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MacKiev Print Shop Does Mac Graphics the Right Way!

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2010

I have used MacKiev Print Shop for years, and it is my opinion that Apple should buy this graphics engine and incorporate it into the Mac Operating System!!! I usually don't access the clip art or photos that come with it. I just drag in my photos, backgrounds and clip art that I want and then mess around with them.

As a publisher who has used Pagemaker and Indesign, this program has been the "little engine that could", helping me to easily create graphics as needed which I can then copy and paste into the other programs. You can "export" to a variety of graphic formats also.

You can "stretch" the background to fit the size you have chosen, you can "layer" things and "group" things however you want and send them forward or back with the click of a button. You can apply "effects" that include edges, masks, glows, shadows with a click of a button also. There's a great "Headline" text feature that gives you pre-mades and lets you customize them anyway you want. The regular text feature lets you change the leading in your lines & apply glows to make the text stand out from photos.

This program makes Scrapbooking so very easy, nothing esoteric to learn, just start dragging things in and clicking buttons. I make title pages for slide shows/movies with this program, DVD covers, just finished my Christmas letters & envelopes. It has all the usual templates to use, calendars, business cards, labels, etc.

If you want a gazillion pieces of clip art this probably isn't for you, but if you want to create and publish and play with graphics/photos, this is a great, easy to use program.

I just ordered it to give to my sister for Christmas, I think she will have just as much fun with it as I have!

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Kathleen Grossman

BLANK DISC

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2012

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So, I purchased printshop for MAC because the previous purchases of printshop
for PC and MAC do not work on my Mac. SO I PAID for express shipping and
I put in the disc and get..... "this is a BLANK DISC".

Oh and your "Technical Support" information on the jewel case label. Yea this is great.
"choose THE PRINT SHOP TECHNICAL SUPPORT from the HELP menu.
I can't get to the HELP MENU. O.K. So go to "[...]" and follow
links to SUPPORT The support link tells you the same thing, "Use the help menu".
Hurdles for Customers = BAD return sales.

This Mackiev.com site. I click on Printshop I get updates. No one has to click the button which says;
"Mountain Lion is here and we are ready" How does that tell me this
is our technical help site.
Then I have to fill out this Mackiev page which says
You're all set! No update needed.
Technical support:
If you are having a technical problem, please submit a request here and we'll get back to you quickly!
© 2012 The Software MacKiev Company
CLICK the "here" and enter that same data all over again. Confidence continues to wain. Finally I get to...wait for it......
OH YOU GOT A BLANK DISC!!!!!! YES! THANKS FOR BEING SO FORTHCOMING
WITH YOUR BRODERBUND INFORMATION. You know I bought Adobe photoshop
and THEY have online CHAT which was extremely satisfactory. Mackiev's form with all the; find the URL for Amazon.com,
find your CD-ROM drive info, etc. Plus my SIX hours dealing with your company and nothing is installed. BOO! So 20 words about the product. I have had much difficulty concerning Broderbund Printshop. I cannot install it and their tech support site is difficult to navigate. I do not recommend this product.

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D S

Printshop and Mac a great combination

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2013

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This is a better program than I expected. While it lacks somethings that the PC versions have, in many ways it is easier to use. I can use it without looking at the manual. While some steps are not where you would expect, they are located elsewhere and you just have to get used to the new location. Over all I am pleased to have this version of Printshop for the Mac. I have already created many greeting cards with this program on a much easier scale than I could do in Pages. The graphics are as some have noted are just plain dorky. Graphics from Google Images drop right in and you thereby have thousands of different kinds and types to chose from. This program will only get better in the hands of Mackiev.

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Melanie Nelson

Better clip art

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2011

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I use Print Shop primarily for making cards, posters, projects, etc. I use it for birthday cards, babyshower cards, thank you cards, informational posters, brochures, etc. What disappoints me the most is the clip art selection!! It's selection of clip art is very minimal!! I love making funny cards or humorous posters for friends/family. I often have to go on-line to fund any kind of funny cartoon type clip art. Most of the clip art in the program is real photographs. If I wanted a real photograph, I would use my own! I used an old version of Print Master for 10+ years. I recently upgraded to a Mac and needed a clip art/card making program. I understand there are just clip art programs available, but I prefer an all in one package. Clip art on the internet often comes at a cost.
The other annoying thing is when making a card, you can choose to either do just the right side of inside the card or both sides. I once selected just the right side, but realized I was writing too much and would need both sides. I did not see a way to change my selection without starting completely over. On the old Printmaster, I just had to move the text box over to the left half of the page and create a new text box on the right.
Those are my two pet peeves with this program. It's easy to use and has lots of project options.

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JR-55

What Happened to Printshop?

