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Easy Card Creator 3
Greeting Card Factory 1.0.2 to Create Greeting Cards
Print Explosion Deluxe 2.0.7 Makes Greeting Cards
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Free Winter Holiday Templates Available for Portraits & Prints from Econ Technologies
Easy Card Creator 3
easy card 3 creates beautiful personalized holiday greeting cards quickly, easily, and inexpensively from your computer and printer. easy card can also create envelopes that can be printed out, cut and folded and hold the cards perfectly for mailing. If there is no time to mail a card then email a card directly from within Easy Card Creator which is very handy for those last minute emergency cards.
Making Greeting Cards is easy, with easy card. You don't have to be artistically minded to use easy card, as we offer the ability to download templates of pre-designed cards and pictures from Easy Card's ever-expanding online service. They also offer pre-written messages so you don't have to dream up messages for your cards. If you are using Mac OS X you can address the envelope utilizing the Apple Address Book Integration.
easy card creator works like other vector based image editing software such as AppleWorks or Illustrator. Meaning if you know how to drag & drop, you can create a greeting card. Just drag out the object you want from palette on the left drop it onto the page, the rest is controlled from the properties palette. Templates for cards can also be created to assist others to make cards even faster.
Within easy card you can chose use your digital photos and artwork to create truly original greetings cards. Use a variety of image and text effects (including anti-aliased drop shadows and outlines) to create that perfect professional greetings card. Once you have created your masterpiece you can even share it with the world, or you can share your artwork and digital photos.
When it comes to making greetings cards, you can choose to use one of the carefully selected templates that are available from Script Software, a template of your own or you can create a greeting from scratch. If you choose to create a greeting card from scratch you can use your own graphics that you have created on your computer, photographs that you have taken with a digital camera, pictures scanned in to your computer or download pictures from Script Software right from within easy card, using the "Get Picture" option. When you have a picture you can then apply a series of effects to that picture, including but not limited to rotation, inverse and grayscale. Writing the message is just as easy. Choose from a selection of pre-written messages or compose your own. Spice up your messages by using the standard bold, italic, underline and easy card's shadow, outline or caption. Change the color and choose the font using a font selector that shows what the font looks like before using it.
Use all kinds of paper, you are no longer restricted to using the paper sizes that your printer offers. easy card has built into it Red River Paper Sizes so that you can use Red River Paper with easy card, and easy card has the provision for custom sized paper. Enabling you to print greetings cards at any size you wish. easy card features a patented envelope system that can use the same sized paper for creating a envelope for your card that requires no sticking (double fold cards only). If you are unsure which paper size and type to use with easy card we recommend that you purchase the "Card Shop Sample" pack from Red River Paper. This pack contains a selection of different sized card, along with different types of card, and of course they all work beautifully within easy card.
easy card integrates with the Apple Address Book to help you find mailing addresses, e-mail address and Birthdays, it integrates with Apple iPhoto in a way that no other card software does making it easy to use your own photos, it integrates with Apple Mail for sending e-mails. For both the Macintosh Version and the Windows version easy card integrates with the amazing Picture Patrol Officer from Brainchild software, allowing you to insert images directly from Picture Patrol downloads. On Windows easy card integrates with your "My Pictures" folder. easy card is also integrated into the web, allowing you to pick and chose which template or image you would like to use from our ever expanding collection.
Easy Card 3 Features
• Print Your Own Greeting Cards. Create your own custom beautiful greetings cards and save money at the same time.
• Multiple object & multi-styled text support. Now you can use many pictures, and or lots of text. Now you can have text in multiple styles.
• Send your greetings cards via e-mail. Send your masterpieces over e-mail for those last minute situations.
• Browse ever expanding template & image collection. Direct within Easy Card you can have access to our collection of templates & images, just to make it simpler to create cards.
• Red River Paper support. Print onto Red River Paper's high quality card, now including support for Red River Paper's post cards.
• Speech Caption & Thought Bubble. Add funny captions to your photos using 3D Speech Captions or a thought bubble.
• Shapes Add stars, flowers and hearts to your cards, just the required spice.
• Prewritten messages. Can't think what to put or need some inspiration, then use our prewritten messages in your cards.
Mac OS X advantages
• Apple Mail Support (Mac OS X Only). Mac OS X users can send their greetings cards from within Apple Mail.
• Send your greetings card to your cell phone (Mac OS X Only). Card your card to your bluetooth enabled cell phone and send it via MMS direct to someone's MMS capable cell phone.
