| | |  | Home Publishing | Home » » » » Print Artist Platinum 22 | | | | | | | Description: | | Get the creative edge with high-quality and organized graphics library - a complete collection of 250,000+ vector drawings, illustrations, 15,000+ professional designs, 1,000+ fonts, watercolors, photographs, fine art and more. Designed exclusively for Windows XP and Vista with every template and graphic available at your fingertips. | | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.9 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.4 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.6 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.85 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.6 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.9 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 37 reviews |
| | | System Requirements: | | | Platform:
| Windows Vista / Windows XP | | Media:
| CD-ROM | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
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44 of 44 found the following review helpful:
 Print Artist Platinum 22-a real disappointmentApr 28, 2008
By Robin D. Wood
I have used Print Artist since 1997 and have loved it. It has always been very versatile, easy to use, and had a good selection of clipart. I was extremely disappointed in version 22, now from Nova Development instead of Sierra. At first I thought I had a bad disk, I couldn't get the program to launch at all so I exchanged it. The exchange process was quick & easy with Amazon. After trying the replacement and getting several IT personnel involved we finally gave up and I returned it and we reinstalled the older version. Also, Nova does not support the versions produced by Sierra so I couldn't even access my old files. What a waste of time and effort.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT!!!Sep 14, 2008
By S. Ruch
"school teacher"
If you have used Print Artist in the past, you will be very disappointed in this version. I have used several older versions of Print Artist and have been quite satisfied. They were very easy to use. I recently bought a new computer and thought I would install the newest version. I have been extremely disappointed. It is quite time consuming to search for graphics. You must identify a category before searching for the graphic you want, but many of the graphics I have used successfully in the past do not fit into any category. I cannot locate them. Also, many of the calendars I have tried to use come out blank. This software is only a huge step backwards for Print Artist. I am reinstalling my 2003 version as I am writing this review.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 Print ArtistApr 14, 2008
By Dawn
"momof5"
The Print Artist program is ok. I find it to be more complicated then the older version I had on my computer but at the same time I find it has more graphics though they are more cartoonish then the version I had.
The option of using your own graphics is nice but you have to save them in a photo file or adobe file on your computer. The version I had you could just add them to the programs library of graphics which eliminated having to retrieve your graphics from another source.
Overall you have to get used to using this program since it is different from the versions of years gone by.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Beautiful layouts, poor search feature.Oct 04, 2008
By A. Bonacquisti
I agree with most of the reviews here, the search feature is a disappointment. You must be within a category to do a search, you cannot search across all categories which is a shame since this program is loaded with really beautiful graphics.
This new version of Print Artist Platinum has an abundance of gorgeous pre-designed layouts. The designers loaded the program with really modern layouts and left the trite, tiresome designs out. I especially like the many scrapbooking templates that come with the program along with the many scrapbooking elements that are included.
The features of the program didn't change a whole lot. If you used Print Artist 2003 then you really are not going to find anything new here. Its features are comparable to other programs of its price & purpose. It offer body/title text effects, special effects (such as extrusions, shadows, blending, etc...), color effects (brightness, hue, saturation, etc...) and shape effects. It does have a print preview which is helpful. One thing I do miss is the quotes. This new version does not include the 100's of quotes that came with the 2003 version, therefore, I kept the older version loaded on my computer.
Version 22 also seems to be a little stubborn when moving elements around. I often have to click on a text box several times before it is grabbed.
As far as features, I give Print Artist Platinum three stars. However, with the addition of the gorgeous graphics and abundance of well designed projects, I had to give it four stars.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Change is not always good...Dec 10, 2008
By J Gail
I have used older versions of Print Artist for years and loved them. This version is so frustrating I hardly ever use it. There are lots of graphics but you have to search each subdirectory individually and there are lots of subdirectories. Hope you have lots of time.
Another negative is the graphics don't paste into WordPerfect. They come out as big black boxes.
I have an older version at work and the projects created on this version won't open in the older versions.
If you just want to make a birthday card by putting a picture and a few words on a card and you aren't too particular, this will probably be OK for you and you will have a nice card.
In this version, change was not good-only costly and frustrating.
There is a program for creating great slide shows with your photos. You can add music, videos, transitions, pan, zoom, add text, and more with lots of editing power. The basics were easy, some of the more advanced tools (trimming the music to a selected portion) were a little complicated. It looked great! Until I burned it to the CD as a finished project. Then it probably looked OK to people with very large cataracts. Though the photos were high resolution, it was burned in a low resolution. Acceptable if you don't care about the expressions on the faces of the people pictured. If you want to burn them in good resolution you can buy an unlock code from Nova Development's website for an additional $12.95. Having spent hours developing an involved slideshow for a presentation, I tried that. Nova Development charged the credit card and sent an email with the unlock number blank. I emailed Nova's tech support and the automated email said we'll get back to you in 2 business days. I called Nova's tech support when they opened on a business day. After several long holds (40 min) and transfers to numbers that don't work, the Nova Development customer support rep said I had to prove that I had paid for it by faxing them proof from my bank or credit card company. Finally he agreed to accept the purchase confirmation email that they had sent me as proof if I emailed it back to them. He said he was going to watch the inbox for my email. The only thing I got back was an email that said we will get back to you within 2 businss days. Then I got an email from tech support asking what program I bought. I responded and they sent me an email that said they would get back to me within 2 business days. Well, by then, my presentation had passed. I still don't have the unlock code. So far, all I have been able to get is emails that promise to get back to me within 2 business day. Nova Development promises free tech support. But I wouldn't count of it.
I regret purchasing this. I bought it in a store relying on past experiences with older versions. I wish I had looked on Amazon first.
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