PrintMaster Platinum 2.0 [Old Version]

by Encore

Product Features

• PrintMaster Platinum 2.0 features an enormous library of elegant templates, beautiful graphics
• And expressive fonts--producing "store-quality" creations has never been easier
• Drag-and-drop photos, text and design elements with incredible ease and quickness
• Edit photos to make them perfect, add text and add amazing artistic effects with an arsenal of creative tools at your fingertips

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002CMWEY4
• Item model number: 18440
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 9, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (240 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #893 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #15 in Software > Graphics > Home Publishing

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

PrintMaster Platinum 2.0, the quintessential toolkit for creating thousands of amazing projects. With an enormous library of elegant templates, beautiful artwork and expressive fonts, producing "store-quality" creations has never been easier.

Create Personalized Print Projects in Minutes

New--Easy-to-Use Software
Drag-and-drop photos, text and design elements with incredible ease and quickness.

PC and Mac Compatible
Use the program on a PC or Mac and create, edit and share files seamlessly.

Easy Design Tools
Edit photos to make them perfect, add text and add amazing artistic effects with an arsenal of creative tools at your fingertips.

Perfect for Every Occasion
Choose from a gallery of spectacular designs to capture life's special moments--birthdays, graduations, holidays, weddings, anniversaries and more.

Tons of Projects
Select from ready-made designer templates or start fresh with a blank template for:

Banners Brochures Business Cards Calendars Crafts

Family Trees Gift Tags Greeting Cards Invitations Labels

Easy to Share
Print at home, email or publish your latest creation on the web to share with friends and family.

What's New?

PrintMaster Platinum 2.0 is the next generation in print software. Completely built from the ground up, this comprehensive toolkit takes advantage of the latest technology to significantly improve ease-of-use and provide you with the utmost design flexibility.

All Content Inside the Box
All designer templates, graphics and fonts available on discs so no downloading is required.

PC and Mac Compatible
For the first time ever, you can create, edit and share files between PC and Mac users. This is a great cross-platform software program to have in a home with both PCs and Macs.

Streamlined Workspace
With a sleek new workspace, it's easy to find and switch between the various tools quickly. Create anything you want with a robust collection of photo editing, design and text tools at your fingertips.

Drag-and-Drop
Quickly add photos and graphics to your workspace with speed and ease.

Auto-Fill Wizard
Too busy to look through your photos? Save time with the convenient auto-fill wizard that searches and imports photos automatically.

Advanced Color Match Technology
Click on an object with the eye-dropper tool to find the perfect color match.

Text-to-Shape
Create text to flow around a circle or square for a contemporary look.

Slider Tools
Compress or amplify graphic effects by sliding the cursor left or right.

Thumbnail Preview
Easily switch back and forth between multiple pages in a scrapbook project.

Integrated Professional Printing
From within the program, directly order your greeting cards, scrapbooks/photobooks and calendars from an online photo site to get "store-quality" printed designs shipped right to your home.

Check Project
The project check feature helps you check for errors and misspellings in your projects. Examples of common errors include photo or text boxes going off the page.

Product Description

PrintMaster Platinum 2.0 the quintessential toolkit for creating thousands of amazing projects - photo greeting cards family newsletters scrapbook pages and more! With an enormous library of elegant templates beautiful artwork and expressive fonts producing "store-quality" creations has never been easier. NEW! Easy to Use Software Drag-and-drop photos text and design elements with incredible ease and quickness. PC and Mac Compatible Use the program on a PC or Mac and create edit and share files seamlessly. Easy Design Photo Tools - Edit photos add text and create stunning artistic effects Perfect for Every Occasion - Choose from a gallery of spectacular designs to capture life's special moments - birthdays graduations holidays weddings anniversaries and more. Tons of Projects - Select from quality designs or start fresh with a blank template. Easy to Share - Print at home email or publish your creation on the web. Integrated Professional Printing - Directly order your project from an online photo site to get store-quality printed designs shipped right to your doorstep. System Requirements: Windows XP (Home & Pro) SP3/Windows Vista; SP2/Windows 7; Pentium® IV 1 GHz or better (1.6 GHz recommended) or comparable AMD Processor 512 MB RAM available (1 GB RAM or more recommended 1 GB required for Windows Vista users) 16 MB Video RAM (64 MB video RAM recommended) 22 GB (hard disc space) DVD-ROM drive keyboard and mouse 1024 x 768 or higher (1152 x 864 or higher recommended) QuickTime version 7.5.0 or higher is recommended (Available at quicktime website) Java version 6 or higher required(Available at java's website). Macintosh OS X 10.4.10-10.6 (with the latest Java update) PowerPC G4 G5 or Intel processor 500 MHz or faster (1 GHz processor or better recommended) 512 MB RAM (1 GB RAM or more recommended) 8 MB Video RAM (64 MB video RAM recommended) 22 GB (hard disc space) DVD-ROM driv