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2011

Verified Purchase

I had a ten year old version of Windows Printshop I used all the time that was much better that this version. What did they do to it? The program itself is pretty good but where is the content? Under ready designed cards only Anniversary, Birthday, Best Wishes, Congratulations, Announcements. WHAT ABOUT CHRISTMAS, VALENTINES DAY, GRADUATION, EASTER, NEW BABY, ETC. Also very poor assortment of graphics the box says 19,500 images REALLY, the old windows version says 280,000 and it has cards for every occasion you could think of and it's 10 years old! (I downloaded all updates) Come on Printshop get us some more content!!!!
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Updates (free downloadable) have added many features and more pictures and ready designed categories mush improved I would give it *** 1/2 now with the updates but still not close to the old windows version.

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Randy S. Roth

Best Print Shop Yet!

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2013

Verified Purchase

I totally agree with one of the previous reviewers who wrote: "There were some `over the top' negative comments posted on Amazon and other sites that are not accurate. There may be some confusion between Print Shop from Mackiev and Print Shop from Broderbund." As such, I think that most of the negative reviews must be directed at Broderbund's Print Shop, and mistakenly end up here aimed at Mackiev's version. Mackiev's Print Shop is very easy to work with, quite versatile and produces fantastic results! It easily installed on my Mac (OSX 10.8.5) with absolutely no problems or computer slow-downs whatsoever. I have used Print Shop for the PC off-and-on ever since the "MS DOS and dot-matrix printer years," but due to limitations of the various versions of the program, I ended up using Corel's Print House and Custom Photo for most of my projects both at work and at home. Since upgrading my computer, and unable to use PC programs, I was hesitant about buying Print Shop 2 for Mac; but took the chance and am very pleased with the results! The "Direct-to-CD/DVD" printing feature is so impressive that I feel it is worth the price of Print Shop 2 by itself! Overall, this is a VERY sweet program! I wish I could give it more than 5 stars!

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Zippylou

Happy with Mac Print Shop 2

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2017

Verified Purchase

Okay, everyone who LOVED Broderbund's Print Shop for PC, you will like this version designed for the Mac. I have the Mac Pro Book, updated to the Sierra version. I had absolutely no trouble downloading it from the DVD that I ordered from Amazon. The loading was smooth as glass, and it prompted me to update the program as soon as I registered it. So, I went from the Mac Print Shop 2 to the Mac Print Shop 3 in one easy step. I have only done a few things on it as I've only had it for less than a week, but I wish I had ordered it long ago. I don't know why the negative reports. Of course it doesn't have all of the clip art that came with original version in the early 90's (when we had about six DVD's in the package), but it is adequate. I have not tried to insert a picture from iphoto yet, but from what I read, although it wouldn't do that in previous versions, it will do that now. Also, I tried to change the color of one of the frames, and up popped a message saying I needed to install Twain. Hmmm, maybe I do, but if I do that, instructions indicate that Twain must be installed first and then I'll have to reinstall Print Shop. So, I haven't done that yet....and I might not. I do know that there is a "Twain" installed in my Mac for use of the printer. Wondering if I need two "Twains." I'll try to update this review as I work with the program. I just LOVE Print Shop. I think it is easy and fits the bill for most occasions. Buy it; I don't think you will be disappointed!

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DavidJ

Software would not load

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2019

Verified Purchase

This is a trusted brand, one we have used (previous versions) for years. Decided to upgrade for our Mac. This software disk simply would not load. We tried everywhichway. Tried without success to contact Broderbund, without success. Unfortunately, put on shelf, because life is busy! Finally took to tech shop who advised something wrong with this disk (software). Is there any chance at a Return for another disk that works?

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Karen R.K.

A little disappointed, as time goes on

Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2013

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Believe it or not, one of the reasons it took me years to switch from PC to Mac was the Print Shop series of card-making programs that I had used for 15 or more years...I couldn't find it's equivalent on Mac. This isn't an apples-to-apples program with my PC version (I was using Print Shop 23 Deluxe for PC). I remember, when I was still on my PC and would get update notices, I once purchased a related program, The Print Shop Professional 2.0, and this product is far more like that. It doesn't have near the features and capabilities of Print Shop 23 Deluxe (or whatever version they are on now). I make all my own greeting, sympathy, birthday, Christmas, etc. cards and had never found another program that allowed me to make cards so easily in the sizes and of the quality I wanted. I use my own photos and write my own scripts. I don't use this program for any of the other many functions: calendars, etc.. This is definitely your program if you want a simple, easy-to-use program and want to use their pre-formed templates. It just doesn't live up to the functionality of Print Shop 23.

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Peter Galayda

Problems when working with newsletters and labels.

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2012

Verified Purchase

I have been using The Printshop on my PC for many years for labels, newsletters, signs etc. So, I was ecstatic to find it was available for my new MAC. However, there are differences between the two versions that have made it more challenging to compose a multiple page document. For example, why is it necessary to assign a separate file name to each page of a multi-page newsletter? This wasn't required with the PC version. Rather than moving from page to page, you have to open each page separately and reposition each page in order to view then or compose a continuous document.
I'm also finding it more challenging to print certain label types as the instructions don't always reference the Avery label type or size when attempting to print then.
Aside of these few glitches, the Printshop is much better that Apples Pages.

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