Family Tree Magazine - August 2006

July 6th, 2006

C'est l'amour ! Mac users will fall in love with the newest version of Heredis genealogy software.

(...)Heredis Mac X.2, the latest English-language, is a full-featured, snazzy-looking family tree program.
(...)All the standard reports and charts are found under the Family Trees and Documents menus. But it's the graphic bells and whistles that'll leave PC users drooling
(...) If you've added photos to your file (cleverly integrated with Mac's iPhoto) you can display them with a descendancy picture tree.
(...) You can publish Heredis files online or export them to your Palm hand-held device.
(...) Underneath its flashy exterior, Heredis is a capable, easy-to-use and -learn program that should meet all your genealogy needs.

Mac Genealogy- www.macgenealogy.org

December 14th, 2005

These are some thoughts I had after using Heredis Mac X.2 for an evening. One thing that has impressed me is the attention to detail that BSD Concept has put into this update. They’ve added features that many in the Mac community have asked for, and they’ve greatly improved the interface of Heredis.(..)They’ve worked really hard on this version and it shows.

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Dick Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter

December 14th, 2005

(...)Heredis Mac X.2 includes all the Mac OS X technologies and allows the genealogist to make interactivity between its Heredis and its Mac with now iApps® integration.(...)One of this program greatest strength is its ability to create an assortment of attractive, fully customizable charts. Heredis MAC X.2 will build a family tree you will be proud to hang on your wall. In this version, you can have a drawing tree in 4 and 5 generations. Henceforth, the genealogist can export its tickets (ancestry, patronymic, alphabetical,…) in text tab format to make Excel Import easier.(...)

Family Tree Magazine - February 2004

Mac Magic

(...)Like its Windows counterpart, HEREDIS MAC X features a simple program interface, xith all functions accessed form the main screen. Tabs let you choose from three navigation modes: Family Tree, Personal Data (information on an individual) or union Data (for marriages). The innonvative 3-D illustrated family tree claims to assist you in undertanding relationships (...). Tech junkies, though, will appreciate the ability to "walk" among their ancestors with pivot and zoom tools.
You can enter as many individuals, photographs, data, documents, or audio and video clips as you want. (...) Other special features include publishing to the internet and creating interactive family history CD-ROMs.

COMDEX - THE DAILY
Monday, November 17, 2003

(...) HEREDIS MAC X, a genealogy program for Mac OS X, includes a wide variety of innovating and practical functions which meet the needs of genealogists who work with Macs. The software has an intuitive interface that is fully adapted for managing genealogical data and integrates perfectly into the Mac OS X environment.(...)

All the information is displayed on one screen only. A simple click or a drag-and-drop will take users to any of the different members of theirs families. A permanent resume displays all the essential information concerning any selected individual. All types of data can be illustred: individuals, unions, events, places, names, sources, etc... The program will recognize all media formats handled by QuickTime (...)

All the family trees built with HEREDIS MAC X are easily personalized. All the documents that the confirmed genealogist requires are available in the program (...).

MacNN News - www.macnn.com
Tuesday, October 14, 2003

Heredis Mac X is a new tool for managing genealogical data using an expandable database and manages data entry, including validity of dates, coherence of data, evolution of family names and of place names over the centuries, personalized data entry shortcuts, and permanent control of duplicates. It supports QuickTime-compatible files, offers a 3D family tree, and includes the ability to write a CD-ROM directly containing your genealogy including all the individuals of your choice.

Dick Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - Plus Edition
Vol. 8 No. 41 – October 13, 2003

Macintosh owners will want to note that HEREDIS MAC X is now available. The program previously has been available for Windows and Macintosh OS 9.1. Quoting from the HEREDIS Web site's description of the OS X version:The immediate family and all the multiple functions of the program are accessed on one screen only: creation, research, navigation, printing, data exchange and multimedia functions. You will be immediately at ease: you will know where to access instantly every ancestor, every document, all simply and naturally integrated into the database.

All the various documents which will be essential to your research are at your finger-tips: lists, files, family trees, fully illustrated and instantly modifiable. You can choose the navigation mode: Immediate family, Personal data or Union data or display the Family tree and move around by using the navigation palette: it functions just like a compass and will lead you directed to the person who interests you. All functions are presented using menus and button bars.

Also, quoting from the new program's announcement:
Innovating, stable and so far-reaching, HEREDIS MAC X will know how to become your trustworthy and indispensable ally for living your passion to the full. Data entry is fluid and extremely complete, and you may associate any type of media with any data. A complete family tree in 3 dimensions will allow you to visualize your entire family from any conceivable angle. Much more intelligent and more accessible to the Web than so many other programs, HEREDIS MAC X will allow you to publish your genealogy directly on the Internet and will compile an interactive CD-ROM so that you may share your genealogy with those near and dear to you. Everything you may possibly need for handling your genealogy today, plus everything you are expecting for tomorrow...

HEREDIS is produced in France and is a very popular program there. The English version has not yet become a significant player in the English-speaking world although I think it should. The earlier versions were all very powerful as well as easy to use.(...)

Family Tree Magazine - October 2002

(...) Heredis, a popular French program now available in an Englis-language version, excels at creating beautiful family tree charts. (...)

Individual records can be linked to image files (scanned photographs or a census record, for example) or a video or sound file. You can create a nicely formatted HTML report to post on the web, too.

HEREDIS' attractive charts are easily the program's best feature. The program creates well-designed family tree wall charts in pleasing color combinations. You can choose from several tree formats, as well as fanc style and family wheel ancestor charts. A nice touch in most reports is the inclusion of each individual's age at marriage and at death. (...)

HEREDIS lets you record where you found each piece of family information. You can reuse source references, and events such as births or marriages can have multiple sources. (...)

Rick CRUME

Family Chronicle - July/August 2002

(...) The program claims to be unequalled for its graphics and method of navigation: all immediate family members (ancestors, descendants, spouses and siblings) are displayed on a single screen. In his review; Dick Eastman says that he has never seen a program with so much information on one screen.(...)

Dick Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter - Dec. 19, 2001

Heredis has a very different "look and feel" from other genealogy programs I have used. It took a few minutes to get used to the Heredis method, but once I became familiar with this method of navigation and data entry, I liked it.
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Of all genealogy programs I have seen, I do not recall any other that packs as much information onto the screen as Heredis does. Even better, the information displayed is never confusing. The program's designers have succeeded in displaying a lot of information in a simple and logical manner.
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I am very impressed with Heredis' display of information and ease of navigation. As I mentioned before, it is unlike any other genealogy program I have seen. In this case, that difference is a good thing.
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Heredis also has almost all the features found in the more advanced genealogy programs.
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I expect we all will hear more about Heredis in the coming months. This program is a serious competitor to several well-established genealogy programs.

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