• Address your envelopes without having to enter the address (Mac OS X Only). Easy Card works with the Apple Address Book to make it easier to enter addresses on your envelopes.
• Improved iPhoto Support (Mac OS X Only). Browse and choose from your iPhoto library with full support for albums
• iSight support (Mac OS X Only). Create your greetings card using photos taken direct within Easy Card, via Apple's iSight.
New in this version:
• Multiple object & multi-styled text support Now you can use many pictures, and or lots of text. Now you can have text in multiple styles.
• Apple Mail Support (Mac OS X Only)
• Send your greetings card to your cell phone (Mac OS X Only)
• Improved iPhoto Support (Mac OS X Only)
• iSight support (Mac OS X Only) Create your greetings card using photos taken direct within Easy Card, via Apple's iSight.
• Print Your Own Greetings Cards
• Send your greetings cards via e-mail
• Browse our ever expanding template & image collection
• Red River Paper support
• Speech Caption & Thought Bubble
• Shapes of different types can be added to a card.
• Prewritten messages
• Address your envelopes without having to enter the address (Mac OS X Only) Easy Card works with the Apple Address Book to make it easier to enter addresses on envelopes.
System requirements:
Mac OS X
◊ Mac OS X 10.2.6 or higher
◊ 800x600 Display
◊ Macintosh compatible printer (for printing)
◊ Internet connection & e-mail account (for sending e-mails)
$30.00 shareware
Download it here:
http://www.scriptsoftware.com
http://www.scriptsoftware.com/ecc/
For my full review of easy card creator, visit:
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Greeting Card Factory 1.0.2 to Create Greeting Cards
Create beautiful, store-quality greeting cards for every occasion in minutes with Art Explosion Greeting Card Factory for Macintosh. Choose from millions of unique greeting card possibilities or create your own. With more than 3,000 exclusive greeting cards and customizable projects, 45,000+ beautiful graphics, 500+ color photographs and 300 fonts, you'll always find the best way to express yourself. Optimized to take advantage of Mac OS X’s superior graphical capabilities and ease of use, Greeting Card Factory for Macintosh is also fully compatible with Mac OS 9.
Art Explosion Greeting Card Factory goes far beyond some competing products with many unique possibilities. It also allows you to create dozens of other projects and crafts including announcements, invitations, photo cards, thank you notes, electronic greetings, envelopes, note cards, postcards, labels, and much more - all in one program.
With millions of unique card possibilities, you'll never be at a loss for words. Select from the very best store-quality greeting cards, personalize one of the existing styles, or create your very own. No greeting card software is more complete. Here's what you get:
3,000+ Exclusive Greeting Cards and Customizable Projects
Choose from greeting cards, invitations, announcements, and other projects in every style imaginable.
45,000+ Premium Graphics
Find the perfect image every time with over 45,000 premium-quality Art Explosion Graphics. Only Greeting Card Factory gives you the creative edge with Art Explosion graphics.
500+ Photographs
Over 500 24-bit high-quality color photographs allow you to add just the right picture to your project every time.
300+ Fonts
Get creative with over 300 font styles to choose from. Your card and text will work together to create a beautiful greeting card.
Sensational Text Effects
Apply a virtually unlimited number of special text effects to your projects. Select an effect from the style gallery, modify an existing effect or create your own.
Electronic Greetings
Create and send unique electronic greeting cards to friends and family.
Import Images from Any Source
Use other images from digital cameras, CD ROMs, or scanners.
Dozens of Additional Creative Projects
Create announcements, invitations, photo cards, thank you notes, electronic greetings, envelopes, note cards, postcards, labels, and more!
New in this version:
• Fixes problem sending of electronic greetings with Entourage.
• Fixes problem where two help menus were sometimes displayed in OS X 10.3.
• Fixes some text problems in project wizard text.
This update is only for the OS X version of Greeting Card Factory.
System requirements:
Mac OS 9.1 - OS X 10.1 or higher
Greeting Card Factory sells for $49.95
For more information, visit:
http://www.novadevelopment.com/products/productinfo.aspx?productcode=gcm
Print Explosion Deluxe 2.0.7 Makes Greeting Cards
Print Explosion Deluxe is an easy, fast way to create one-of-a-kind custom greeting cards, signs, banners and more. It's easy to use, so you don't need to be a computer whiz. And with more than 8,800 ready-made professional designs for virtually every occasion under the sun, you don't need to be an artist either. Print Explosion Deluxe was designed exclusively with the Macintosh in mind. So you know it works like a Mac program should. And that puts Print Explosion Deluxe in a class of its own.
