Print Shop 20 Deluxe [Old Version]

by Riverdeep

Product Features

• Enhance your artistic creations with over 300,000 images -- everything from fine art to Web graphics
• Integrated Photo Workshop eliminates red-eye, corrects color, and fixes common flaws
• ProPrint technology takes advantage of your printer's optimal resolution, for photos that have never looked better
• Sharing projects is easier than ever with the new Click-N-View option
• Launch the Instant Expressions tool for creating slideshows and presentations -- or just to show off what you've created

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009APN9
• Item model number: 382223
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 22, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,554 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #89 in Software > Home & Hobbies > Hobbies

Product Description

Print Shop Deluxe 20 is the perfect tool for the creative breakthroughs that lead to printed masterpieces! Design unique greetings with that hand-crafted feel, or create animated greeting cards you can e-mail -- designs to suit any occasion Share projects through instant messenger tools, or share them by burning directly onto a CD -- Print Shop 20 Deluxe 20 makes both easy!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for lots of things, Just one or two complaints:, May 6, 2005

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doppelganger "dvd-archive" (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Print Shop 20 Deluxe [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

First, you can't import an .eps file, which I'm not sure if that's got a copyright issue with Adobe, but it would be nice.

Second, there are a TON of images to use, for anything; Invitations, Cards, Brochures, Newsletters, etc., BUT, I'd like more. More copyright free color photos, more cool graphics. There's plenty to make do, but I would have gladly dropped another 30 or 40 bucks for an extensive image library.

Other than that; It's the easiest program that you will probably find, saving files to PDF is easy as pie, figuring things out like: importing your own pics, cropping them, saturating with color or changing properties is super easy. I've taken pictures and modified them with Print Shop that are awesome. Adding more color and contrast to night pictures makes you look like a master photographer.

Adding text boxes, et al., couldn't be simpler. I don't know what people are complaining about. I've been using this program for over 6 years to make company Invites, newsletters, etc.

I've finally outgrown it and am moving on to Art Explosion 'Publisher', but I will never be too far from my trusty Print Shop.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Try before you buy---it may not be right for everyone, November 24, 2003

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J Anderson (Provo, UT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Print Shop 20 Deluxe [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I initially gave this program a very negative review because I was having problems with the program and was having a hard time contacting Broderbund for help with it. I was finally able to make contact (through email) and was able to resolve the problems. It still loads slower than Version 15; it still takes almost 20 seconds after the program opens before I can use it because of the Project Picker's slow loading. But it is a good program. I don't rate it any higher than 3 because to me it's not enough better than Version 15 in the areas that are important to me to rate the price they're asking. I recommend trying it out first if you can before buying. See if the features appeal to you enough to justify buying it. Personally, though I love the Print Shop products, I think this should have been offered as an upgrade to those of us who have the program already. If I had checked it out first I don't think I would have paid the price for what is offered. I would have made do with Version 15 until a better product is offered. But that's just me. Like I say, try before you buy---you may love it and find it totally worth the price.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Print Shop 20 blows, February 24, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Print Shop 20 Deluxe [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

Printshop has not been good since it was a Dos program. Version 6 crashed all the time. Version 12 was buggy. Version 15 won't install on many systems. Now there is version 20. It keeps giving a fatal exception error after installing. Tried everything to get it to work. No joy!!!!!!!!!!! Support is virtually non existent. For all the money they are making they could do a better job. Whats with all the missing versions? They just arbitrarily assign a version number to it. They went from twelve to fifteen to twenty. What is Next? I guess it will be version Thirty then Fifty at the rate they are going. The problem is with all the new features they add, they add as many bugs and crashes as well. Do not buy this software. Make Broderbund go out of business if they can't support their crap or make a better product.