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The Print Shop for Mac

The Print Shop for Mac

List Price: $69.99
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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: A very dated product
Review: No OSX support, and very slow on a 700 mhz G4 eMac. I've also found the saved files to be unstable and easily corrupted unless you reboot in OS9.

If you're using up to date software, this package is going to be a disappointment to you - it would have seemed okay under 8.6 but it's very dated now.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Most of you are not very smart.
Review: Read what it is you are buying!!!
It says right on Amazon's webpage that this version is NOT OS X compatible.
Like another reviewer said, buy the version that the Apple Store currently sells, which is made for OS X. Stop complaining cuz you didn't read what it is that you bought.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This isn't the OS X version!
Review: Reading the existing reviews confused me until I realized that they were refering to the non-OS X native version of Print Shop for Mac. It looks like some people even bought this version not knowing there is a newer version of Print Shop out that is OS X native.
For some reason it currently does not show up on Amazon.com, but it is available elsewhere. So, if your Mac is running OS X, don't buy this one, buy the one that specifies it was built for OS X. I imagine that Amazon will start listing the newer version, but until then it is available from Apple directly or MacKiev.com, the people who rebuilt it for OS X.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: My rating is for MacKiev's Print Shop (Not Broderbund)
Review: The new version, no longer published by Broderbund, is so superior. It is designed specifically for Mac OS X and integrates with iCal and the Address book. You can print directly to those new Epson printers that allow you to print CD labels right on the CD itself. Packed with high quality photos and graphics and easy-to-use professionally-design templates, The Print Shop for Mac has everything you need to create great-looking posters, banners, business cards, pamphlets, online greetings and much more! Do yourself a favor and check out MacKiev's new version of the Print Shop, not this old one listed here.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Go to this site to learn about THE PRINT SHOP OS X version
Review: This is not compatible with OS X. To find out more about THE PRINT SHOP OS X VERSION, go to http://www.mackiev.com/printshop/index.html.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Go to this site to learn about THE PRINT SHOP OS X version
Review: This is not compatible with OS X. To find out more about THE PRINT SHOP OS X VERSION, go to http://www.mackiev.com/printshop/index.html.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: This isn't the OS X version!
Review: This program will run in OS X, but that's about it. We had all kinds of problems. Not able to save, can't print, won't insert graphics and on and on.

It could have been a good program if they just converted it for OS X, but we're sending it back.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Don't buy if you have OS X
Review: This program will run in OS X, but that's about it. We had all kinds of problems. Not able to save, can't print, won't insert graphics and on and on.

It could have been a good program if they just converted it for OS X, but we're sending it back.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Print Shop for Mac...finally
Review: With each new upgrade, I have purchased The Print Shop for Macintosh which has always been one of my favorite programs. I was very happy when I heard that The Print Shop had finally been upgraded for the Macintosh, although I am surprised that it was not upgraded for OSX. I hope we are not going to have to wait years before that happens. I'm a real fan.

I have found most of The Print Shop images to be better than those in most of the other clipart programs and have enjoyed usingThe Print Shop graphics in other documents too. This version of The Print Shop has all of the great features of the previous version and lots more. There are still most of the great graphics from the past.

The new Collections have 25 folders of graphics which include a folder called Photos with beautiful pictures. The Print Shop web site says the program is, "Packed with more than 11,500 premium images and over 4,500 pre-designed layouts so you can create projects for any occasion."

One of the best things about this program is you can use your own photographs in your projects; and those that are included. There is a way to include quotations, too. And you can send an e-card. It is saved as a JPEG and sent as an attachment.

The headline styles are similar to those in TypeStyler and have effects such as glow, drop shadows, color fades, curves and so on. You can use pre-designed effects or the Custom palette and design your own. The possibilities are limitless.

The Print Shop has fifteen different projects. One of the most unique is called Photo Pages. Here you can choose a Family Album. This one intrigued me as I'm doing so much with genealogy. Now I can make photo pages to put into a book along with the printed pages of my genealogy program.

As with many new software programs, Brøderbund has cut costs by eliminating a manual. I think this is a mistake for a graphics program but I realize that a manual of the graphics might add another ten dollars to the program. However, there is a very good online manual in PDF format.

The Print Shop is a wonderful program and will give the owner hours of fun just playing with it and lots of fun in creating projects for your friends and family.


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