Art Explosion Publisher Pro

by Nova Development US

Product Features

• All-in-one desktop publishing
• 2500+ professionally designed templates
• Powerful text handling; sophisticated graphics
• Professional printing capabilities
• Full-featured image editor included

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0002C7WS4
• Item model number: PFW
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 28, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,667 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Art Explosion Publisher Pro is the fastest, easiest way to create documents with impact. From single-page flyers to multi-page brochures and newsletters, Publisher Pro has all of the powerful tools and ready-made templates you need to turn out spectacular publications.

Whether you're printing to your own inkjet printer or plan to prepare a document for professional printing, this award-winning desktop publishing software puts innovative text, graphics, and page-layout features right at your fingertips--all in one easy-to-use program.

Features:

• Flexible page layout: Choose from more than 2,500 ready-made designs. Or create a publication from scratch with complete control over placement of text and graphics.
• Eye-catching text effects: Type anywhere on the page--even on a curve. Apply bevels, shadows, and glows to your text. Plus, choose from dozens of texture fills that range from woods and plastics to stones and marbles.
• Professional color support: print documents on your color inkjet or easily send them out for professional printing with an array of high-end publishing features, including four-color separation and Pantone color support.
• Powerful graphics features: create your own designs with a full complement of professional graphics tools, easier to use than ever before, including full support for gradients and transparency.
• Works the way you do: Easily compose text and create graphics in Publisher Pro. Or import content you've created in the applications you use every day. Even produce PDF files in a snap!

Product Description

Art Explosion Publisher Pro makes desktop publishing a matter of clicking on the right icon. From flyers to newsletters, from brochures to greeting cards this software has the tools and readymade templates you need for spectactular homemade publications. Choose to add shadows, glows and bevels for a powerful 3D effect Stunning filter effects for adding blurs, sharpening, solarized effects and so much more Outstanding paintbrush tools for making pictures more colorful Preset linear, elliptical and conical gradient -- or create your own with multiple gradient tools

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

66 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value!, October 27, 2004

By 

Mike K "technoguy" (Chicagoland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Art Explosion Publisher Pro (CD-ROM)

Nova is a company that buys software from other companies and then they jazz it up with templates, other software, graphics, etc. For the end user this can mean a great deal. You may not get the latest version but you will get solid software with lots of extras. I usually can figure out what software the product really is, not so with this one. What I can tell you is that it is pretty high end as it offers tons of features not found in lesser packages including the ability to create PDF files and Postscript (with color separations) for professional publishing. It also has high end features like the ability to create a table on contents. Add to all of this a quality photo editor. The photo editor sort of looks like an older version of PhotoPaint. It doesn't have wizards (like automatic color balance)...it is strickly manual. With that said, it does has higher end controls like "levels and curves." Remember that your getting this program for FREE. Add to all of this TONS of professionally designed ready made templates and (they say, I have not counted!) 100,000 clip art images. Some of the images are really fun like those BW ad people from the 1950s. Nova has a $30 competative rebate going on too making Publisher Pro super cheap. For years I have used MS Publisher 2000 for most of my publishing needs (including producing a company newsletter). I think this product offers a lot more than Microsoft Publisher. A definate buy.

53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Choice!, August 26, 2004

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Cyberkat418 (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Art Explosion Publisher Pro (CD-ROM)

I purchased this software because it had the formats required by the professional printers I use. I have been even more pleased with how easy it is to use this program. It is much like the program by Microsoft I was accustom to working. Within one hour of starting this program I had a professional design laid out for my client ready to go to the printer. It is much more user-friendly than Corel Draw 12 or Adobe products. I am very pleased with my purchase. I would definitely recomment this product.

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So simple to use it's laughable, March 5, 2005

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Kariobangi "do5459" (jax n.c.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Art Explosion Publisher Pro (CD-ROM)

Two months ago I bought Quarkxpress 6 hoping I would be able to teach myself how to use it for my church newletter.Needless to say,after 3 weeks the only thing I became really good at was getting frustrated at how impossiblly hard it was to master it or even productively use it without some kind of professional trainning.And then I went to Bestbuy saw the Publisher Pro and decided to risk $79.Now two days later I consider myself somewhat an expert in desktop publishing.The 12 page very-first -class looking newsletter I made is at the printers and all indications are that its going to be a hugely successful project.Unless you are looking for something NASA would shop for this software is a real STEAL at the price.Highly recommended for anyone with high expectations little patience and a limited budget.