PrintMaster Platinum 15

by Riverdeep

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008IAPY
• Item model number: 385501
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 6, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,837 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #13 in Software > Business & Office > Document Management > Print Publishing
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Upgraded once again, this all-purpose printing program offers 15,000 new images for a total of 245,000, plus over 1,500 new project templates. Among other things, you can create customized greeting cards, banners, invitations, calendars, gift bags, food labels and themed party sets. The program is keyword searchable and offers an improved photo workshop, the ability to save files as PDFs and the ability to email projects even to folks who don't own the software. We found the program easy to use if you are familiar with print programs; plan on spending some time learning all the ins and outs if you are a novice. That said, we did run into a situation where we couldn't manipulate some text that should have been easy. Another weakness we ran into is that while the program is almost fully installable (a plus), you still have to have the program disc in the drive to do certain things. Nevertheless, this is a real powerhouse of an application, perfect for most home printing and publication needs.Copyright © 2001 Children's Software Revue

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars don't bother upgrading, June 20, 2003

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SVF "I'm me." (OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PrintMaster Platinum 15 (CD-ROM)

I bought a new computer with windows XP and decided if i was going to be running the newest Windows I should run the newest Printmaster. I upgraded from Platinum 11 and I'm sending back Platinum 15 and re-installing 11. More than half the images are online now. You get three art discs and have to sort through online garbage to get the rest. It's to get you to sign up for their Million image club for another $$. They took away some features and added nothing. Quality went down. Wait for them to bring it back up before upgrading.

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor quality artwork compared with older versions, December 27, 2003

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Wham O. Frisbee "frisbee86" (King of Prussia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PrintMaster Platinum 15 (CD-ROM)

I agree with the reviewer who advised: "don't bother to upgrade." Compared with version 8 (which unfortunately has some printing problems under Windows XP), the quality of the artwork in version 15 is poor. Gone are many of the cartoons and genuinely humorous pictures, gone are the victorian prints and original art collections, which made the older version a pleasure to use, and offered really unusual material.

It's still a decent program. It is easy to use and gives you access to many images on the DVD or CDs as well as online. But the quality of those images is so-so, especially compared with older versions of the program.

31 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Product, April 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: PrintMaster Platinum 15 (CD-ROM)

I recently purchased the new Printmaster Platnium 15, due to a new operating system (XP). I had used Print Artist for the past 5 years. I have only used the PrintMaster a few times in the last two weeks, but I already love it. The graphics are easily accessible, organized so they are quick to find. It is very easy to narrow your search with few key words or categories. The tutorials are very helpful and easy to understand. I've used the tutorials for photo editing, cropping, layering, etc. Everything so far seems very self-expanatory. The software was easy to load also. I was dreading having to switch to something new. I am very pleased and not a bit disappointed. I would recommend this product to anyone. My choice to buy this product was partly based on customer reviews I read. Thanks!