creativity flowing. A variety of important topics are included, all to ensure your home improvement project turns out just as you dreamt it! Subjects include: - Interior Paint Finishings
- Improving Your Kitchen
- Artistic Backsplashes
- Framing Windows
- Eco-Friendly Carpets
- Mold Prevention Methods
- And Much More
Easy Room Makeovers with multiple options--or you can start with your own digital pictures. Import digital photos of home furnishings--or family photos--into your one-of-a-kind design! Create virtual tours to visualize your finished living space before you ever start your project. Click to enlarge. | HGTV Home Design & Remodeling software makes it easy to design the kitchen of your dreams. Click to enlarge. | Hundreds of 3D Appliances, Furnishings, Lighting and More! Customize your space by selecting countertops, furniture and appliances in every style imaginable. Everything you need to plan, design, customize and create. HGTV Home Design & Remodeling software makes it easy to design the kitchen of your dreams. Easily refinish cabinets, replace countertops, update appliances, and more. Even add decorative hoods and backsplashes and more functional eating areas. Plan Your HGTV Green Kitchen. Kitchens are the energy hog of the home. Between refrigerators and the ovens, cooktops and dishwashers, microwaves and small appliances, it's easy to see how a kitchen can cook up most of your energy bill. HGTV Home Design & Remodeling software will help you to plan and visualize a ne, updated kitchen, complete with new, more energy-efficient appliances. Wizard-Driven Interface makes any project fast and easy. There's even free tech support! Photorealistic 3D Technology for unparalleled visualization capacity. 3D Real View makes it possible to conduct your own virtual walkaround. Sample Home Plans for a fast start and virtually limitless creative options and innovations. Create your own floorplan in minutes or, create your own door and window styles, cabinets, lighting and window coverings. Build in everything from electrical outlets and switches to home networking and theatre systems. Plus: automatic roof placement, complete HVAC and plumbing, easy material selection--brick, stone, siding--and more.* Landscaping Tools Choose from hundreds of plants, fences, gates and more to plan beautiful, functional landscapes. Plan and visualize a new, updated kitchen, complete with new, more energy-efficient appliances. | It's easy to plan even the most challenging project. Click to enlarge. | The changes you make in 3D are simultaneously made to your 2D plan--automatically. Click to enlarge. | Hundreds of 3D models to choose from. Click to enlarge. | Summary of Features for Makeovers and Remodeling Flexible Interior Design Features - Replace Paint and Fabric:
Take a digital picture of any room and visualize your new space.
- Flooring Materials Library:
Woods, tiles, carpets and more
- Countertops Library, including granites and marbles
- Brand Name Content and Materials
- Complete Furniture & Appliance Library:
Hundreds of 3D models to choose from Realistic Visualization Features - Design in Photorealistic 3D:
The changes you make in 3D are simultaneously made to your 2D plan--automatically.
- 3D Walkthrough:
Create virtual tours to visualize your finished living space before you ever start your project.
- Accurate Natural Lighting:
Visualize your home's interior at different times of day.
- Easy Zoom and Navigation
- And Much More!
Powerful Home Design Features - Intelligent Walls:
Easily draw interior and exterior walls that automatically connect and repair.
- Doors:
Use the Door Wizard to add simple doors, bi-fold doors, French doors, sliding doors, garage doors and more.
- Windows:
Just click along a wall to insert casement, hung, sliding, bay, vent, hopper or louvered windows, plus windows in virtually any shape.
- Hundreds of lighting fixtures
*Requires Internet connection
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| Customer Reviews:
worst of the worst January 5, 2009 3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have tried many brands of home design software--this is the worst! I would not recommend this to beginners--it is not user friendly or easy to learn Tutorial to walk you through it is impossible to find. Graphics are amateurish-similar to much cheaper programs. Performance is sluggish at best, and I ran this on a very fast computer with loads of memory and a top line video card. HGTV should be ashamed.
Pro Review December 25, 2008 3 out of 5 found this review helpful
My background is in Architecture and I have been using similar products for over 12 years. I have am not a representative of either HGTV or Nova Development but I did extensive work, based on my background, on the images used for the advertising of HGTV Home Design series.
I can say that there is no product at this price range that is as user friendly. It is both extremely easy to use and extremely flexable. But do not think that it cannot do more advanced and complicated projects. The great aspect of HGTV Home Design series is that it is realtively new compared to others on the market. This then allows for the latest innovations to be built into the code base.
Commands as simple as using a Paint Brush to apply textures to walls and the ability to select/ right click and 'REPLACE' an object with a new one without deleting the old, are examples of how new innovations are being implimented. Curving a wall and having the roof automatically adjust to that new wall configuration are not available in some older code based programs.
While Real View Rendering is relatively simple, I have not found ANY program that so effectively impliments Radiosity rendering. The ability of the rendering engine to calculate light as it bounces off of various textured surfaces can be a long process in most programs. In HGTV Home Design series, Radiosity solutions are not only extremely realistic but the fastest I've seen.
Anyone having a problem using the program must realize that such 3D programs can eat up your computer. You MUST have the latest Graphics Card Driver on your machine and the more memory you have the better off you are. Older machines can run these 3D programs but faster is better.
I highly recommend this product.
Jack Zimmer aeccadpro.com
Way to go, HGTV! December 16, 2008 3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I love HGTV. The programming is great, and the Internet resources are incredibly helpful. So, naturally, I was excited to learn that they now make software. And it definitely hasn't disappointed!
I am just about the most novice person there is when it comes to computers. (Sadly, my 9-year-old runs circles around me. :-) So I was a little intimidated when I bought the software ... but it turns out the software is really easy to install and easy to use.
Basically, there are two programs: one that allows you to bring in your digital photo and change paint colors, fabric colors and such - and a second that is a very cool 3D program that you can use to lay out rooms or an entire house and add doors, windows, cabinets, appliances, etc. Both are a cinch to pick up.
There are also HGTV videos on a wide variety of subjects and a great user manual for help.
I really had no idea home design software could be so easy to use. I strongly recommend it.
Don't Buy this software December 14, 2008 2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the worst piece of software that I have ever tried to install and run. The book does not match what is on the screen and there are features discussed in the manual that do not exist in the software. In addition, the software stopped responding and had to be closed and restarted about every 5 minutes. I tried it on a second computer and it displayed some of the same issues with the software not matching the manual. While it did not close down on the second computer, different problems were noted with some functions not working at all. Whatever you do, do not buy this software. HGTV should be ashamed for putting out junk like this. I plan to return it and try the Home and Garden version.
Easy as cake - and great results December 6, 2008 5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I admit I was skeptical of home design software, thinking it'd be too technical and complex. Not so of HGTV Home Design and Remodeler. My wife has been wanting to redecorate our family room, and so in a moment of rare compliance on my part :-) I surprised her with a whole rendering of the new room. In literally 10 minutes I was able to open a photo taken with my digital camera and to change the paint color on the walls and the fabric on our sofa and chair. It gave us both a great idea of what the room would look like ... well, at least what it would look like before she goes putting her bric-a-brac all over the place. :-) Then we went out and bought the corresponding paint color (the software actually tells you what brand and paint number to buy) and slipcovers for the furniture (cheaper than reupholstering) and, voila, the room turned out exactly as we expected - and I was the hero (another rarity). Very impressive stuff. I haven't really gotten into all the 3D stuff yet, but it looks cool and so far is very easy to use.
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