CD Stomper Pro Labeling System

by Stomp, Inc.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002SA8D
• Item model number: 98101
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 10, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,085 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #8 in Software > Graphics > Home Publishing > CD Labels
  • #14 in Software > Video & Music > CD Burning & Labeling > Mastering & Burning
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Stomp's CD Stomper Pro Labeling System is CD-labeling software offering stand-alone design and print utilities, not just templates. Print alignment and registration are built in, so you are guaranteed quality labels every time. CD Stomper Pro provides 1270 predesigned artwork samples and enables you to create curved, angled, arched, and drop-angle text. This application supports multiple file formats for importing images, including JPEG, TIFF, BMP WMF, PCX, and EPS. CD Stomper Pro also supports both CD Label and Jewel Case Insert Design. It works with both PC and Macintosh platforms.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

54 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for the CD hobbyist, April 18, 2000

By 

tropic_of_criticism - See all my reviews

This review is from: CD Stomper Pro Labeling System (CD-ROM)

For very low volume labeling of CDs there probably is no better solution than this system. With it, you will be able to label your CDs in a handicraft kind of way that will largely satisfy. Especially for the home hobbyist or giftmaker, it will be surprising how good the finished products from this system will look. Throw in the modest pricetag and you've got a genuine argument for buying this product.

There are difficulties, however.

First, the preferred kind of CD labels--those included with the package and made by CD Stomper--have adhesive not entirely harmonious with the Memorex brand of CD-R's. Long term, the instruction manual warns you, the adhesive may become less sticky on the Memorex CD-R's surface.

Second, the software is a memory hog. You've really gotta empty your system tray before you run it. Unless you have something over 40% of system resources free, you won't be able to preview graphical elements. Worse, you may think that the graphic element is going to print, but then it doesn't, making you waste labels. When system resources drop extremely low, merely attempting to use the "insert Graphics" command will make the software crash. Repeatedly. (By contrast Corel Draw had little difficulty functioning properly in a system resource-poor environment, despite being a much more fully-functioned editing package. Clearly, this is not the world's most robust program.)

Third, the software isn't so revolutionary that you care to try to re-run it after it crashes. While it makes the process of CD labeling more convenient, I'd rather just have a template to use in concert with more serious--and more stable--graphical software, like Illustrator or CorelDraw. Nothing this software does can't be done ten times better by full-featured graphic editors.

And fourth, should CDs labelled with this product come into contact with moisture, the label will be adversely affected. This isn't exactly the fault of the good people at Stomp--it's symptomatic of anything printed on an inkjet printer--but it's worth mentioning that people trying to make more professional labels would be advised to choose other solutions.

Now, having said all this, I would still definitely recommend the product for its intended audience. Home users will enjoy this software. Most people could probably make attractive labels within 30 minutes of installing the software. The interface *is* intuitive and convenient. The artwork included for backgrounds is in many cases actually stunning. As long as you give the software plenty of system resources to work with, and can accept the potential impermanence of your labels, you'll probably find little fault with this product.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mac Version is Mediocre..., July 8, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: CD Stomper Pro Labeling System (CD-ROM)

I don't know how good the PC version of this program is, but I have to say the Mac version is rather awkward and poor. Yes, you *can* print decent looking labels and jewelcase liners with the software-- and the stomper device itself does work quite well. But, the software user interface is terrible. Basic actions like cut-and-paste aren't permitted, let alone drag-and drop. If you accidentally start using the wrong template, you can't convert to another one (let alone cut-and-paste the data), you have to start over from scratch. The clip art and patterns provided are OK, but unremarkable-- and I haven't seen a lot of support out there (i.e. new patterns or clip art to download).

In short, it works. But there surely must be something better out there, no?

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Labels & Easy to Use, July 21, 2000

By 

J. Morgan "joelmor" (Millburn, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CD Stomper Pro Labeling System (CD-ROM)

This is really a fun program to use. If you like to 'burn' your own CD's, you can make very attractive, colorful labels for the CD itself and the jewel case insert. Unlike one of the other reviewers, I found no difficulty at all running the software on my system; nor do I find it to be a memory hog. No crashes or freezes at all (I suppose this may be related to the particular system, in all fairness). You can make very colorful labels from the CD, which has many choices of art and layout, and customize them to your heart's delight. This is especially nice if you want to present a custom made CD as a gift to someone, or for business purposes. For business use, there is more conservative label artwork; and for the 'wilder' projects, there is appropriate artwork, as well, with much in between. It is very user friendly, easy and intuitive to use. I think you'll like it a lot!