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Desktop publishing software for Mac
- Easy to use
- Lots of templates, fonts, graphics
- Integrates with iPhoto
- Mac only
- Lack of technical support
- Reports of bugs, crashes, slowdowns
- Takes up a lot of space on hard drive
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Great Segue from Print Artist PC to Mac Print Explosion, November 7, 2009After dumping my PC habit of 12 years for a MAC this year, the only frustration I found was the lack of a quick and easy art/clipart program for the MAC. Print Explosion was the perfect segue for me from… Print Artist, which I had used extensively for cards, product inserts, banners, signs and other miscellaneous artistic needs. Made by the same company, Print Explosion is as intuitive as the MAC itself, and works seamlessly with iPhoto. It froze up a couple of times the first week of use, but has been error free since, and I have been using it about a month. A very good value for the money. It also provides more fonts than iLife. But still lacks Tempus Sans, which was my favorite PC font. Ah well.....Mac is so far above PC in every other area, I can't complain.
GREATLY DISAPPOINTED, November 6, 2009full of glitches and cheesy graphics, October 22, 2009This software shuts down on me every time I use it. I am running it on Snow Leopard operating system. I am writing this review while I wait for an operation to load on it and hoping it won't crash. The… graphics that come with this software are sooo cheesy. I'm talking about terrible cartoon teddy bears and hearts. Nothing the least bit edgy or current. Update: I have since purchased Printfolio. Sooooo much better. It is twice the price but well worth it. User friendly. Great looking, current templates.Belight Printfolio
like it alot, September 6, 2009No problems with Leopard (10.5), May 6, 2009This is a great product. Despite others reporting that it is not Leopard compatible, we have not experienced any problems at all with running Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 on Mac OS X Leopard. If you're… having issues, you might want to try the 3.0.2.8 update [...]. It was released in 2006, probably to better support Tiger (10.4), but it most likely would help Leopard compatibility as well. For us, even without the update, we really enjoy the program.
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Editors here rank Print Explosion Deluxe eighth out of 10 desktop publishing programs, giving it a rating of 2.5 on a four-point scale -- with especially low ratings for support, text tools and image tools. A chart on another page compares features, point by point, with those provided by competing software.
Review: Print Explosion Deluxe, Editors of TopTenReviews.com
This review praises Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 as full-featured and easy to use, with excellent integration with other Apple software (such as iPhoto). It's recommended for professional as well as home use, and the reviewer says, "even young children will have no problem creating personalized cards and crafts."
Review: Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0, Jeffery Battersby, July 24, 2006
Mac user Nancy Gravley tests this edition of Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 by making her holiday cards, finding pleasant improvements and additions compared with an earlier version. For example, now you can view all four sides of a greeting card at the same time.
Review: Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 Review, Nancy Gravley, Oct. 31, 2006
This detailed review, comparing Version 3.0 of Print Explosion Deluxe with an earlier version, includes several screen shots and finds the new interface a big improvement, with better previews. The reviewer notes minor complaints about the icon toolbar and card printing, but the main complaint is that the fun parts for kids don't allow for enough creativity.
Review: Print Explosion Deluxe 3, Gary Coyne, Aug. 27, 2006
This review notes that Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 is easy to use but, because it includes over 13,000 templates, takes up a lot of hard drive space. It can bog down even a capable Mac, pausing a couple of seconds at a time.
Review: Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0, Editors of MacAddict, Oct. 2006
6. Amazon.com
Nearly three dozen users review Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 at Amazon.com, with mixed reviews that lead to an overall rating of three stars (out of a possible five).
Review: Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 (Mac) Reviews, Contributors to Amazon.com, As of Mar. 2009
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