Print Explosion Deluxe's easy-to-use interface will guide you through the process from concept to finished product in a matter of just minutes! It is ideal for first-time publishers and professional designers alike because it contains rich graphics, layout features, and text effects not found in many other programs at ten times the cost.
Are you an OS X user? Print Explosion Deluxe runs natively under OS X 10.1.5 as a carbonized application. This operating system redefines the user experience, and Print Explosion completely embraces it.
Not ready to make the plunge to OS X? That's no problem at all. We have provided complete support for Mac OS 7.6.1 through 9.2.2. Whatever operating system you choose Print Explosion will work for you.
Create one-of-a-kind custom greeting cards, signs, banners and more. With more than 8,800 ready-made professional designs for virtually every occasion under the sun, you don't need to be an artist either. Print Explosion Deluxe was designed exclusively with the Macintosh in mind. So you know it works like a Mac program should. And that puts Print Explosion Deluxe in a class of its own. Print Explosion Deluxe's easy-to-use interface will guide you through the process from concept to finished product in a matter of just minutes! It is ideal for first-time publishers and professional designers alike because it contains rich graphics, layout features, and text effects not found in many other programs at ten times the cost.
Print Explosion will pay for itself in no time. You’ll save a bundle on greeting cards, labels, and other projects, not to mention the hours spent trying to find that perfect card.
• 8,800+ Professionally-Crafted Designs You Can Print on Any Paper
• 90,000 Premium-Quality Graphics
• 5,000 Photos, 2,500 Fine Art Images and 500 TrueType Fonts
• 8,500 Quotations
• 750-Page Printed Catalog
• More than 3,000 Greeting Card Designs – Now with Electronic Greetings!
• Templates for Avery, PaperDirect, and Idea Art Paper Products
• Hundreds of Dazzling Text Effect Combinations
• Dozens of Special Effects for Graphics
• Works with All Macintosh-Compatible Printers
New Features:
• Personalize Cards and Flyers with Mail Merge
• Create real-time previews and save JPEGs from your project completely controlling the quality versus compression
• Built in Quotation Library where you can search for any word or by Author.
• Increased document handling speed making the program faster and easier to use
• Redesigned user interface to improve your work flow. Now you can customize the text in a project while in the application assistant!
• Publish many of your projects to HTML
• Send Email Greetings to your friends using your email client
• Content has been re-organized to allow easier and much faster browsing with the new project preview pane.
• Native support for OS X! Print Explosion is a Carbon application!
Variety:
• Easy-to-use Software to Create Greeting Cards, Signs, Banners and More
• Matching Letterheads, Envelopes and Business Cards
• Create Your Own Custom T-shirts and Mousepads!
• Includes CD Labeling
• Hundreds of Invitations, and Electronic Greetings.
• Hundreds of Label Designs, All Compatible with Avery Products
• Unique Crafts and Party Sets
• Plus Signs, Posters, Banners, Certificates, Postcards, Invitations, Announcements, Flyers, Cover Sheets and More!
Fast, Easy and Convenient:
• Import Virtually Any Graphics File, Including EPS, PICT, TIFF, JPEG and GIF
• Scan in Family Photos and Other Artwork Using Print Explosion's TWAIN-Compliant Scanning Technology
• Print Your Own Custom Font Catalog
• Print Your Own Graphics Catalog
Print Explosion was designed exclusively with the Macintosh in mind:
• Full Support for EPS Graphics - Even on Non-PostScript Inkjet Printers
• Apple Navigation Services Makes Opening and Saving Projects a Snap
• Drag and Drop Graphics from Other Applications into Print Explosion Documents
• Complete Help System, Including AppleGuide, AppleHelp and Balloon Help
Print Explosion Deluxe 2.0.7 Update (Macintosh OS X) addresses the following issues:
• Fixes problems printing the font catalog.
• Exits more gracefully when preferences file in use or locked.
• Allows email sending of electronic greetings with Entourage.
• Fixes problem where two help menus were sometimes displayed in OS X 10.3.
• Fixes some text problems in project wizard text.
• Makes available all system and application fonts.
• Fixes bug which would not allow saving of imported graphics.
• Fixes problem which caused application to crash when saving calendars.
• Fixed bug which caused crash importing grayscale JPG graphics.
• Copy/paste text and copy/paste between documents now works under OS X 10.2.
• Label print ranges are now honored under OS X 10.2.
