Hallmark Card Studio 2005 Deluxe

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Summary: No Mac Version...
Review: I emailed the developers of Card Studio last year, and the response I got was...due to the low demand of Card Studio for Mac users, it would not be cost effective to develop such a program for Macintosh.

After reading through various Mac forums, I beg to differ.

Some Mac users are always looking for this type of program.

I have always been an avid user of Card Studio Deluxe for my pc, but would not hesitate to purchase a Mac version, as I use my Mac exclusively for graphics.

I cannot rate the 2005 version of Card Studio because I have not yet purchased it, thus the 1 star rating.












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Summary: Why no version for Macintosh?
Review: I love Hallmark and really want to buy this software but there is no version for Mac.

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Summary: Hallmark Card Studio
Review: I've been using Card Studio for 5 years. I am not quite computer literate, but I find it so easy to use, and fun. The cards are beautiful!

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Summary: Options for Hallmark Card Studio
Review: Ok; First I have to inform you that I am not the primary user of Hallmark Card Studio(HCS) (I'm not even the secondary user..), my wife is. However when things don't perform on the computer as expected I'm the 'fortunate' one who fixes the problem, so I feel that I've got a good handle on the software in comparison to others.

The good points about HCS are the excellent quality of the included graphics and somewhat in the ease of use. That sums up the good points. The issues that I feel break this program are the lack of options for printout and the poor to medium quality of the printouts, this in relationship to image alignment on the paper. In all cases my spouse was dissatisfied with the results. This is in respect to the 'four-fold' types of cards. Note that I feel the same way and would not consider sending the results to a friend.

In regard to this take a look at the following two programs that also make cards, the first being CREATING KEEPSAKES SCRAPBOOK DESIGNER DELUXE (Surprise!). This program has impressed my spouse for its flexibility in creating cards in addition to scrapbook pages. Printout is as close to perfectly aligned on a page as you could expect. Graphics look better also although importing an image is not as intuitive as the other programs but not hard (just search for 'IMPORT' in the help file). Note that this program does not have the fantastic images that HCS does but there's an answer to that I'll address later.

The second program is GREETING CARD FACTORY 4.0 Deluxe by Nova Development. Another good program with good printout, lots of graphics, but again not the quality of the graphic images included with HCS.

I recommend looking at these two options BUT if you must have the quality graphics that HCS has, I believe that you can export JPG images of HCS graphics and simply import them into the others as needed. It's not the coolest way to make a great looking card, but for those who have already purchased HCS, it fixes all your woes.

Courtney


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Summary: great software, easy to use
Review: Software is great but I had a problem with the registration page and the child lock password not recognizing my password. Fortunately, there is a registration postcard and I reinstalled and chose not to turn child lock on since there are no children in the house. So far I have not come across any "adult" content in the program but I guess some people can be offended by anything....Beyond this, the cards are beautiful, the program is simple to operate the interface is gooey and self-explanatory. Anyone should be able to use this software without problems...just be sure that after you install you restart the computer before trying to use the software or it wont work right...after that it is smooth sailing.

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Summary: Another Excellent Greeting Card Program
Review: This is a great program. It get's better with each version. I have used hallmark greeting card software for the past 7 years. Easy to use and customize. Never need to use another program for cards. Someting for everyone from beginner to expert. With thsi program, you never have to visit a card store.

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Summary: Possible Vaporware
Review: With the demise of the Card Studio line this product may never be released.