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

124 of 126 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars PrintMaster 2.0 - DON'T BUY IT!!, September 27, 2009

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NTru (USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: PrintMaster Platinum 2.0 [Old Version] (DVD-ROM)

I have been a loyal Printmaster user for years. I have upgraded many times because of the ease of use and the variety of design elements available. I recently got a Mac so I purchased the new 2.0 version to use with my new Mac computer. WOW, AM I DISAPPOINTED. The product STINKS!!! Everything that I loved about the older versions is gone. First of all, you have to install all of the art onto your computer. This is a 23G program! But still, the templates are limited, the clip art is awful and I can't seem to layer them onto my own designs without the white background showing around the clip art, so if I have a colored background in my design, I can't get the clip art on my project without the white around it. I imagine it can be done because the white is not in the ready-made templates, but I can't seem to edit it out. If anyone knows how, please let me know. I can't copy and paste outside clip art into it either. It just puts a box with the name of the item and there is no way to activate the contents. As I said, I have been using PrintMaster products for a long time and I can usually figure out most software programs without a problem, but this version has me so frustrated that I will probably uninstall it from my computer. It is not worth the enormous amount of space it takes up. Sadly, I probably can't return the opened item so I am just going to have to eat the $39.99 I paid for this inferior version of a once-loved product. I will try to contact the company to see is there is a satisfaction guarantee, but I'm not hopeful. I would NOT recommend this version of PrintMaster.
UPDATE: Thank you Amazon for your great return policy. You sent a return shipment label and bar code immediatly when I asked to return for a refund on this Horrible Product. Initial shipping was free, so for less than $5 for return shipping, it is well worth it to be rid of PrintMaster 2.0. AMAZON IS THE BEST!

51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars HORRIBLE... do not buy this software!, October 1, 2009

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This review is from: PrintMaster Platinum 2.0 [Old Version] (DVD-ROM)

I have used Printmaster products for years. I have always been really happy with their products and have upgraded everytime they have come out with a new version. STAY AWAY FROM THIS VERSION. It is SLOW SLOW SLOW! If you want to search the clipart, it can take you 5 - 7 minutes to go through a search. Also, the thumbnails are so small, you can barely see the picture (in previous versions you could change the thumbnail size... I couldn't figure out how to do that in the new version) So, save your money and don't buy this product. You would be better off buying Printmaster 18 Platinum, which is a great product. I'm so disappointed, I will be asking Amazon for a refund. (Also, in case you are wondering, I have a brand new, high powered PC, so my computer is not the problem)

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars VERY Disappointing!, October 2, 2009

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C. Stanphill - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PrintMaster Platinum 2.0 [Old Version] (DVD-ROM)

I have been a big fan of PrintMaster for years. Their templates were straight-forward, easy to use, and personalize. But this product is very unintuitive. The biggest disappointment is the fact you can't print cards and other projects at home. What were they thinking?? The whole idea of such programs for the computer is to do-it-yourself. If I want professionally done cards, I will go to the store and buy one. The convenience of print-at-home is immediate gratification and usability. This is a huge disappointment. I asked for a refund from Amazon. Thank goodness for their understanding return policy.