• Preferences are now saved correctly (previously the Document Assistant window would never go away).
• Graphic file importing now honors dot three extensions, fixing drag and drop and other file import problems in OS X 10.2.
• Fixes problem that caused “application unexpectedly quits” at startup on some computers (depending on the font configuration).
Print Explosion Deluxe sells for $59.95
For more information, visit:
http://www.novadevelopment.com/products/productinfo.aspx?productcode=pdm
Christmas Image Set 1.0 Mail Factory Add-on With Christmas Designs
Christmas Image Set is a collection of Christmas-style designs of envelopes, mailing labels and postcards for Mail Factory. It inlcudes a dozen of cool designs for each envelope, label or poscard size, and about 60 designer-quality clipart images. Use it to create unique Christmas greetings for your colleagues, partners, relatives and friends! Note: Christmas Image Set works exclusively with Mail Factory - the software for creating envelopes, mailing labels and postcards. You can download a free trial of Mail Factory at [url=http://www.belightsoft.com/mailfactory]http://www.belightsoft.com/mailfactory[/url]
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.2 or later
Mail Factory software
Christmas Image Set is freeware
For more information, visit:
http://belightsoft.fileburst.com/mailfactory/
or
http://belightsoft.fileburst.com/mailfactory/MFChristmasSet.dmg
Winter Holiday Templates Available for Portraits & Prints from Econ Technologies
Econ Technologies has updated Portraits & Prints Template Maker to version 2.0.1, and added and adds over 50 free Holiday templates.. Download the free Winter Holiday templates for use in Portraits & Prints or add your own personal touch by editing them in P&P Template Maker.
Portraits & Prints 2.0.1 contains several bug fixes throughout the program and adds new features to the Template Manager. Using the Portraits & Prints Template Manager you can preview hundreds of free templates online. When you find a template you want, just click “install� to automatically add it to the program. With Portraits & Prints you can turn your digital photos into Holiday photo cards - choose from dozens of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa templates. Add your digital photos, personalize your message, and print - you can even email your cards to friends & family. Try out the demo and see for yourself how easy it is.
Make this holiday season a little less hectic using your Mac to bring your digital photos to life. Choose from a wide variety of 2003 Winter Holiday themes featuring 4X6, 4X5, and even photo mask cards. Just add these holiday templates to Portraits & Prints and they are ready to go. Change text by just clicking on the text button and typing in your own custom message.
Portraits & Prints, the personal photo studio for Mac OS X, lets you easily enhance and print photos from templates. Portraits & Prints Template Maker creates custom templates for use in Portraits & Prints. Download the demos along with several free templates to give them a try. Go to http://www.econtechnologies.com for all the information.
P&P Template Maker has been updated with many new features and fixes. Use "Clip Margins" to see on-screen the printer's margins, making it easy to create templates within the printer's physical limits. The ability to display measurement units in metric if System Preferences are set to "Metric" has also been added. A new shared image capability creates much smaller file sizes by storing duplicated graphic objects only once. Additional features include, better handling of high resolution graphic objects, an import graphic button, smaller grid spacing, and more.
Portraits & Prints is a complete Mac OS X solution for modifying and printing digital images. Choose from the variety of templates that comes with Portraits & Prints or create your own using Template Maker. With this companion application, place any size and number of photos, graphics, and text to templates. Even customize the holiday templates and give them your own personal touch.
Portraits & Prints can even be integrated with iPhoto. Try out the demos, check out the holiday templates and see how easy it can be to turn your Mac into a photo studio.
A template is a pre-formatted basic design layout used in a Portraits & Prints catalog. Templates define how photos in your catalog will appear after they are printed. They allow you to print photos at various sizes and arrangements.
Templates can also place text, geometric shapes and graphics on or around your photos. You can add that personal touch for greeting cards, postcards, or anything your imagination can create.
Download free templates through the Template Manager Panel or create your own templates by purchasing Portraits & Prints Pro Edition.
Portraits & Prints 2.0 Standard Edition sells for $30 and Portraits & Prints 2.0 Pro Edition sells for $50. Purchase, download the demo, or find out all the details at [url=http://www.econtechnologies.com]http://www.econtechnologies.com[/url] Portraits & Prints 2.0 requires system 10.2.7 or later and a 400 MHz G3 or greater.
For more information, visit:
http://www.econtechnologies.com
For my full review of Portraits & Prints, visit:
http://www.applelinks.com/pm/comments.php?id=2120_0
Charles W. Moore
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